WorksheetsReview: News Elements and 5W's+H
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is a lead?
The last sentence/paragraph of an article
The introduction sentence/paragraph of an article
A question a reporter asks
An answer to a question
What is the "H" stand for in the 5 W's and an H?
How
Help
Hearing
Happened
Which headline would most appeal to people who care about the environment?
"Israel Aims For Zero New Gasoline, Diesel-Powered Vehicles By 2030"
"Bruno Mars Celebrated His Birthday By ‘Hiring’ Ed Sheeran"
"Four People Dead After Massive Sidewalk Sinkhole Swallows Them"
"Kanye West To Dine With President Trump At The White House"
False information or propaganda published under the guise of being authentic news. Sites set up to push this content do so in an attempt to mislead consumers of the content and spread misinformation via social networks and word-of-mouth.
Fake News
Gossip
Fast News
Conspiracy Theory
This defines what word? "the activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast."
Source
Teacher
Journalism
News Anchor
Which of the does not give news value?
Conflict
Fictional Elements
Proximity
Impact
Which one of these does not give news value?
cuteness
impact
timeliness
prominence
Which one of these does give news value?
loud voices
really good writers
P3 Journalism
conflict
How does proximity give news value?
People like a weird story!
People like stories with celebrities in them!
People like stories about things happening close to them
People like stories about drama!
Which one of these is not one of the 5 W's and & H?
Who is it about?
What happened
Where did it take place?
Have you seen it before?
Which is the most correct version of the 5 W's & an H?
Whom, Whit, Where, Whip, How
How, Who, What, When, Where, Why
What, When, Whey, Whew, How
Who, What, When, Where, Why, Howler
How, What, When, Where, Who, Whiny
What is the best definition of a beat in journalism?
The field that you are covering for news
The machine that makes news papers
The structure of a journalistic article
A type of poetry emerging in the 40s
The main function of the lead is to answer WHs and H questions.
True
False
Lead is an introductory word, sentence or paragraph of a news.
True
False
What does it mean to be newsworthy?
It is a journalist favorite thing
it is a story people don't want to hear about
it is a story people would want to know about
The different reasons stories are chose to make the news are called ___________.
newsworthy
journalism
news values
A value of news based on something happening right now.
Proximity
Timeliness
Impact/Consequence
Conflict
A news value based on how close something is happening to its readers/viewers.
Timeliness
Proximity
Impact/Consequence
Conflict
A news value based on disagreements among people or groups.
Timeliness
Proximity
Impact/Consequence
Conflict
A news value based on how much it affects your audience.
Timeliness
Proximity
Impact/Consequence
Conflict
A news value based on a well-known or famous person.
Currency
Human Interest/Emotion
Oddity/Rarity/Novelty
Prominence/Celebrity
A news value based on something out of the ordinary, new, or unusual.
Prominence/Celebrity
Oddity/Rarity/Novelty
Human Interest/Emotion
Currency
A story that draws the reading in by emotional appeals contains:
Timeliness
Proximity
Human - Interest
Novelty
Novelty in a story means it is something we've heard about over and over again.
TRUE
FALSE
A story that is about well-known or important issues, events, companies, or people has:
Conflict
Importance
Prominence
Human-interest
A story that was written yesterday has:
Timeliness
A quick turn around
Proximity
By-line
