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Broadcasting Glossary Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are bumpers in a newscast?

a)

Small teases that come at the end of one newscast segment often previewing what is coming up in the rest of the newscast.

b)

Legal IDs of a station.

c)

Offbeat or humorous stories used to mark the end of the news segment.

d)

Reports from correspondents that contain sound bites.

2.

What is the purpose of a kicker in a newscast?

a)

To preview what is coming up in the rest of the newscast.

b)

To mark the end of the news segment and the beginning of the sports/weather segment.

c)

To end a newscast.

d)

To engage in 'happy talk' during the outro.

3.

What is the role of a Producer

a)

Plans and supervises newscasts

b)

Operates the camera

c)

Reads the news on camera

d)

Chief electrician in the studio

4.

What is a lead story in a newscast?

a)

The first story in a newscast or segment.

b)

A story that is above the fold in print.

c)

A report from a correspondent that contains a sound bite.

d)

An advertisement for a not-for-profit organization.

5.

What is an outro in a newscast?

a)

The 'Goodbye' or end segment of a newscast.

b)

The beginning part of a story that the news anchor reads.

c)

The most important news story of the day.

d)

The estimated or actual time of a newscast.

6.

What is a package (PKG) in broadcasting?

a)

Small teases that come at the end of one newscast segment often previewing what is coming up in the rest of the newscast.

b)

Legal IDs of a station.

c)

Reports from correspondents that contain sound bites.

d)

Phonetic spelling of a difficult word or name.

7.

What is a pronouncer in broadcasting?

a)

Small teases that come at the end of one newscast segment often previewing what is coming up in the rest of the newscast.

b)

Legal IDs of a station.

c)

Reports from correspondents that contain sound bites.

d)

Phonetic spelling of a difficult word or name.

8.

In broadcast news terms, what is a Stand-up?

a)

A comedian on stage

b)

Part of package with reporter on screen reading/presenting information. 

c)

What your smart watch asks you to do at least every thirty minutes

d)

A term that means to face adversity or unjust authority

9.

What is a public service announcement (PSA)?

a)

Small teases that come at the end of one newscast segment often previewing what is coming up in the rest of the newscast.

b)

Legal IDs of a station.

c)

Reports from correspondents that contain sound bites.

d)

An advertisement for a not-for-profit organization.

10.

What is a rundown in broadcasting?

a)

A small teases that come at the end of one newscast segment often previewing what is coming up in the rest of the newscast.

b)

The estimated or actual time of a newscast.

c)

A chronological outline or order of stories or segments to be used in a newscast.

d)

A report from a correspondent that contains a sound bite.

11.

What is a sound bed in broadcasting?

a)

A type of background audio that complements the news report.

b)

The estimated or actual time of a newscast.

c)

A chronological outline or order of stories or segments to be used in a newscast.

d)

A report from a correspondent that contains a sound bite.

12.

What is spot news in broadcasting?

a)

An unexpected event that can be covered in various ways.

b)

The estimated or actual time of a newscast.

c)

A chronological outline or order of stories or segments to be used in a newscast.

d)

A report from a correspondent that contains a sound bite.

13.

What is the AP Wire?

a)

Associated Press, a news service supplying regional, national and international news.

b)

An imaginary wire that connects "All" "People"

c)

A news service about AP level classes

d)

When reporters take too much caffeine and are "Wired"

14.

What is a VO SOT

a)

A news story where reporter reads a script over B-Roll until a subject's sound bite (SOT) is played. At the end of the SOT, the reporter or anchor resumes reading with or without additional video.

b)

A type of documentary about Very Old people.

c)

A Voice Over on Saturday shows

d)

A weather report

15.

Nat Sound is also known as which of the following (Check all that apply)

a)

Sound Bed

b)

NAT S-O-T

c)

Ambient Sound

d)

Room tone