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WorksheetsThe Guardian Context and Media Language
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What date was our issue of The Guardian published?
12th November 1986
12th September 2018
15th January 2016
17th May 2015
Whish type of audience does The Guardian appeal to?
Older, less educated (Struggler E)
Upper class right wing (Succeeders AB)
Well- educated, young and liberal (Succeeders Reformers ABC1)
Mainstream working class (C1C2D)
How many reader does the online version of The Guardian have?
12 million
42.6 million
4 billion
20, 000
How did The Guardian adapt in 2006
Changed it's design to offer longer and shorter stories
It became bigger with longer articles
It changed to become less wordy
It changed to appeal to the working class
What do these statistics relate to? 51.9% and 48.1%
The amount of people who like/dislike The Guardian
The ratio of men to women readers of The guardian
The vote to leave the EU
The ratio of left to right wing readers
What is the EU
Euro unlikeliest
European Union
Euro Uptowners
Europe Unites
What were pro Brexit campaigners accused of?
Arachnophobia
Claustrophobia
xenophobia
Tombolirism
What was the tagline for the leave campaign?
From Project Fear to Project Prosperity
From Good to Evil
We don't have a clue and nor do you
Lets leave and run
What role did Boris Johnson have at the time of Brexit?
Transport secretary
Minister for education
Foreign secretary
Prime minister
Which British entrepreneur supported brexit?
James Dyson
Alan Sugar
Richard Branson
Rita Johnson
Brexit wanted to limit immigration
True
False
Which Country was Viktor Orban prime minister of?
Italy
Spain
Hungary
Japan
Did Viktor Orban support the EU?
Yes
No
Who owns The Guardian newspaper?
Rupert Murdoch
Richard Branson
The Queen
The Guardian
What type of paper is The Guardian?
Broadsheet
Tabloid
The Guardian tends to report balanced stories
True
False
The readers of a newspaper, magazine, or book regarded collectively is called...
Audience
Readership
Readers
Purchasers
The Guardian has mainly which political view?
Liberal (extreme left)
Conservative
Labour
Green
What does "above the fold" mean?
Below the crease of a folded paper
To the left hand side of the paper
To the right hand side of the paper
Above the crease of a folded paper
What is a STANDFIRST?
The box containing the bar code, issue number and date of the newspaper. The often also includes their website address.
The area at the top of the page that shows what other stories are inside the newspaper. This is common in broadsheets.
The part of the text that summarises the writer's opinion on the story they have written.
An introductory summary of an article, placed after the headline and typographically distinct from the rest of the article.
