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Headline Writing

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a headline?

a)

The subheading of a news story.

b)

The conclusion of a news article.

c)

The title of a news article.

2.

What is one purpose of a headline?

a)

To inform readers who the author is

b)

Provides important graphic design element

c)

To tell the reader when the article was published

3.

You should replace "and" with a comma.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is one purpose of a headline?

a)

May summarize the story

b)

To conclude a story

c)

To persuade the reader

5.

What is one purpose of a headline?

a)

To provide details about the story

b)

To grab the readers attention

c)

To

6.

You should spell out the numbers in a headline.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

When writing a headline you should only use easily recognizable abbreviations.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

You should keep your headline short.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

You should show opinion in a headline.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

You should use articles like"an", "a", and "the" when writing headlines.

a)

True

b)

False