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Lucas’s journalism quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is this term


the author of the news story and his or her title

a)

Graphic

b)

Byline

c)

Editorial

d)

5w’s and H

2.

What term is this


(Also know as flag): Name and logo of the newspaper,usually at the very top of the newspaper in news letters

a)

Headline

b)

Photo credit

c)

Sidebar

d)

Banner

3.

What term is this?


(Also known as cutline): accompanies a photograph or illustration and explains who/ what the image is about

a)

Feature story

b)

Column

c)

Caption

d)

Gutter

4.

What term is this?


vertical division of the page that helps to give it structure newspaper stories and images are measured in column inches the number of columns wide by inches long

a)

column

b)

Banner

c)

Byline

d)

Editorial

5.

What term is this?


tells The location and dateline of a news story. Found at the beginning of the article in all caps

a)

Byline

b)

Feature story

c)

Wire story

d)

Dateline

6.

What term is this?


an article, usually featured on the editorial page, where the newspaper, it’s management or staff, or readers express their opinion and encourages certain action

a)

5w’s and H

b)

Jumpline

c)

Editorial

d)

Lead

7.

What term is this?


a story or article in which the basic purpose is something other than recent news ;e.g. human interest stories investigate reports, historical or scientific expositions

a)

Jumpline

b)

Dateline

c)

Feature story

d)

Index

8.

What term is this?


use of lines screens, boxes and large first letters to break up areas of space on the page

a)

Graphic

b)

Masthead

c)

Pull quote

d)

Quotation

9.

What term is this?


margin between facing pages in the vertical fold

a)

Gutter

b)

Index

c)

Banner

d)

Review

10.

what term is this?


Short statement that grabs the readers attention summarizes important information in the story found at the beginning of a story and is usually in large type

a)

News story

b)

Headline

c)

Skybox

d)

Pull quote

11.

what term is this?


A listing, usually on the first page of the newspaper that refers readers to the regular features and like sports, weather editorials of the newspaper

a)

Graphic

b)

Lead

c)

Index

d)

Byline

12.

What term is this?


when a story is too long for a column and is continued later in the paper, a jumpline tells the reader where to find the continued story

a)

Jumpline

b)

Masthead

c)

5w’s and H

d)

Caption

13.

What term is this?


also called lede the first paragraph of the story that summarizes story and leads the readers interest

a)

Skybox

b)

Lead

c)

Photo credit

d)

Pull quote

14.

Article that includes information about an event that is recent and relevant to people’s lives

a)

News story

b)

Column

c)

Caption

d)

Banner

15.

What term is this?


Formal statement of the newspapers name officer management and place of publication, usually found on the editorial page

a)

Sidebar

b)

Pull quote

c)

Masthead

d)

Review

16.

What term is this?


tells who photographed the image

a)

Photo credit

b)

Caption

c)

Banner

d)

Sidebar

17.

What term is this?


a quote from the news story that is separated and emphasized using special fonts graphics

a)

Pull quote

b)

Masthead

c)

5w’s and H

d)

Sidebar

18.

A report that evaluates a restaurant, book, movie, music album or other entertainment

a)

Caption

b)

Review

c)

Skybox

d)

Banner

19.

What term is this?


statement made by a person other than the author and included in the story either using the persons exact words in quotations or by paraphrasing

a)

quotation

b)

Column

c)

Sidebar

d)

Wire story

20.

What term is this?


brief story with a special angle that goes with a main story

a)

Skybox

b)

Sidebar

c)

Column

d)

Banner

21.

What term is this?


(also called a teaser): short headline text or visuals that highlight articles in the interior of the paper

a)

Skybox

b)

Banner

c)

5w’s and H

d)

Masthead

22.

what term is this?


one written by a reporter working for a news service

a)

index

b)

Gutter

c)

Dateline

d)

Wire story

23.

What term is this?


abbreviation for questions that should be answered from the information in any good news story. Who, what, where, when, why and How.

a)

5ws and H

b)

Skybox

c)

Gutter

d)

Banner