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Lead Writing.

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What should the lead be/include?

a)

5 W's and an H

b)

Eye catching

c)

Quick and informative

d)

Quick and long and boring

2.

The (a)   pyramid is a helpful tool to use.

3.

Do you think lead writing is hard? On a scale of emojis.

a)

😃 It's easy peasy!

b)

🙂 It's kind of easy and kind of hard.

c)

🤔 I get confused sometimes...

d)

😭 It's SO hard!

4.

We use a inverted pyramid help us with lead writing.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Hmm I don't know

d)

Some people use it.

5.
What is a lead?
a)
The lead is the beginning or introduction to your story. It gives the reader a preview of what your story will be about.
b)
The lead is the end of your story or essay.
c)
The lead is the most important part of your story or essay.
6.

What part of the inverted pyramid tells the audience the essential facts of the 5 Ws?

a)

Nut Graph

b)

Lead

c)

Closing

d)

Body

7.
What is a lead?
a)
The conclusion
b)
Most important part of a story
c)
The people named in your story
d)
You are are the lead as the writer
8.

What do you need to avoid when news writing a story?

a)

Clear concise writing

b)

A lead

c)

Using second or third person

d)

Long paragraphs

9.
Journalists start with a lead.
a)
True
b)
False
10.

What is a headline?

a)

Explains where and when something happened.

b)

A sentence that explains what happened.

c)

A catchy title to grab readers' attention.

d)

The name of the person who wrote the article.

11.

What is a quotation?

a)

Dialogue that has these symbols " " surrounding it.

b)

It explains 'who', 'what', 'when', 'where'.

c)

Another name for the headline of the article.

d)

Dialogue that has these symbols ' ' surrounding it

12.

What should a lead paragraph explain?

a)

The opinions of eyewitnesses to the story.

b)

How and why the story is being written.

c)

Who, what, when, and where the story happened.

d)

Quotations from the people the story is about.