WorksheetsNEWSPAPER EXAM REVIEW : SPRING 2024
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
Writing that uses he, she and they as subjects is:
FIRST PERSON
SECOND PERSON
THIRD PERSON
NONE OF THE ABOVE
A key word, phrase, theme or paragraph linking sentences and paragraphs together is called as:
TRANSITION
CLINCHER
NUT GRAF
LEAD
Quotations are used to:
PULL THE READER DEEPER INTO THE STORY
CAPTURE FEELINGS
TOUCH EMOTIONS
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Where does the lead put the most important information?
THE TOP OF THE STORY
THE MIDDLE
THE END
THROUGHOUT THE STORY
Attribution refers to:
THE NEWS VALUE
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HARD AND SOFT NEWS
WHO SAID WHAT IN A QUOTE
THE LINKING WORDS IN TRANSITION PARAGRAPHS
Quotations should be used to begin a story.
TRUE
FALSE
Journalists report the opinions of their sources through quotations.
TRUE
FALSE
In a quotation, the comma should go inside the quotation marks.
TRUE
FALSE
The words "when asked" should be used in a story how often?
NEVER
ONLY BEFORE THE FIRST QUOTE
BEFORE EVERY QUOTE
IN THE LEAD
The order of a quotation statement should be -
the quote, the attribution word, then the name of the source
the name of the source, the attribution word and then the quote
the attribution word, the quote, then the name of the source
quote first, then the name of the source, then the attribution word
Open-ended questions ask sources for opinions on a subject.
TRUE
FALSE
In selecting the information that will be used in the interview story, the reporter should:
Use all notes
Use one quote from each source
Use strong quotes that reveal new information or opinions from the source
Use only half the quotes
The attribution word that is always used is said.
TRUE
FALSE
A reporter should never ask a question they know the answer to.
TRUE
FALSE
Opinion in a news story must be:
that of the reporter
attributed to a source
positive
eliminated totally
Transitions in a news story can:
help link the source material in a story together
provide factual information that doesn't need to be attributed to a source
help introduce new source information
all of the above
Coach Moore wanted to know --- shoes were left on the field.
who's
whose
The 6-year-old boy --- found the $50 was allowed to keep it.
who
that
The family was --- for Thanksgiving.
all together
altogether
"We are looking --- to the match," tennis coach Max Jones said.
forward
foreward
He divided the loot among/between James and Joe.
among
between
The 40-year-old Senator suffers from/has the Beijing flu.
suffers from
has
