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NEWSPAPER EXAM REVIEW : SPRING 2024

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Writing that uses he, she and they as subjects is:

a)

FIRST PERSON

b)

SECOND PERSON

c)

THIRD PERSON

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

2.

A key word, phrase, theme or paragraph linking sentences and paragraphs together is called as:

a)

TRANSITION

b)

CLINCHER

c)

NUT GRAF

d)

LEAD

3.

Quotations are used to:

a)

PULL THE READER DEEPER INTO THE STORY

b)

CAPTURE FEELINGS

c)

TOUCH EMOTIONS

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

4.

Where does the lead put the most important information?

a)

THE TOP OF THE STORY

b)

THE MIDDLE

c)

THE END

d)

THROUGHOUT THE STORY

5.

Attribution refers to:

a)

THE NEWS VALUE

b)

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HARD AND SOFT NEWS

c)

WHO SAID WHAT IN A QUOTE

d)

THE LINKING WORDS IN TRANSITION PARAGRAPHS

6.

Quotations should be used to begin a story.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Journalists report the opinions of their sources through quotations.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

In a quotation, the comma should go inside the quotation marks.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

The words "when asked" should be used in a story how often?

a)

NEVER

b)

ONLY BEFORE THE FIRST QUOTE

c)

BEFORE EVERY QUOTE

d)

IN THE LEAD

10.

The order of a quotation statement should be -

a)

the quote, the attribution word, then the name of the source

b)

the name of the source, the attribution word and then the quote

c)

the attribution word, the quote, then the name of the source

d)

quote first, then the name of the source, then the attribution word

11.

Open-ended questions ask sources for opinions on a subject.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

In selecting the information that will be used in the interview story, the reporter should:

a)

Use all notes

b)

Use one quote from each source

c)

Use strong quotes that reveal new information or opinions from the source

d)

Use only half the quotes

13.

The attribution word that is always used is said.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

A reporter should never ask a question they know the answer to.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

Opinion in a news story must be:

a)

that of the reporter

b)

attributed to a source

c)

positive

d)

eliminated totally

16.

Transitions in a news story can:

a)

help link the source material in a story together

b)

provide factual information that doesn't need to be attributed to a source

c)

help introduce new source information

d)

all of the above

17.

Coach Moore wanted to know --- shoes were left on the field.

a)

who's

b)

whose

18.

The 6-year-old boy --- found the $50 was allowed to keep it.

a)

who

b)

that

19.

The family was --- for Thanksgiving.

a)

all together

b)

altogether

20.

"We are looking --- to the match," tennis coach Max Jones said.

a)

forward

b)

foreward

21.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses AP style for abbreviations: (careful, it's a trap!)
a)
The meeting date was two weeks ago, on Sept. 30.
b)
The meeting date was two weeks ago, on September 30.
c)
The meeting date was two weeks ago, on Sept. 30, 2005.
d)
The meeting date was two weeks ago, on September 30, 2005.
22.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses AP style for abbreviations: 
a)
Marshall asked whether they could meet again in early Oct.
b)
Marshall asked whether they could meet again in early October.
23.
In the astronomy class, however, only 3/three people earned an A.
a)
3
b)
three
24.

He divided the loot among/between James and Joe.

a)

among

b)

between

25.

The 40-year-old Senator suffers from/has the Beijing flu.

a)

suffers from

b)

has