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Anatomy of a Newspaper Terms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A line indicating who wrote the story. Oftentimes, this will also include the writer’s title.

a)

byline

b)

dateline

c)

headline

d)

jumpline

2.

This section of the newspaper contains stories and news related to business.

a)

Entertainment

b)

Front Page

c)

Business Section

d)

Sports Section

3.

A brief description underneath a photo that explains what is happening in the

photo.

a)

Column

b)

Editorial

c)

Caption

d)

Sub Headline

4.

A recurring opinion-based article.

a)

Hard News

b)

Layout

c)

Lead

d)

Column

5.

A line of text that states where the story was physically written.

a)

Dateline

b)

Masthead

c)

Byline

d)

Jumpline

6.

An article in a newspaper or other periodical that presents the opinions of the

newspaper, publisher, editor, or editors.

a)

Front Page

b)

Lead

c)

Layout

d)

Editorial

7.

This section of the newspaper contains stories related to

entertainment. This may include movie and play reviews, stories about restaurants, and things to do in town.

a)

Business Section

b)

Local Section

c)

Entertainment Section

d)

Op/Ed

8.

The first page of the newspaper. This page contains the most timely, relevant, and

newsworthy stories.

a)

Headline

b)

Front Page

c)

Sports Section

d)

Print News

9.

Breaking news stories that contain timely and relevant information. The most

newsworthy stories are placed on the front page of the paper.

a)

Soft News:

b)

Hard News

c)

Column

d)

Front Page

10.

Text formatted in a large type setting that summarizes that story and grabs the

readers’ attention.

a)

Jumpline

b)

Dateline

c)

Byline

d)

Headline

11.

A continuation line that appears at the end of a story on a page that directs

readers to the rest of the story on another page.

a)

Headline

b)

Dateline

c)

Byline

d)

Jumpline

12.

The design and position of stories, advertisements, pictures, and more in the paper.

a)

layout

b)

lead

c)

column

d)

editorial

13.

The first sentence, or the beginning, of a story.

a)

lead

b)

op/ed

c)

soft news

d)

jumpline

14.

This section of the newspaper contains stories relevant to the city or town in

which the newspaper is published. It contains local stories.

a)

op/ed

b)

sports section

c)

front page

d)

local section

15.

The top of the newspaper that includes general information about the

newspaper. The masthead will typically contain the newspaper name, publisher, date, and more.

a)

Headline

b)

Masthead

c)

Sub Headline

d)

Lead

16.

This abbreviation refers to the opinions and editorial pages of the newspaper.

a)

op/ed

b)

editorial

c)

column

d)

soft news

17.

This is a term referring to publications that are printed instead of published

electronically.

a)

soft news

b)

print news

c)

hard news

d)

lead

18.

Human interest news pieces such as entertainment stories, features, reviews, and

more.

a)

hard news

b)

soft news

c)

print news

d)

breaking news

19.

This section of the newspaper contains stories and news related to sports.

a)

local section

b)

business section

c)

entertainment section

d)

sports section

20.

A line of text that is slightly smaller than the headline. The sub headline, also

referred to as a sub head, will contain a more detailed description of the story than the headline.

a)

Masthead

b)

Headline

c)

Caption

d)

Sub Headline