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Final Assessment in Journalism

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
One story inside a newspaper is called a...
a)
source
b)
headline
c)
citation
d)
article
2.

The journalism principle timeliness refers to...

a)

how important is the topic to the audience.

b)

how current is the topic that’s being reported.

c)

how close the subject of the report is to the readers, listeners, or viewers.

3.

1. verification

a)

the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something

b)

entire, full, not missing anything out

c)

just and reasonable behavior

d)

a breath of fresh air

4.

completeness

a)

a way to write a paper

b)

entire, full, not missing anything out

c)

the quality of being novel and new

d)

to give power to those who do not have it

5.

A type of story which serves to express an opinion and encourage the reader to take some action

a)

Hard News

b)

Caption

c)

Editorial

d)

Inverted Pyramid

6.

What is the purpose of a hard news article?

a)

To entertain an audience and make them laugh

b)

To inform the reader of the main facts of a current event or issue

c)

To fill a newspaper

d)

To advertise a sale

7.

What is the first paragraph of a news article called?

a)

The conclusion

b)

The supporting paragraphs

c)

The byline

d)

The lead

8.
Look at the red circle.  This is an example of  ___
a)
Talking
b)
Headline
c)
Weather
d)
Photography
9.
A newspaper will include special pictures, like maps, charts, or symbols.  These special pictures are called _____________.
a)
Graphics
b)
Glyphs
c)
Important
d)
Pretty
10.
This viewpoints page is an opinion page. News writers express their own opinion about things happening in the world.  This is called an _______________.
a)
Editorial
b)
Advertisement
c)
Election
d)
Game
11.
On Mon./Monday, Jan. 9, school starts.
a)
Mon.
b)
Monday
12.
The bassoon camp begins at Ball State University on June 9/9th.
a)
9
b)
9th
13.
In the astronomy class, however, only 3/three people earned an A.
a)
3
b)
three
14.
They woke up at 5 a.m./am ready to go fishing.
a)
a.m.
b)
am
15.
A 2-year-old/2 year old boy found his way into the gym during practice.
a)
2-year-old
b)
2 year old
16.
Neither Sarah nor Alice brought her/their stylebook.
a)
her
b)
their
17.
Many researchers attempt to study how the media affects/effects children.
a)
affects
b)
effects
18.
The computer that/which has all my thesis files is missing.
a)
that
b)
which
19.
Shelley said it was she/her who took the picture.
a)
she
b)
her
20.
There are less/fewer shoes in the room.
a)
less
b)
fewer