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WorksheetsJournalism
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
One story inside a newspaper is called a...
a)
source
b)
headline
c)
citation
d)
article
2.
The title of a newspaper article is called a...
a)
source
b)
headline
c)
citation
d)
article
3.
The place or person where you get inspiration and information is your...
a)
source
b)
headline
c)
citation
d)
article
4.
If you reuse a photo from your source you should make a ____ to protect you from plagiarism.
a)
source
b)
headline
c)
citation
d)
article
5.
When writing in journalistic style, you should always report on ______ first in the article.
a)
the least important story details
b)
what the photograph is
c)
who the author is
d)
the most important story details
6.
Jack wrote an article titled, "The Vikings Beat the Jaguars." What is the best category to put it under?
a)
Sports
b)
Movies/Music/TV
c)
Technology
d)
Travel
7.
Wilma wrote an article titled, "All About Google Glasses." What is the best category to put it under?
a)
Sports
b)
Movies/Music/TV
c)
Technology
d)
Travel
8.
Ned wrote an article titled, "MSP-JFK Aiport Review." What is the best category to put it under?
a)
Sports
b)
Movies/Music/TV
c)
Technology
d)
Travel
9.
What is a good definition for the word ethics? (take your best guess)
a)
rules about behavior and actions most people follow (following what's right or wrong)
b)
a way to cite an article
c)
a test for students
d)
books that help define what words means
10.
Zed is publishing an article that embarrasses a classmate. Is he being an ethical journalist? (ethical=following good ethics)
a)
No b/c he forgot to cite his work at the end of the article
b)
Yes b/c you are ethical when you write anything you want like Zed is doing
c)
No b/c it's not polite, not respectful, and probably not actual news that needs reporting on
d)
Yes b/c ethical journalists don't think about other people's feelings before publishing articles
11.
Igor took pictures for his article and cited his source at the end. Is he being ethical?
a)
No b/c writing citations is not ethical to do
b)
Yes b/c writing a citation is the right and respectful thing to do in this situation
c)
No b/c it's not needed
d)
Yes b/c you can take anything that you want as a journalist
12.
Ra wrote this article. What's the problem? (tap to see picture)
a)
It's a run-on sentence
b)
It's has fragments
c)
It has misspelled words
d)
It's unethical to publish.
13.
Lulu wrote this article. What's the problem? (tap to see picture)
a)
It's a run-on sentence
b)
It's has fragments
c)
It has misspelled words
d)
It's unethical to publish.
14.
Mia wrote this article. What's the problem? (tap to see picture)
a)
It's a run-on sentence
b)
It's has fragments
c)
It has misspelled words
d)
It's unethical to publish.
15.
Mia wrote this article. What's the problem? (tap to see picture)
a)
It's a run-on sentence
b)
It's has fragments
c)
It has misspelled words
d)
It's unethical to publish.
16.
High school journalism students are exempt from having to follow the rules of ethics because students are not actual reporters.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Media organizations will be judged on accuracy and reliability.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
18.
Which of these is NOT a VIOLATION of good photo ethics?
a)
Taking pictures of people doing inappropriate things
b)
Using pictures that damage one's reputation
c)
Taking candid pictures
d)
Taking controversial pictures
19.
It is acceptable to reproduce, distribute, display, or perform a protected work if you obtain the author's permission.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
20.
Writing an article about a fight that never occurred violates which two principles?
a)
Factual reporting/Libel
b)
Copyright Infringement/Veil of Ignorance
c)
Photo Ethics/Libel
d)
Invasion of Privacy/Accuracy
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