WorksheetsNewspaper Midterm
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 46mins
The author's name
How is a news story written?
using an inverted pyramid
Writing in a circular motion
with as little detail as possible
in a square
Which of the following match this description?
The who, what, when, where, and why of a story.
Lead
Background Information
Interview
More Information
Conclusion
What does a journalist do?
Catch thieves
Inform, write news and make interviews
Watch the TV
Read a newspaper
What is it?
MastHead
News title
Photography
New
Read the statements and identify the opinion.
Dolphins use a blowhole on top of their heads to breathe.
Dogs are cuter than cats
Bats can see in the dark
Giraffes have more than one stomach.
A/An______________ has seen an event happen/ lived through a newsworthy moment.
jargon
reporter
eyewitness
Which one is NOT a part of a newspaper article?
Bibliography
Headline
Body and/or supporting details
Lead
What part of newspaper is this?
Arts and Culture Section
Movie Section
Entertainment Section
Lifestyle Section
What verb tense is usually used in a newspaper article featuring and event that has already occured?
Present tense
Future tense
Past tense
Intense
Which term refers to a conversation with a person in order to obtain information, where the interviewee is the person being interviewed?
Interview
Reporter
Opinion Column
Current Events
Prohibiting the inclusion of certain elements in a publication or broadcast.
prior restraint
prior review
public forum
underground
Review of a publication by officials before the publication is printed, broadcast or posted online.
prior restraint
prior review
public forum
underground
Man Utd reach FA Cup quarter-finals, Burnley crash out
Sport News
Crimes News
International News
Entertainment News
K-pop tweets set new record of 6.7 billion globally in 2020
Entertainment News
Crimes News
International News
Sport news
A person who writes articles for a newspaper or magazine is a ...
(a)
This section of the newspaper contains stories relevant to the city or town in which the newspaper is published. It contains local stories.
Local Section
Entertainment Section
Sports Section
Business Section
Which of the following is an indirect quotation?
A plan is in place to investigate the pros and cons of letting students smoke on campus.
Principal Don Jackson said that we should look into whether or not there should be a place for students to smoke on campus.
“We ought to consider whether or not students should be allowed to smoke anywhere on this campus," Principal Don Jackson said.
Principal Don Jackson spoke about allowing students to have a place to smoke on campus and "whether or not" we should do so.
Which of the following is a paraphrase?
A plan is in place to investigate the pros and cons of letting students smoke on campus.
Principal Don Jackson said that we should look into whether or not there should be a place for students to smoke on campus.
“We ought to consider whether or not students should be allowed to smoke anywhere on this campus," Principal Don Jackson said.
Principal Don Jackson spoke about allowing students to have a place to smoke on campus and "whether or not" we should do so.
Which of the following is a direct quote?
A plan is in place to investigate the pros and cons of letting students smoke on campus.
Principal Don Jackson said that we should look into whether or not there should be a place for students to smoke on campus.
“We ought to consider whether or not students should be allowed to smoke anywhere on this campus," Principal Don Jackson said.
Principal Don Jackson spoke about allowing students to have a place to smoke on campus and "whether or not" we should do so.
Record a response, talking to future newspaper staff. Advise on what to do and what not to do during their time on the newspaper staff. Send messages to the current staff that are taking over next year.
