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Video Broadcasting Unit 2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the structure of the inverted pyramid.

a)

Least important to most important information

b)

Most important to least important information

c)

News lead

d)

Attribution and quotes

2.

Identify the one sentence summary in a news story that is intended to draw in the audience.

a)

5Ws and H

b)

Actuality

c)

Attribution

d)

Lead

3.

Identify the term that refers to giving credit to a source.

a)

Attribution

b)

Enunciation

c)

Actuality

d)

Sourcing

4.

Identify the individual who would make the best primary source for a breaking story announcing specific details regarding a change in the school’s social distancing policy.

a)

parent

b)

school board member

c)

teacher

d)

student

5.

Identify how actualities improve your news broadcast stories.

a)

They break up b-roll

b)

They increase the entertainment value

c)

They improve the persuasive argument

d)

They improve the impartiality, credibility, and relevance

6.

Identify the type of questions that draw ended responses.

a)

Close-ended

b)

Hypothetical

c)

Open-ended

d)

Personal

7.

Identify the type of quotation seen here: The mayor said that everyone "has to wear a mask or else".

a)

Direct quotation

b)

Partial quotation

c)

Indirect quotation

d)

Biased quotation

8.

Identify the type of quotation seen here: The mayor said, "All citizens of Chillicothe must to wear a mask; it's important for community safety".

a)

Direct quotation

b)

Partial quotation

c)

Indirect quotation

d)

Biased quotation

9.

Identify the type of quotation seen here: The mayor said that the Thanksgiving Day Parade was cancelled due to the pandemic.

a)

Direct quotation

b)

Partial quotation

c)

Indirect quotation

d)

Biased quotation

10.

Identify the term for statistical data that refers to a population and specific groups within it.

a)

Geographic

b)

Demographic

c)

Ethnocentrism

d)

Xenophobia

11.

Identify whether it is required to include "#ad" in a social media post in which one has been paid to endorse a product.

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

Identify the term for promoting a product or service.

a)

Endorsment

b)

Commercial

c)

Consumer

d)

PSA

13.

Identify the slugline that means outside in Yoctangee Park at night.

a)

INT. YOCTANGEE PARK - NIGHT

b)

INT. YOCTANGEE PARK - DAY

c)

EXT. YOCTANGEE PARK - NIGHT

d)

EXT. YOCTANGEE PARK - DAY

14.

Identify the document that indicates to the production crew when each element (i.e. music, news package, VO, shot types, etc.) in a news show is to occur.

a)

script

b)

rundown

c)

storyboard

d)

affidavit

15.

Identify which is an example of fact-based writing.

a)

Gas prices have decreased in the past two days.

b)

Gas prices are insane.

c)

You should buy a Tesla because the gas prices are too much.

d)

According to AAA, gas prices increased by 8% overnight.

16.

Identify which adverb does not belong in a fact-based article (as a non-quote) as it could indicate potential bias by the writer.

a)

consequently

b)

unfortunately

c)

nearly

d)

deliberately

17.

Identify which is written in the active voice.

a)

Authorities confirmed that the police shot the instructor.

b)

It was confirmed by police that the intruder was shot by the police officer.

18.

Identify which switch in terms would make the sentence easier for the audience to comprehend: Police said the vehicle was operated by 21-year-old Elmo Fraggle, of Chillicothe.

a)

"vehicle" to "car"

b)

"operated" to "driven"

c)

"Elmo Fraggle" to "man"

d)

"said" to "confirmed"

19.

Identify which sentence eliminates redundancy.

a)

The fatal drowning victim was pulled from the water last night.

b)

The coroner said two people died as a result of the arson fire.

c)

The single-vehicle crash resulted in one fatality.

d)

The school vehicle operated by the bus driver was involved in the injury crash.

20.

Identify whether it is incorrect to say "first annual".

a)

It is correct

b)

It is incorrect

21.

Identify whether minors are exempt from being named in media reports.

a)

Yes, they are

b)

No, they are not