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Elements of News

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

•It involves physical or mental conflict – man versus man, man versus animals, man versus nature, or man versus himself

a)

timeliness

b)

conflict

c)

prominence

d)

significance

2.

•It emphasizes the newest angle of the story. The more recent the event, the more interesting it is to the reader.

a)

timeliness

b)

conflict

c)

prominence

d)

significance

3.

•Certain individuals, like politicians, entertainers, and athletes, are considered, by virtue of their status, more newsworthy.

a)

timeliness

b)

conflict

c)

prominence

d)

significance

4.

•It refers to geographical nearness as well as to nearness of kinship or interest.

a)

oddity

b)

conflict

c)

proximity

d)

significance

5.

•Certain events, such as elections, major sporting events, astrological events, legal decisions, and school foundation days happen on a predictable schedule. As the events draw closer, it typically gains news value.

a)

oddity

b)

predictability

c)

proximity

d)

significance

6.

It refers to strange or unnatural events, objects, persons, and places.

a)

oddity

b)

predictability

c)

proximity

d)

significance

7.

•If a situation draws any sort of emotional reaction, it might contain the news element of a human-interest story.

a)

conflict

b)

predictability

c)

proximity

d)

interest

8.

It is the news event, the controlling issue, and the reason the news editor will want to publish your story.

a)

lead

b)

headline

c)

byline

d)

news angle

9.

•What the speaker says that has a great impact on the readers should be mentioned right away

a)

crime news

b)

speech news

c)

sports news

d)

news angle

10.

A story about the allegations of wrongdoing

a)

crime news

b)

speech news

c)

sports news

d)

corruption story