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Writing an Article

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's the first part of an article?

a)

Writer's name

b)

Conclusion

c)

Heading

d)

Writer's name

2.

This part of the article will help you recognize who wrote it.

a)

heading

b)

conclusion

c)

writer's name

d)

body

3.

The main idea of an article is for it to be published.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

In here you will find the main part of the article.

a)

conlcusion

b)

body

c)

opinion

d)

heading

5.

In this part of the article you can find the author's opinion.

a)

heading

b)

body

c)

writer's name

d)

conclusion

6.

What part is circled in the article?

a)

Body

b)

Heading

c)

Writer's name

d)

Conclusion

7.

The part enclosed with green is the ___ of the article.

a)

heading

b)

conlcusion

c)

body

d)

opinion

8.

THREE of these should ALWAYS be avoided by you when writing a news story - but one is ESSENTIAL! Which one?

a)

Editorializing - let the reader know your opinion!

b)

Writing in the first person

c)

Using the inverted pyramid

d)

Writing long, detailed paragraphs

9.

After writing your first draft, your job is done!

a)

True

b)

Very false

10.

In this newspaper, the words "LOEBIG THROWS WATER AT VERBALLY ABUSIVE STUDENT" are known as a....

a)

byline

b)

newsline

c)

headline

d)

mainline

11.

A headline should briefly tell the main idea of the article.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

News articles usually flow from least important to most important.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The opening sentence of a news article that contains its most important information is called the ...

a)

thesis

b)

lead

c)

summary

d)

mainline

14.

What is an article?

a)

A story in a book.

b)

A prescription listing items that you would get from a pharmacist.

c)

A piece of writing included with others in a publication of some type.

d)

A piece of additional information on a map.

15.

Which of the following would you NOT find an article in?

a)

A publication.

b)

A novel.

c)

A magazine.

d)

A newspaper