WorksheetsNews Report
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
How many concepts (ideas) should we use in one sentence?
1-3
1-2
3-4
What should TV news scriptwriters avoid?
Unfamiliar words
Complex structures
Active voice
Synonyms
One sentence in a piece of TV news should have a maximum word count of:
(a)
“While for many people in Brazil, it is a time to root for their beloved national team; for others, like Karlar Matos and Marcos Nabuco, a year of preparations across Rio de Janeiro leading up to today’s opening match has been too much”
What are the problems with this sentence in TV news?
Complex structure
Lack of synonyms
High-density information
Using unfamiliar words
How can word choice reduce the subjectivity and emotionality of a piece of TV news?
Avoid colloquial language
General absence of affective language
General absence of an expression of personal viewpoints and opinions
All of above
How many aspects are involved in the contribution of word choice in increasing the objectivity of the news?
2
3
4
What is the main point of using synonyms in TV news?
Make the news more memorable
Avoid subjectivity and emotionality
Keep the news interesting
Words used must contribute to … the objectivity of news?
(a)
What are the “modifiers”?
Attributive noun phrases & adjectives
Attributive verb phrases & adjectives
Attributive verb phrases & noun phrases
Why don’t we use high structural complexity?
Avoid reduced traceability
Add drama
Keep it interesting
Increase objectivity
What is the great advantage of broadcasting compared to press?
Reduced subjectivity
Increased eliteness
Condensed information
Immediacy
How many criteria do we consider in language of TV news?
2
3
4
5
What do we use to add drama?
Present tense
Active voice
Attributive adjectives
hypotaxis
Author introductions frequently come after the statement
True
False
Familiar words should be avoided using in TV news, true of false?
True
False
Which of the following is not a constituent of newsworthiness?
Proximity
Radicalism
Eliteness
Unambiguity
How many questions should the introduction answer?
3
1
6
5
Negativity means the most violent crime, the most destructive fire are prioritized in coverage.
True
False
The pronunciation styles TV news speaker generally employs is called.
Prestige varieties
Connected speech
Spontaneous language
Institutionally pre-produced language
TV news script writers typically employ:
Tabloidization
Affective language
Near-synonims
Personal viewpoints
