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Journalism Refresher QuizQ

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This defines what word? "the activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast."

a)

Source

b)

Teacher

c)

Journalism

d)

News Anchor

2.

Which of the does not give news value?

a)

Conflict

b)

Fictional Elements

c)

Proximity

d)

Impact

3.

Which one of these does not give news value?

a)

cuteness

b)

impact

c)

timeliness

d)

prominence

4.

Which one of these does give news value?

a)

loud voices

b)

really good writers

c)

P3 Journalism

d)

conflict

5.

How does proximity give news value?

a)

People like a weird story!

b)

People like stories with celebrities in them!

c)

People like stories about things happening close to them

d)

People like stories about drama!

6.

Which one of these is not one of the 5 W's and & H?

a)

Who is it about?

b)

What happened

c)

Where did it take place?

d)

Have you seen it before?

7.

Which is the most correct version of the 5 W's & an H?

a)

Whom, Whit, Where, Whip, How

b)

How, Who, What, When, Where, Why

c)

What, When, Whey, Whew, How

d)

Who, What, When, Where, Why, Howler

e)

How, What, When, Where, Who, Whiny

8.

In Journalism a picture SHOULD?

a)

Make your article look better

b)

Give you a change to acknowledge your friends

c)

Show your skill with a camera

d)

Add to your story

9.

A Headline should be?

a)

A long explanation of the story!

b)

a very short summary of the story!

c)

Anything as long as it catches the audiences attention!

d)

At least 4 words long!

10.

What is the best definition of a beat in journalism?

a)

The field that you are covering for news

b)

The machine that makes news papers

c)

The structure of a journalistic article

d)

A type of poetry emerging in the 40s

11.

These are people who are actually interviewed for a story.

a)

a source

b)

interviewees

c)

an informant

d)

primary source

12.

These provide your story with factual information second- hand, such as a reference book, government records resource, credible internet website or documentary film.

a)

Source

b)

Secondary Source

c)

Primary Source

d)

Tertiary Source