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K12 Activity News Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 5 W's questions while scanning news?

a)

Who, What, Went, Where, Which

b)

What, Went, Where, Which, When

c)

Who, What, When, Where, Why

d)

Who, What, When, Whatever, Went

2.

GSM of Newspaper would be

a)

10-35 GSM

b)

75-90 GSM

c)

35-55 GSM

d)

90-100 GSM

3.

What is known as featured article?

a)

it is about sports celebrities

b)

list of viral news

c)

article that deals with a more current issue in more depth

d)

it is a death notice

4.

Say True or False.

Captions are words written under photos explaining them.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The technique of reading in order to find answers to questions like When, Where , Why is called as

a)

Skimming

b)

In depth Analysis

c)

Active Reading

d)

Scanning

6.

What type of language is used for an article?

a)

Colloquial language

b)

Informal language

c)

Formal language

d)

Slang

7.

What is the MAIN PURPOSE of headline in newspapers?

a)

To attract readers to read the news

b)

To avoid reading and skip the news

c)

To give information about place and time

d)

To give an in-depth knowledge about news

8.

Who is the father of Indian Press ?

a)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b)

Gugleilmo Marconi

c)

Fort Wayne

d)

James Augustus Hickey

9.

What tense should a newspaper report be written in?

a)

Present Continuous Tense

b)

Future Tense

c)

Present Tense

d)

Past Tense

10.

Which type of speech should a newspaper report include?

a)

Indirect Speech only

b)

Direct Speech only

c)

Both Direct and Indirect

d)

None of the above