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News Writing 1: Basics

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the LQTQ format?

a)

Opinion piece structure

b)

Feature story structure

c)

Basic news story structure

d)

Music/Film/Food Review structure

2.

What is a news lead?

a)

The first sentence of your news story

b)

The last sentence of your news story

3.

What do the letters in LQTQ stand for?

a)

Lunch, Quinoa, Turtle

b)

Lead, Question, Translation

c)

Lead, Quote, Transition

d)

Lead, Question, Transition

4.

What is a "kicker quote"?

a)

A quote that you can physically kick

b)

An impactful quote to begin your news story

c)

A quote that comes after a transition

d)

An impactful quote to end your news story

5.

Fix this sentence: If you start with a subordinate clause in a complex sentence you need a comma separating the two or more clauses.

a)

If you start with a subordinate clause in a complex sentence; you need a comma separating the two or more clauses.

b)

If you start with a subordinate clause, in a complex sentence you need a comma separating the two or more clauses.

c)

If you start with a subordinate clause in a complex sentence, you need a comma separating the two or more clauses.

d)

If you start with a subordinate clause in a complex sentence you need, a comma separating the two or more clauses.

6.

How many words in a lead?

a)

around 10

b)

around 15

c)

around 20

d)

around 25

7.

Of the 5 W's and H, which two are typically the most important?

a)

Where, When

b)

Who, What

c)

How, Why

d)

What, Why

8.

Fix this sentence: The Foothill Forum values their readers.

a)

The Foothill Forum values their readers.

b)

The Foothill Forum values they readers.

c)

The Foothill Forum values its readers.

d)

The Foothill Forum values it's readers.

9.

Of the 5 W's and H, which two are typically the least important?

a)

Where, When

b)

How, Why

c)

Who, What

d)

Where, How

10.

Change this sentence so that it has an active voice instead of passive: Bananas are loved by monkeys.

a)

Monkeys love bananas.

b)

Monkeys are loved by bananas.

c)

Bananas love monkeys.

d)

I love them bananas

11.

This class, and journalism publications in general, live or die by "the deadline."

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Fix this sentence: Compound sentences need a comma separating the two independent clauses but complex sentences only need a comma if the subordinate clause comes first.

a)

Compound sentences need a comma, separating the two independent clauses but complex sentences only need a comma if the subordinate clause comes first.

b)

Compound sentences need a comma separating the two independent clauses, but complex sentences only need a comma if the subordinate clause comes first.

c)

Compound sentences need a comma separating the two independent clauses but, complex sentences only need a comma if the subordinate clause comes first.

d)

Compound sentences need a comma separating the two independent clauses; but complex sentences only need a comma if the subordinate clause comes first.

13.

Fix this sentence: We're really excited to have a newly renovated library Principal King said.

a)

"We're really excited to have" a newly renovated library Principal King said.

b)

We're really excited to have a newly renovated library, Principal King said.

c)

"We're really excited to have a newly renovated library," Principal King said.

d)

"We're really excited to have a newly renovated library", Principal King said.