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Newspaper Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Advertisement

a)

a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event etc.

b)

a news story of major importance

c)

reporter who sends news from outside a newspaper office

d)

a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine.

2.

Lead story

a)

a column in the newspaper where advice is given to people who write in for it

b)

a story written as a news article, it goes into detail about a topic and requires facts and research

c)

a news story of major importance

d)

the line that tells you who wrote an article

3.

Subheading

a)

a title or short description of a picture

b)

a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine.

c)

a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event etc.

d)

smaller than the headline and give a brief summary of the article

4.

Correspondent

a)

reporter who sends news from outside a newspaper office

b)

type of paper used for printing newspapers

c)

a smaller version of a newspaper, often with more sensational news

d)

a person who writes a regular column giving a personal opinion

5.

Tabloid

a)

the person who asks the questions in an interview

b)

a newspaper article written by an editor that gives an opinion on a topic

c)

a smaller version of a newspaper, often with more sensational news

d)

advice and future predictions based on the date of a person's birth and the positions of the stars and planets

6.

Featuıre

a)

a news story of major importance

b)

the first page of a paper, usually carrying the most important story

c)

a story written as a news article, it goes into detail about a topic and requires facts and research

d)

the line that tells you who wrote an article

7.

A (a)   tells you who wrote the article.

8.

If you want to read what your starsign says, you look at the (a)   section of a newspaper.

9.

Obituary

a)

a newspaper article written by an editor that gives an opinion on a topic

b)

someone whose job is to prepare text by deciding what to include and correcting mistakes

c)

a story written as a news article, it goes into detail about a topic and requires facts and research

d)

a notice of someone's death with a brief summary of that person's life

10.

You would typically go to a (a)   to buy a newspaper or magazine.

11.

Columnist

a)

the person who asks the questions in an interview

b)

a person who writes a regular column giving a personal opinion

c)

someone whose job is to prepare text by deciding what to include and correcting mistakes

d)

reporter who sends news from outside a newspaper office

12.

A (a)   is a title or short description of a picture.

13.

The person who asks the questions in an interview is an (a)  

14.

Circulation

a)

the papers that come out in the morning

b)

the papers sold at a newsstand

c)

the papers that come out in the evening

d)

the number of copies of a newspaper sold

15.

Editorial

a)

a newspaper article written by an editor that gives an opinion on a topic

b)

a notice of someone's death with a brief summary of that person's life

c)

a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine.

d)

a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event etc.

16.

A news story of major importance is called a (a)  

17.

Someone whose job is to prepare text by deciding what to include and correcting mistakes is called a/ an........

a)

interviewer

b)

editor

c)

columnist

d)

journalist

18.

A heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine is called a.................................

a)

caption

b)

byline

c)

subheading

d)

headline

19.

Advice column

a)

a story written as a news article, it goes into detail about a topic and requires facts and research

b)

a column in the newspaper where advice is given to people who write in for it

c)

a notice of someone's death with a brief summary of that person's life

d)

advice and future predictions based on the date of a person's birth and the positions of the stars and planets

20.

The type of paper used for printing newspapers is called..............

a)

newsprint

b)

front page

c)

circulation

d)

evening edition