WorksheetsJournalism Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Journalists must meet deadlines.
True
False
What's a deadline?
What do you do when you analyze the news?
Examine others opinions to know what they think.
Listen to what news sources tell you so you are well-informed.
Gather information to draw your own conclusion.
Stand on your head while balancing a hula-hoop.
Which question is an open-ended question?
How much does it cost?
Can you believe that we are really in a pandemic?
What are your expectations for next semester?
Who did you vote for?
Which organizational structure would be best for an article about a tornado?
Sequential
Inverted Pyramid
Hourglass
Compare and Contrast
Which of the following are ways that reporters gather information?
(check all that apply)
Interview
Background Information
Observation
All of the above
The news reports that Justin and Haley Bieber are getting a divorce. This is an example of...
(Check all that apply.)
Conflict
Prominence
Proximity
Relevance
Hard news articles might be written in the following tone...
Encouraging
Objective
Celebratory
If a reporter shares their opinion in the news story, they are being...
Objective
Trustworthy
Biased
Credible
When details are organized from most important to least important, the journalist is using ___________________ to write their article.
Inverted Pyramid
Sequential
Hourglass
The parts of an article go in the following order...
Background, Lead, Byline, Pullquote, Headline
Headline, Lead, Explanation, Source, Background
Headline, Byline, Explanation, Background, Source
Headline, Byline, Lead, Explanation, Background
What's the difference between a news analyst and a news reporter?
Nothing, they do the same job.
Analysts are not on television.
Analysts share their opinion.
Reporters share their opinion.
Another word for an investigative journalist is...
Editor-in-Chief
Detective
Interviewer
Researcher
Interviewing someone who witnessed a car crash would be an example of a...
secondary source
primary source
credible source
biased source
Bias can include...
omitting/leaving out facts from an article
using pictures/music/camera angles that skew the truth
headlines that provide a slanted or negative light
all of the above
Which sentence is written in active voice?
The tree was cracked by the wind.
My homework should have been done.
The money has been stolen by them.
John hit the ball over the fence.
