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WorksheetsNewspaper Midterm Exam
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is NOT necessary for a nut graph?
a)
tell what the story is going to be about
b)
why the story is important
c)
come after the lead
d)
catch the reader's attention
2.
What comes after the nut graph?
a)
another nut graph
b)
a transition
c)
a direct quote
3.
A partial quote is part of a direct quote.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
How many words should a Headline have?
a)
4-6
b)
5-10
c)
5-15
d)
12-20
5.
What is usually called a Hard News?
a)
Editorial
b)
Feature Story
c)
News Story
d)
Short Story
6.
What technique do we use in writing a News Story?
a)
Inverted Triangle
b)
Inverted Rhombus
c)
Inverted Pyramid
d)
News Template
7.
All describes a News Story except?
a)
Straight-forward
b)
Directness
c)
Emotional Attachment
d)
Conciseness
8.
Which article needs a hook in the its introduction?
a)
Feature Story
b)
Editorial
c)
News Story
d)
all of the above
9.
a public promotion or some product or service
a)
crop
b)
lead
c)
advertisement
d)
deadline
10.
line with the author's name
a)
filler
b)
quote
c)
editor
d)
byline
11.
to report and write up a news story
a)
crop
b)
cover
c)
scoop
d)
proof
12.
line that tells the location and date of the story
a)
dateline
b)
editorial
c)
feature
d)
release
13.
person in charge of preparing the newspaper
a)
feature
b)
scoop
c)
reporter
d)
editor
14.
a special or important article
a)
headline
b)
filler
c)
feature
d)
quote
15.
news that deals with serious topics or events
a)
headline
b)
quote
c)
news story
d)
hard news
16.
the heading or caption of an articlle
a)
dateline
b)
headline
c)
deadline
d)
byline
17.
a plan or design of how the paper is laid out
a)
crop
b)
byline
c)
banner
d)
layout
18.
the most important part of the story, usually the beginning
a)
cover
b)
proof
c)
lead
d)
morgue
19.
to report the news story first
a)
scoop
b)
edit
c)
byline
d)
filler
20.
writing that is repeated word for word, surrounded by quotation marks " "
a)
editor
b)
quote
c)
dateline
d)
hard news
21.
Can news be found online?
a)
yes
b)
no
22.
What is this part of the newspaper?
a)
editorial
b)
comics
23.
What is this part of the newspaper?
a)
Sports section
b)
Lifestyle section
24.
What is this part of the newspaper?
a)
Local News
b)
World News
25.
What is this part of the newspaper?
a)
Weather
b)
Advertisements
26.
What is this part of the newspaper?
a)
news article
b)
advertisement
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