WorksheetsWriting an Article
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What's the first part of an article?
Writer's name
Conclusion
Heading
Writer's name
This part of the article will help you recognize who wrote it.
heading
conclusion
writer's name
body
The main idea of an article is for it to be published.
True
False
In here you will find the main part of the article.
conlcusion
body
opinion
heading
In this part of the article you can find the author's opinion.
heading
body
writer's name
conclusion
What part is circled in the article?
Body
Heading
Writer's name
Conclusion
The part enclosed with green is the ___ of the article.
heading
conlcusion
body
opinion
THREE of these should ALWAYS be avoided by you when writing a news story - but one is ESSENTIAL! Which one?
Editorializing - let the reader know your opinion!
Writing in the first person
Using the inverted pyramid
Writing long, detailed paragraphs
After writing your first draft, your job is done!
True
Very false
In this newspaper, the words "LOEBIG THROWS WATER AT VERBALLY ABUSIVE STUDENT" are known as a....
byline
newsline
headline
mainline
A headline should briefly tell the main idea of the article.
True
False
News articles usually flow from least important to most important.
True
False
The opening sentence of a news article that contains its most important information is called the ...
thesis
lead
summary
mainline
What is an article?
A story in a book.
A prescription listing items that you would get from a pharmacist.
A piece of writing included with others in a publication of some type.
A piece of additional information on a map.
Which of the following would you NOT find an article in?
A publication.
A novel.
A magazine.
A newspaper
