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Role of Journalist

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All EXCEPT one are ways to receive the news:

a)

News App

b)

Newspaper

c)

Radio

d)

Watching my thumb

e)

TV

2.

To be accurate means...

a)

To be trustworthy

b)

To be correct

c)

To have minimum mistakes

d)

To be intelligent

3.

To be credible means to...

a)

To fake information

b)

To miss my deadlines

c)

To be trustworthy

d)

To interview people

4.

The role of a journalist is...

a)

To only provide one side of the story.

b)

To interview their friends.

c)

To only focus on one group or topic.

d)

To provide accurate information on a wide variety of topics.

5.

What do journalists do?

a)

Research, verify, interview, report.

b)

Research, verify, report.

c)

Research, verify, interview, report, publish

d)

Research, hope, report, publish.

6.

Why is texting not journalism?

a)

It does not reach the mass audience.

b)

Texting IS journalism.

c)

Texting only provides one side of the story.

7.

How does social media relate to journalism?

a)

It's fun!

b)

Everything you read is true.

c)

It allows you to find story ideas.

8.

How does research relate to journalism?

a)

It provides facts for your news story.

b)

It's boring.

c)

A research paper is only for the teacher or class, not the mass audience.

9.

Who is our audience for the school newspaper?

a)

Mr. Ray

b)

My Parents

c)

The teachers

d)

Students, teachers, parents.

10.

To be a strong journalism class, we must...

a)

Write about all sorts of topics and only use our online school newspaper.

b)

Cover a variety of topics and events and include print, online, TV, and podcasts to publish our stories.

c)

Cover the same people, topics, events, over and over again.

d)

Eat more pizza and watch more YouTube.

11.

Where are the student/class supplies?

a)

Underneath the yellow and white posters.

b)

There are none.

c)

In the closet in the back of the room.

12.

Where are the pencils and pencil sharpener?

a)

Underneath the yellow and white posters.

b)

On the table underneath the BIG tv.

c)

On the first column of shelves, the fourth one down from the top.

13.

What is Ms. Mendez's favorite color?

a)

Pink

b)

Turquoise

c)

Purple

d)

Pink, turquoise, purple, and green.