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Journalism 1 Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Title or name of a newspaper/magazine

a)

Title

b)

Headline

c)

masthead

d)

banner

2.

What is the title of an article called?

a)

caption

b)

cover line

c)

by-line

d)

headline

3.

How the paper is organized (what goes where)

a)

graphics

b)

layout

c)

template

d)

pattern

4.

Who/What/When/Where/Why

a)

question words

b)

5 Ws

c)

inverted pyramid structure

d)

lead

5.

When an author uses 4 of the 5 Ws in the first paragraph

a)

4 Ws

b)

pyramid structure

c)

inverted pyramid structure

d)

journalism structure

6.

Beginning (first sentence) of article that grabs the reader's attention

a)

selling line

b)

caption

c)

attention-grabber

d)

lead

7.

Where you find the author of the article

a)

by-line

b)

author line

c)

cover line

d)

head line

8.

Where should the most important information go in a newspaper article?

a)

1st paragraph

b)

3rd paragraph

c)

2nd paragraph

d)

Conclusion

9.

Where should the least important information go in a newspaper article?

a)

1st paragraph

b)

2nd paragraph

c)

3rd paragraph

d)

Conclusion

10.

What is the purpose of a newspaper?

a)

to report what is happening

b)

to record history-in-the-making

c)

to inform the public

d)

all are correct

11.
News that is happening now and that journalists must cover live and on deadline
a)
breaking news
b)
hard news
c)
soft news
d)
enterprise news
12.

A specific area that is assigned to a reporter for regular coverage

a)

Beat

b)

Headline

c)

Lede

d)

News

13.

The time and date when the editor needs the reporter's story submitted by

a)

Fact

b)

Inverted Pyramid

c)

Quotation

d)

Deadline

14.

Questions and Answer meeting between a reporter and source to get information

a)

News

b)

Interview

c)

Inverted Pyramid

d)

Reporter

15.

A sentence under a photo that explains what is happening in a picture

a)

Beat

b)

Fact

c)

Caption

d)

Byline

16.

A statement that can be proven; not an opinion

a)

Quotation

b)

Fact

c)

Headline

d)

Lead

17.

A statement that cannot be proven

a)

Opinion

b)

Human Interest

c)

Fact

d)

Quotation