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WorksheetsJournalism Six Weeks Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Use strong verbs for headlines.
True
False
Headlines are not important in journalism.
True
False
Captions must be crisp, readable, and informative.
True
False
Conversational language works best. Don’t use cliches.
True
False
The headlines begin flush right with the column margin.
True
False
It is recommended to not start a headline with a verb.
True
False
When writing captions, write in the (ANSWER) tense for additional sentences:
False
Past
Facts
Present
The (ANSWER) in headlines should be replaced with a comma.
Tone
Past
False
And
The period is never used in headlines except after what?
Abbreviations
Present
True
Paragraph
Use (ANSWER) voice whenever possible.
Present
Future
True
Active
Avoid (ANSWER) captions.
Active
Detail
Caption
Directorial
Use (ANSWER) tense for upcoming events.
Active
Future
True
Present
Is this example downstyle or upstyle?
Train Kills Two At Montpelier Crossing
Active
Upstyle
Past
Downstyle
a large headline - often only a word or short phrase that leads the reader to the smaller display type below it; "to hit you over the head like a hammer"; the biggest and boldest part may be one word or a powerful phrase; main headline is smaller and contains a subject and a verb
(a)
a single line containing at least a subject and a verb
(a)
used to set off directions from the captions to the pictures
(a)
main headline goes above the story with the smaller head (multiple times) reading into the first column before the byline and the actual copy
(a)
a small headline about the main head that supports but doesn't repeat the content of the main head; may be one word or a short phrase; does NOT have to contain both a subject and a verb
(a)
require day, date, and year, as well as LOTS of information
(a)
standards for captions/cutlines than other body parts
(a)
