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News Writing

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Dictionary defines News as:

a)

A report of recent events

b)

A material reported in a newspaper or new periodical or on a newscast

c)

A matter that is news worthy

d)

All of the above

2.

Don’t Write Your News Story when all you want is TO IMPRESS YOUR AUDIENCE with big words, long sentences, artistic/flowery writing.

a)

TRUE.

b)

FALSE.

3.

Which among the headlines is correct?

a)

Teacher wins in a contest

b)

Mr. Fernando wins in a contest

c)

Mr. Fernando wins in teacher's got talent

d)

Mr. Fernando wins in "Teacher's Got Talent"

e)

Mr. Fernando wins in 'Teacher's Got Talent'

4.

The following are the tips in gathering a news EXCEPT one:

a)

Get both sides

b)

Be tactful and courteous

c)

Make a selfie on the incident

d)

Observe proper attribution

5.

A writing format that has the advantage of efficent condense information is called___.

a)

The hour glass format

b)

The inverted pyramid

c)

the L-Q-T-Q format.

d)

none of the above

6.

Direct quotes can add ___ to a story.

a)

emotion

b)

opinions

c)

life

d)

all the above.

7.

Unidentified pronouns should not be used in headlines. Example: "It was a great football game!"

a)

True

b)

False

8.

News articles usually flow from least important to most important.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In what person should news articles be written?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

10.

The name of the person who said a direct quote should always be included.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Who's going to NSPC this year?

(a)