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FIRST QUARTER TEST IN TLE-ICT (CDP)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To convey a sense of immediacy, journalist news writers use the ______________ or perfect tense whenever possible.

a)
Past
b)
Present
c)
Future
2.
Which of the following sentences is written in present tense?
a)
A government study shows elementary school children in major cities perform worse in science than other students around the country.
b)
A government study will show that elementary school students will perform worse in science than other students around the country.
c)
A government study showed that elementary school children in major cities performed worse than other students around the country
3.

When an author writes to persuade , it means the author is:

a)

trying to give you information to teach you the facts.

b)

trying to do something through reasoning or argument.

c)

trying to see if you are paying attention.

4.

When an author's purpose is to inform, it means the author is

a)

trying to give you information and teach you facts.

b)

trying to do something through reasoning or argument.

c)

trying to see if you are paying attention.

5.

When the author's purpose is to entertain, the author is:

a)

trying to make you enjoy the story by keeping the reader's attention.

b)

trying to give you information and teach you facts.

c)

trying to see if you are paying attention.

6.

Commercials, billboards, ads, opinions, reviews, and political ads are examples of:

a)

Entertaining writing

b)

Informative writing

c)

Persuasion writing

7.

Documentaries, non-fiction books, history/science books, news articles, recipes, and biographies are examples of :

a)

Informative writing

b)

Entertaining writing

c)

Persuasion writing

8.

Fiction books, fantasy, mystery, comic books, jokes, adventure, and romance books are examples of :

a)

Informative writing

b)

Entertaining writing

c)

Persuasion writing

9.

What should you consider removing from your headline and subheadlines?

a)

Nouns

b)

Helping Verbs

c)

Adjectives

10.

Which sentence is an ACTIVE CONCLUSION?

a)

That meeting will take place next Friday.

b)

We will be at that meeting and tell you the outcome of the vote.

c)

The meeting was held at the mini-gymnasium yesterday.

11.

What do you call the first paragraph in a news article?

a)

lead

b)

introduction

c)

background

12.

What should compose your lead?

a)

5 W's and 1 H

b)

Who, What, When, Where only

c)

Who, Why, When only

13.

The following are characteristics of a news article EXCEPT...

a)

accurate

b)

subjective

c)

factual

14.

The following are parts of a news article EXCEPT...

a)

headline

b)

conclusion

c)

quote

d)

segue

15.

Which of the following you can't find in a news report?

a)

Who was involved

b)

The best historical site to visit in where the news takes place

c)

What really happened

d)

Witness views

16.

Which of the following is a good headline?

a)

The Cat Hides in Its Owner's Suitcase

b)

Case Cat's Plane Adventure

c)

Cat Was Flying Quitely in a Case

17.

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a newspaper's front page?

a)

Image

b)

Masthead

c)

Headline

d)

TV programmes agenda

18.

Which of the following sums up the main newspaper story to attract and intrigue the reader?

a)

Byline

b)

Headline

c)

Subheadline

19.

Which of the following is the definition of subheadline?

a)

It adds a little more detail to the headline.

b)

It is the name of the newspaper.

c)

It tells the reader who wrote the article.

20.

Which of the following is a fact?

a)

Living in skyscrapers can be difficult sometimes.

b)

The tallest building in town is used for offices and hotels.

c)

Cleaning your windows can be fun if you live in a skyscraper.

21.

It is the timely narration of facts that is to inform the readers of what is happening in the world or in the local area.

a)

sports article

b)

opinion article

c)

news article

d)

feature article

22.

It is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions.

a)

sports article

b)

editorial article

c)

news article

d)

feature article

23.

It is usually published in a newspaper or magazine that mainly reflects the author's opinion about a subject.

a)

sports article

b)

editorial article

c)

news article

d)

feature article

24.

It is a writing that gives more depth to topical events, people , or issues and it provides background information on a certain topic.

a)

sports article

b)

editorial article

c)

news article

d)

feature article

25.

What type of article is this ?

a)

news article

b)

feature article

c)

editorial article

d)

sports article

26.

6. This is an example of what journalistic writing ?

a)

sports article

b)

feature article

c)

news article

d)

editorial article

27.

This style of writing is an example of?

a)

sports article

b)

editorial article

c)

feature article

d)

news article

28.

Factual knowledge is an information that is verifiable and agreed by almost everyone.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

An informed opinion is a factual statement and the general truth on an issue.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

Personal testimony is a personal experience not related to a knowledge party.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

Statistical Inferences are interpretations and examples of an accumulation of facts.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

It is important to use your critical thinking skills in making a stand.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

A feature article is a text in a newspaper, magazine or news website that is meant to report breaking news.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

34.

What is the structure of an feature article?

a)

Title, lead (introduction), body and summary.

b)

Title, lead (introduction), body and conclusion.

c)

Title, body and conclusion.

35.

How many words should you use in the title of a feature article?

a)

1 word

b)

2 to 8 words

c)

10 words

d)

All the words you want to include.

36.

How many ideas do you need for paragraphs?

a)

2 main ideas

b)

3 main ideas

c)

1 main idea

37.

What do we write in the introduction of a feature article?

a)

We talk about the topic.

b)

We write about our point of view.

c)

We write why our chosen topic is interesting to our readers.

38.

Where do we write a summary of the whole article?

a)

body

b)

conclusion

c)

introduction

d)

title

39.

Feature unlike news is more enduring and it deals with any subject under the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Feature stories must always start with a novelty lead.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

A good feature writer knows how to look for features from beneath the surface of every day's event.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

All feature articles are written to entertain.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

A feature story may be of any length - from a short human interest story to a rather long magazine article.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

a)

Sport News

b)

News Story

c)

Feature Article

d)

Editorial

45.

a)

Feature Article

b)

Editorial

c)

Sports News

d)

News Story

46.

a)

Feature Article

b)

News Story

c)

Editorial

d)

Sports News

47.

a)

Sports News

b)

Feature Article

c)

News Story

d)

Editorial

48.

a)

Feature Article

b)

News Story

c)

Sports News

d)

Editorial

49.

a)

Sports News

b)

News Story

c)

Editorial

d)

Feature Article

50.

a)

Editorial

b)

Sports News

c)

News Story

d)

Feature Article