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Journalism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

if there are any famous or well-known individuals involved

a)

Proximity

b)

Prominence

c)

Timeliness

d)

Consequence/Impact

e)

Human Interest

2.

how close in time the story is to the time of publication

a)

Timeliness

b)

Prominence

c)

Consequence/Impact

d)

Proximity

e)

Human Interest

3.

how close the story is to the audience

a)

Prominence

b)

Proximity

c)

Timeliness

d)

Consequence/Impact

e)

Human Interest

4.

whether or not the content of the story will impact people; the more people it impacts the more newsworthy it is

a)

Prominence

b)

Proximity

c)

Timeliness

d)

Consequence/impact

e)

Human Interest

5.

does the story evoke emotions or is it unique

a)

Prominence

b)

Proxmity

c)

Timeliness

d)

Consequence/impact

e)

Human Interest

6.

Fake news Definition

a)

Spreading false information

b)

False or misleading information

c)

to take pictures and post it

d)

to cook fish

7.

disinformation

a)

deliberately misleading or biased information; manipulated narrative or facts; propaganda.

b)

the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's position/beliefs/opinion/point of view.

c)

If the government can prove that information will harm national security if made public, the courts may block the publication of that information at the government’s request.

d)

Members of the press can still face civil liabilities. This means that a news organization that knowingly publishes damaging false information about a person, called libel, can be sued for defamation

8.

How to spot fake news?

a)

Ask your mom

b)

tell others about it

c)

be skeptical

d)

research

9.

Newsworthiness

a)

is considered to be interesting enough to be reported in newspapers or on the radio or television

b)

Spreading rumors

c)

is too tell everyone about what happened recently

d)

is considered to be fake and be reported on newspapers or on the radio or television

10.

Define accountable

a)

Old enough to make an account

b)

Correct errors made

c)

To make an account to spread news

d)

to make an account to get a job

11.

what should you type first when emailing someone

a)

Body

b)

Closing

c)

Signature

d)

Salutation

12.

what should you always end the email with

a)

Subject

b)

closing

c)

signature

d)

Body

13.

What should you not do when writing an email

a)

Writing in Caps lock

b)

make spelling mistakes

c)

include a body

d)

have no subject

14.

What should you not do when writing an email

a)

Abbreviations

b)

Complimenting the teacher

c)

Use Sarcasm or humor

d)

Informal Tone

15.

What should you include when writing an email

a)

Proper Grammar

b)

Punctuation

c)

Writing conventions

d)

Compliment the teacher

16.

Examples of closings

a)

Sincerely,

b)

Regards,

c)

Thanks,

d)

I appreciate your help,

17.

What should you include when typing a signature

a)

Full name

b)

Grade

c)

date

d)

subject

18.

Which is a good example of a body

a)

I am writing this email to kindly ask for a letter of recommendation

b)

When are you going to change the NTI? I turned in my work yesterday, but you didn't grade it?

c)

when r u going 2 change my grade?

d)

Change my grade please

19.

what is a good example of a salutation

a)

Hi Ms. Woods

b)

(blank)

c)

Hey!

d)

What's up

20.

whats the order when typing an email

a)

Subject, salutation, body, Signature, closing

b)

Salutation, subject, body, signature, closing

c)

Closing, Body, Signature, Subject, salutation

d)

Subject, Salutation, Body, Closing, Signature

21.

what is an email etiquette

4 lines
22.

Bad examples of subjects

a)

(no subject)

b)

WHAT DID I MISS?

c)

help!!!

d)

hi

23.

good examples of subject lines

a)

Redoing the New Species article

b)

Question about the Podcast due date

c)

Scheduling a time to meet

d)

(no subject)

24.

what should you not do when typing an email

a)

Making spelling errors

b)

include a body

c)

include a subject

d)

greet the person your sending the email to

25.

what should you not include when writing an email

a)

unnecessary information

b)

formal language

c)

Body

d)

Closing