WorksheetsInterview Tricks and Tips
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
A good interview makes up what percent of good writing and reporting?
5
50
80
95
Which of these is a cliche?
We worked hard
Our team was like a family
I learned a lot by doing the project
All of the above
How many questions should you expect to ask?
Just the ones you write
One extra for each one you write
2-3 extra for each one you write
10 extra for each one you write
Which of these does NOT make a good quote?
Cliches
Personal stories
Things said in a way that's unique to the person
Stories about failing
Which is more important?
The original question
The follow-up question
They are equally important
How do journalists find and get good stories?
They wait for tips to come in their email
They look at what they wrote last year
They talk to their friends
They do things like attend events and talk to people they don't know
What are the three words that EAR stands for?
Emotion, action, reaction
Emotion, activity, response
Empathy, apathy, reaction
Energy, action, response
What is the first question a reporter should ask in an interview?
What is your name?
What is my name?
What can you tell me about _______?
What is your name and how do you spell it?
Will a yes or no question result in a storytelling quote?
Yes
No
What is the most important thing an interviewer can do?
Listen
Take notes
Record
Make sure the sources knows it's for the yearbook
When the reporter is doing the work of asking follow-up questions to get great EAR quotes, we call it:
Shoveling for stories
Digging for emotional treasure
Turning up tales
Plowing for the plot
When you do an interview, your mission isn't to get a quote, it's to get a(n) ______________.
Cliche
Experience
Fact
Conversation
True or False: "How did you feel about _______" is a good interview question.
True
False
Yearbook is journalism and journalism is a ___________ field.
Doing
Sitting
Waiting
Staying
How many questions should you focus on at one time during an interview?
All of them. You're controlling the interview, so you need to know where it's going in the end
All-plus. Not only do you need to know all the questions you wrote, but also be writing new ones as you go
Two. Always be one step ahead of your interview subject
One, and ask follow-up until you are ready to move on
A good yearbook quote is ________
Well spoken
Full of embellishments to make it sound better
As unique as the person who said it
A cliche so readers will understand it
True or False: Caring about your story and your work will help you be a better yearbook journalist.
True
False
