WorksheetsMedia and News Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is a teleprompter?
A machine that shows words on a screen so the anchor knows what to say.
A short clip of someone talking that's used in the news story.
Pictures or charts that are used on the TV screen to help explain the news.
The moving line of text at the bottom of the news screen, usually showing short news or updates.
What is a correspondent?
The person you see on TV who tells you the news stories.
A reporter who talks about the news from a specific place, like a city or a country.
Really important news that's happening right now.
A machine that shows words on a screen so the anchor knows what to say.
What is a soundbite?
A short clip of someone talking that's used in the news story.
Pictures or charts that are used on the TV screen to help explain the news.
The moving line of text at the bottom of the news screen, usually showing short news or updates.
A pre-made video that has interviews, clips, and a reporter's explanation all put together.
What is a ticker?
A machine that shows words on a screen so the anchor knows what to say.
The moving line of text at the bottom of the news screen, usually showing short news or updates.
A pre-made video that has interviews, clips, and a reporter's explanation all put together.
A reporter who talks about the news from a specific place, like a city or a country.
What is an article?
A written piece that provides information on a specific topic.
The name of the person who wrote the article, usually at the top or bottom.
Someone who checks and corrects articles before they are published.
The big title at the top of an article that tells you what it's about.
What is a headline?
A written piece that provides information on a specific topic.
The big title at the top of an article that tells you what it's about.
Someone who checks and corrects articles before they are published.
The name of the person who wrote the article, usually at the top or bottom.
What is a source?
A meeting where one person asks another questions to get information.
Where the information comes from; it could be a person, book, or website.
Something that is true and can be proven.
What someone thinks or feels; it can't be proven right or wrong.
What is an interview?
A meeting where one person asks another questions to get information.
Where the information comes from; it could be a person, book, or website.
Something that is true and can be proven.
What someone thinks or feels; it can't be proven right or wrong.
What is a fact?
A meeting where one person asks another questions to get information.
Something that is true and can be proven.
What someone thinks or feels; it can't be proven right or wrong.
To put an article in a newspaper, magazine, or online so people can read it.
What is an opinion?
A meeting where one person asks another questions to get information.
Something that is true and can be proven.
What someone thinks or feels; it can't be proven right or wrong.
To put an article in a newspaper, magazine, or online so people can read it.
What is a live report?
Really important news that's happening right now.
When a reporter tells you what's happening as it happens, usually from where it's happening.
A reporter who talks about the news from a specific place, like a city or a country.
A pre-made video that has interviews, clips, and a reporter's explanation all put together.
What is a breaking news?
Really important news that's happening right now.
When a reporter tells you what's happening as it happens, usually from where it's happening.
A reporter who talks about the news from a specific place, like a city or a country.
A pre-made video that has interviews, clips, and a reporter's explanation all put together.
What is a broadcast?
Sharing news through TV or radio instead of writing it down in a newspaper.
The person you see on TV who tells you the news stories.
Really important news that's happening right now.
A reporter who talks about the news from a specific place, like a city or a country.
What is an anchor?
Sharing news through TV or radio instead of writing it down in a newspaper.
The person you see on TV who tells you the news stories.
Really important news that's happening right now.
A reporter who talks about the news from a specific place, like a city or a country.
What is a graphic?
A short clip of someone talking that's used in the news story.
Pictures or charts that are used on the TV screen to help explain the news.
The moving line of text at the bottom of the news screen, usually showing short news or updates.
A pre-made video that has interviews, clips, and a reporter's explanation all put together.
What is an editorial?
A written piece that expresses the opinion of the writer or publication.
The name of the person who wrote the article, usually at the top or bottom.
Someone who checks and corrects articles before they are published.
The big title at the top of an article that tells you what it's about.
What is a byline?
A written piece that provides information on a specific topic.
The name of the person who wrote the article, usually at the top or bottom.
Someone who checks and corrects articles before they are published.
The big title at the top of an article that tells you what it's about.
What is a news package?
A short clip of someone talking that's used in the news story.
Pictures or charts that are used on the TV screen to help explain the news.
The moving line of text at the bottom of the news screen, usually showing short news or updates.
A pre-made video that has interviews, clips, and a reporter's explanation all put together.
