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WorksheetsPhotojournalism Test Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Mia, Charlotte, and Grace are having a debate about photojournalism. They all agree that it includes several types of photography, but they can't agree on which one is NOT included. Can you help them out?
historical event
documentary
portrait
street
Imagine Liam, Olivia, and Oliver are on a school trip. They take a group photo and Olivia is tasked with writing a few words beneath it to describe what's happening. What is this called?
Street photography
News title
Caption
Photo credit
Photojournalism allows the world to see through the eyes of the photographer
True
False
Avery, Scarlett, and Luna are on a school trip. They see a journalist capturing a news story through photographs. What is this process called?
documentary photography
news photography
photojournalism
street journalism
A photojournalist should be able to direct the photo and stage it.
True
False
Ava, Noah, and Benjamin are having a debate. Ava thinks photojournalism began in schools, Noah believes it started in war zones, and Benjamin argues it originated in sporting events. Who is correct?
Ava - schools
Noah - war zones
Benjamin - sporting events
None of them
When it began, photojournalists were trying to get ordinary citizens to see ____?
the impact of the war
how soldiers got to the war
how many horses were involved
the scenery of the war
This type of photography is impactful because
it shows the war
it captures something that is rare
It is in color
It is of a soldier
The goal of photojournalism is to:
capture a staged photo
pose the photo to mirror the article
tell a visual story
engage the viewer so they become the photographer
Good photos use _____ and good ______.
posed and staged elements
composition and lighting
scenery and quotes
Grace, Avery, and Nora are having a debate about photojournalism. Grace says, 'Cropping photos is okay in photojournalism.' What do you think?
No, never
Yes, always
No, only for historical photos
Yes, only if you don't change the story
Good photos capture a moment at peak action.
True
False
This is an example of photojournalism
True
False
Fine Art photography is a type of photojournalism because it focuses on the artistic element of the photo
True
False
This photo is an example of which type of photojournalism
street
event
news
documentary
Name the type of photojournalism shown here
event
documentary
fashion
news
Name the photojournalism style
documentary
street
event
fashion
Imagine Benjamin and Oliver are working on a school newspaper. Sometimes, they may have to make a posed photo of Abigail to accompany the news story they are writing. Is this true?
True
False
the point of view from where the picture was taken
photo manipulation
caption
candid
angle
Altering a photograph is called
journalistic standards
Rule of Thirds
Photo Manipulation
Ethics
When you ___ a photo, you take a portion out of the picture.
stage
crop
manipulate
caption
The quality of being trustworthy is known as ____.
ethics
standards
credibility
cutline
The Rule of Thirds is
having the subject in the photo in one third of the photo, leaving the other two thirds open
having the caption in one third of the photo and only images in the other two
having the photo be open except for the subject who is at the top of the picture
dividing your photo into thirds so that the eye only sees one third
When writing a caption, you should always AVOID
composing a headline
identifying anyone
stating the obvious
using quotes
What is the primary role of a photojournalist?
To manipulate photos to make them more appealing
To capture staged photos for news stories
To document events and tell a story through photographs
To take portrait photos of news subjects
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of good photojournalism?
Accuracy
Objectivity
Manipulation of images
Timeliness
What is the term for the text that accompanies a photo in a news story, providing context and information?
Headline
Subheading
Caption
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