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Yearbook and Journalism Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of the editorial portion in a yearbook?

a)

To showcase students and special events

b)

To provide information about clubs and teams

c)

To feature business and personal ads

d)

To display students and faculty photos

2.

Who is responsible for ensuring each spread is ready for publication in a yearbook?

a)

Editor

b)

Adviser

c)

Photographer

d)

Writer

3.

What are norms in a yearbook team?

a)

Equal participation, no interruptions, be open to ideas

b)

Taking responsibility for mistakes, acknowledging errors

c)

Using AP style or organization's style guide

d)

Sharing consistently accurate information

4.

What is the purpose of the media as a trustee?

a)

To provide accurate information from experts

b)

To serve as an ambassador of the school

c)

To ensure accuracy in reporting

d)

To go beyond the facts and provide interpretation

5.

What is the purpose of a yearbook?

a)

To showcase students and special events

b)

To provide information about clubs and teams

c)

To feature business and personal ads

d)

To display students and faculty photos

6.

What is the role of a yearbook editor?

a)

To write all the articles

b)

To design the yearbook cover

c)

To manage the team, oversee the production and ensure deadlines are met

d)

To print the yearbook

7.

What is the role of a yearbook's photographer?

a)

To write the editorial content

b)

To design the layout of the yearbook

c)

To capture and provide photos for the yearbook

d)

To proofread the content

8.

In order to make news transparent, staff should do all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

News writing should share your opinion.

b)

Avoid misleading readers.

c)

Be upfront about how you discover and verify facts. Ensure the decision making process is clear to the public.

d)
  • Never act like you know more than you do. 

9.

One way in which the news acts as a "watchdog" is

a)

promoting a reader culture; that is to promote diversity and fully represent the student body.

b)

that the press holds the government accountable. It makes visible to the people what the government is doing so people can judge the actions.

c)
  • Include one side of a story, so readers can make informed decisions.

d)

write content that is easy to read, at about a ninth grade level.

10.

TRUE or FALSE?


Every student should appear in the yearbook eight times.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A visual representation of all the spreads in the yearbook that for planning the order of the spreads in your book is called the _____.


a)

book

b)

gallery

c)

ladder

d)

ribbon

12.

Members of the yearbook team that contribute by photographing, writing, and editing spreads in a yearbook are called the




(a)  

13.

Yearbook section that includes action-packed photos and descriptive captions and quotes.

a)

editorial portion

b)

reference portion

c)

title page

d)

spread

14.

The activities that should occur to ensure a successful production of a yearbook, such as having every student in the yearbook at least twice, no repeated pictures, no spreads show the same student twice, etc. are known as


a)

editorial section

b)

index

c)

spreads

d)

best practices

15.

A teacher staff member who facilitates the yearbook production and advices students on all aspects of the production process is known as the _____.


a)

editor

b)

adviser

c)

sponsor

d)

boss

16.

The ____ is the building block of the book (yearbook).  The default mode is ladder, but you can also change the view to grid view or use flip book to view the digital yearbook as it will appear.


a)

grid

b)

book

c)

ladder

d)

portraits

17.

Which section of Varsity Yearbook website allows the user to create their own background and template, or use a template from the theme design?

a)

book

b)

ladder

c)

page design

d)

catalog

18.

When you (a)   click on a page, it'll take you to Page Design, shown here.

19.

Regular photos are called . . . .

a)

candids

b)

portraits

c)

art

d)

modes

20.

When photos are uploaded, you can tag the images by clicking on the_______ on the right side of the screen. 


a)

name tags

b)

book section

c)

index

d)

topic tags

21.

While in Page Design, the page or spread you are working on is ______ for other users, so the work cannot be saved over by someone else.

a)

open

b)

locked

c)

not visible

d)

inactive

22.

The agreed upon ways of working in a team; examples include equal participation, no interruptions, being open to ideas, etc. is called _____.


a)

Rules

b)

Procedures

c)

Professionalism

d)

Equal Opportunity

23.

A (a)   is/are two facing pages in the ladder.


24.

This section of the Varsity yearbook website allows users to upload photos.

a)

Book

b)

Library

c)

Index

d)

Grid

25.

All of these are found in which section of a yearbook?

Students and Faculty photos, photos of clubs and teams, business and personal ads, and the index.


a)

Opening

b)

Editorial

c)

Reference

d)

Ending