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Chapter 7 News Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a guide setting forth style decisions specific to a upblication - for example, when to abbreviate, preferred spellings, punctuation, etc. It is to be followed by all writers.

a)

jargon

b)

transition

c)

cliche

d)

stylebook

2.

a quotation intended to support the lead in a story

a)

tieback

b)

back-up quote

c)

jargon

d)

copyediting

3.

a special language of a specific group, such as that applicable to a particular profession

a)

jargon

b)

sexist language

c)

transition

d)

redundancy

4.

an overused trite expression

a)

redundancy

b)

copyediting

c)

chiche

d)

jargon

5.

the review of a manuscript for errors in mechanics, facts, and style

a)

clicke

b)

redundancy

c)

stylebook

d)

copyediting

6.

words, phrases, or even whole paragraphs that hold a story together and smooth the shift from one topic to another

a)

chronological style

b)

tieback

c)

transition

d)

redundancy

7.

having events written in the order in which they occurred

a)

chronological style

b)

tieback

c)

copyediting

d)

cliche

8.

a detail or details that relate a news story to a previous development

a)

sexist language

b)

tieback

c)

jargon

d)

cliche

9.

terms and general word choices that categorize all people according to gender

a)

sexist language

b)

redundancy

c)

jargon

d)

transition

10.

unnecessarily repetitive phrasing

a)

copyediting

b)

tieback

c)

redundancy

d)

jargon