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Journalism review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT protected by the first amendment?

a)

speech

b)

trial by jury

c)

press

d)

assembly

e)

petition the government

2.

Students right to free speech was protected in a case where students wore black armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam war. What was the name of this case?

a)

Hazelwood School District v Kuhlmeier

b)

Tinker v Des Moines School District

c)

Brown v Board of Education

d)

Plessy v Ferguson

3.

What are the ABCs of journalism?

(a)  

4.

A school newspaper wrote a couple of articles which the principal found inappropriate for the student body, so he removed them prior to publication. The students took the school district to court, but the court sided with the school district, saying that the paper represented the school and therefore the school could censor the content. what was the name of the case?

a)

Brown v Board of Education

b)

Tinker v Des Moines school district

c)

Hazelwood School District v Kuhlmeier

d)

Plessy v Ferguson

5.

Giving credit to the person who said what is quoted in your article is called...

a)

attribution

b)

recognition

c)

byline

d)

accreditation

6.

Which of the following is an active verb?

a)

is

b)

running

c)

have

d)

jump

7.

What is the acronym for the law that protects the privacy of student information?

a)

LIFO

b)

BOGO

c)

NAFTA

d)

FERPA

8.

This is an example of......

a)

a byline

b)

a nut graf

c)

an infographic

d)

a summary lede

9.

The graphic representation across the top of the paper is called....

a)

banner

b)

byline

c)

copy

d)

columnar design

10.

In publishing, a _____________ is a list at the top of a page that includes the names of editors, writers, and owners, as well as the title of the newspaper.

a)

byline

b)

attribution

c)

copyright

d)

masthead

11.

To state your own opinions about a matter in the newspaper is to...

a)

explain

b)

extemporize

c)

inform

d)

editorialize

12.

Finding the information that people want kept hidden requires what kind of reporting?

a)

investigative

b)

hard

c)

soft

d)

human interest

13.

The information underneath a photo is known as the...

a)

byline

b)

attribution

c)

cutline or caption

d)

editorial

14.

a newspaper correspondent not on the regular staff of a newspaper

a)

reporter

b)

stringer

c)

editor

d)

photo journalist

15.

If you print lies in the newspaper that ruin someone's reputation, you are guilty of...

a)

libel

b)

slander

c)

disruptive behavior

d)

nothing

16.

If you spread lies around the school by the things you say to people, you are guilty of...

a)

libel

b)

slander

c)

disruptive behavior

d)

nothing

17.

All of the words in the paper are known as the....

a)

byline

b)

cutline/caption

c)

news block

d)

copy

18.

Public officials are required to hold their meetings in public so everyone who wants to can see what is going on in those meetings. This requirement is known as...

a)

the freedom of information act

b)

the sunshine laws

c)

the shield laws

d)

the copyright laws

19.

Your ability to access official documents comes from the

a)

freedom of information act

b)

sunshine laws

c)

shield laws

d)

you don't have that ability

20.

Your protection from having to reveal your sources comes from the....

a)

freedom of information act

b)

sunshine laws

c)

shield laws

d)

you don't have that protection

21.

To be legally responsible for something means that you have...

a)

turned 21

b)

maturity

c)

responsibility

d)

liability

22.

When an article starts on one page, but then finishes up on a later page in the newspaper, this is known as...

a)

flipgrid

b)

jump coverage

c)

copy bounce

d)

leading

23.

Fair use laws for copyrighted material allows you to...

a)

show a movie for entertainment as long as it is in a classroom setting

b)

Copy a chapter of a book and distribute it to your students

c)

Use parts of copyrighted material for educational, review, or parody purposes

d)

use whatever you want as long as you can prove you didn't affect the creator's sales

24.

a line at the head of an article that states when the article was written or last edited

a)

dateline

b)

byline

c)

attribution

d)

time stamp

25.

a way to fact check news by making sure you have three different points of information.

a)

responsiveness

b)

authority check

c)

back check

d)

triangulation

26.

Which is an example of a paraphrase?

a)

Coach Gino Mariani said that we were likely to make it all the way to the state championship this year.

b)

With only a few games left, our team is likely to make it to the state championship this year.

c)

"We have the manpower and the guts. We have the wins on the boards. Making it the state championship is ours to lose," Coach Gino Mariani said.

d)

"We have the manpower and the guts," Coach Gino Mariani said about our chances of making it to the state championship this year.

27.

Which is an example of an indirect quote?

a)

Coach Gino Mariani said that we were likely to make it all the way to the state championship this year.

b)

With only a few games left, our team is likely to make it to the state championship this year.

c)

"We have the manpower and the guts. We have the wins on the boards. Making it the state championship is ours to lose," Coach Gino Mariani said.

d)

"We have the manpower and the guts," Coach Gino Mariani said about our chances of making it to the state championship this year.

28.

Which is an example of a direct quote?

a)

Coach Gino Mariani said that we were likely to make it all the way to the state championship this year.

b)

With only a few games left, our team is likely to make it to the state championship this year.

c)

"We have the manpower and the guts. We have the wins on the boards. Making it the state championship is ours to lose," Coach Gino Mariani said.

d)

"We have the manpower and the guts," Coach Gino Mariani said about our chances of making it to the state championship this year.

29.

Which is an example of a mixed quote?

a)

Coach Gino Mariani said that we were likely to make it all the way to the state championship this year.

b)

With only a few games left, our team is likely to make it to the state championship this year.

c)

"We have the manpower and the guts. We have the wins on the boards. Making it the state championship is ours to lose," Coach Gino Mariani said.

d)

"We have the manpower and the guts," Coach Gino Mariani said about our chances of making it to the state championship this year.

30.

Which headline is in correct APA format?

a)

Rams Defeat the Diamondbacks

b)

Rams defeat the Diamondbacks

c)

Rams defeat the diamondbacks

d)

rams defeat the diamondbacks

31.

Name the seven news values

(a)  

32.

News about a crime that just happened would be considered...

a)

soft news

b)

hard news

c)

general news

33.

News about a family dog that found its way home after being lost for a year would be considered...

a)

soft news

b)

hard news

c)

general news

34.

News about the arts fair happening downtown would be considered...

a)

soft news

b)

hard news

c)

general news

35.

A primary source is

a)

the source that is most important to a story

b)

a source your entire story is built on

c)

a source that is original to the person giving it and not filtered through someone else

d)

a source passed on through a third party

36.

A secondary source is

a)

the source that is not as important to a story

b)

a source for a secondary angle to your story

c)

a source that is original to the person giving it and not filtered through someone else

d)

a source passed on through a third party