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Value, Type and Anatomy

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Business Section

b)

Print News

c)

Jumpline

d)

Byline

2.

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

a)

Headline

b)

Hard News

c)

Op/Ed

d)

Business Section

3.

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

a)

Column

b)

Caption

c)

Local Section

d)

Lead

4.

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

a)

Dateline

b)

Layout

c)

Byline

d)

Sub Headline

5.

An article in a newspaper or other periodical that presents the opinions of the newspaper, publisher, editor, or editors.

a)

Editorial

b)

Business Section

c)

Soft News

d)

Sub Headline

6.

Which section of the newspaper features articles about movies, music, and local events?

a)

Sports Section

b)

Entertainment Section

c)

Business Section

d)

Op/Ed

7.

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

a)

Front Page

b)

Print News

c)

Soft News

d)

Hard News

8.

Breaking news stories that contain timely and relevant information. The most newsworthy stories are placed on the front page of the paper.

a)

Front Page

b)

Soft News

c)

Print News

d)

Hard News

9.

Text formatted in a large type setting that summarizes that story and grabs the readers' attention.

a)

Jumpline

b)

Headline

c)

Dateline

d)

Sub Headline

10.

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)

Jumpline

b)

Hard News

c)

Editorial

d)

Byline

11.

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

a)

Lead

b)

Byline

c)

Dateline

d)

Headline

12.

This section of the newspaper contains stories relevant to the city or town in which the newspaper is published. It contains local stories.

a)

Business Section

b)

Local Section

c)

Sports Section

d)

Hard News

13.

The top of the newspaper that includes general information about the newspaper. It will typically contain the newspaper name, publisher, date, and more.

a)

Masthead

b)

Editorial

c)

Sub Headline

d)

Headline

14.

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

a)

Op/Ed

b)

Editorial

c)

Local Section

d)

Hard News

15.

News pieces that are on the happier side with fun and interesting news that has timeliness but not necessarily unforeseen or critical information.

a)

Hard News

b)

Print News

c)

Sports Section

d)

Soft News

16.

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

a)

Entertainment Section

b)

Business Section

c)

Sports Section

d)

Front Page

17.

A line of text that is slightly smaller than the headline. It will contain a more detailed description of the story than the headline.

a)

Headline

b)

Sub Headline

c)

Local Section

d)

Jumpline

18.

Which part of the paper is number 1?

a)

Section and page number

b)

Masthead

c)

Front Page

d)

Caption

19.

Which part of the paper is number 2?

a)

Byline

b)

Masthead

c)

Jumpline

d)

Section and page number

20.

Which part of the paper is number 3?

a)

Sub headline

b)

Byline

c)

Masthead

d)

Headline

21.

Which part of the paper is number 4?

a)

Masthead

b)

Headline

c)

Sub headline

d)

Jumpline

22.

Which part of the paper is number 5?

a)

Dateline

b)

Byline

c)

Jumpline

d)

Headline

23.

Which part of the paper is number 6?

a)

Section and page number

b)

Masthead

c)

Dateline

d)

Jumpline

24.

Which part of the paper is number 7?

a)

Photo credit

b)

Caption

c)

Sub headline

d)

Column

25.

Which part of the paper is number 8?

a)

Caption

b)

Photo credit

c)

Jumpline

d)

Byline

26.

Which part of the paper is number 9?

a)

Byline

b)

Headline

c)

Jumpline

d)

Caption

27.

Which part of the paper is number 10?

a)

Caption

b)

Photo credit

c)

Photo

d)

Byline

28.

This news value is the "news today, not tomorrow," value.

a)

Proximity

b)

Timeliness

c)

Consequence

d)

Bizarre

29.

People who live in Houston care about Houston, but people who live in Georgia care less because they do not have....

a)

Human Interest

b)

Prominence

c)

Proximity

d)

Timeliness

30.

 

Stories that tug at your heartstrings are related to 

a)

Conflict

b)

Relevance

c)

Human Interest

31.

Which is NOT a news element...

a)

Timeliness

b)

Political

c)

Proximity

d)

Conflict

32.

Students on our campus have organized a blood drive in honor of a fellow student who is battling a life-threatening illness. Local TV stations might want to cover this story because of:

a)

timeliness

b)

human interest

c)

conflict

d)

oddity

33.

Our superintendent is interviewed in the newspaper regarding faculty cuts for the next school year. This demonstrates:

a)

prominence

b)

human interest

c)

impact

d)

timeliness

34.

What element of news do the following subjects have in common: wars, labor strikes, elections?

a)

proximity

b)

timeliness

c)

prominence

d)

conflict

35.

which value does this BEST demonstrate?

a)

prominence

b)

impact

c)

conflict

d)

human interest