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Intro to J

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Journalism?

a)

Journalism is the activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast.

b)

Journalism is the activity or profession of writing books for public entertainment.

c)

Journalism is a special hobby that some people take up to increase their writing and interviewing skills.

2.

What is a journalist?

a)
A person who writes for newspapers, magazines, or news websites
b)
A person who fixes cars
c)

A person who writes posts on Instagram

d)
A person who designs buildings
3.

Our school newspaper is called

(a)  

4.

Journalism is a from of communication

a)

True

b)

False

5.

1. verification

a)

the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something

b)

entire, full, not missing anything out

c)

just and reasonable behavior

d)

a breath of fresh air

6.

objectivity

a)

in the room where it happened

b)

a lack of bias, judgement or prejudice

c)

the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something

d)

compassion and consideration for others

7.

There are several differences between traditional English essays and journalistic stories. Check all the differences we discussed.

a)

English essays are typically longer

b)

Journalism stories get to the point as fast as possible

c)

English writing uses periods

d)

Opinions can be included in English essays, but not journalism stories

8.

How is your day going?

a)

Amazing! It's a great Tuesday.

b)

Pretty good - few complaints.

c)

Ehh, I've got some tough stuff going on.

d)

Absolutely horrible.

9.

Element of news that includes people or event with which the audience can identify

a)

Human Interest

b)

Interview

c)

Paraphrase

d)

Reporter

10.
What do you need to avoid when writing a story?
a)
Clear concise writing
b)
A lead
c)
Using second or third person
d)
Long paragraphs
11.

Events are more newsworthy the closer they are to the community reading about them.

a)

Human Interest

b)

Novelty

c)

Proximity

d)

Prominence

12.

Why are you telling me this now?

a)

Proximity

b)

Novelty

c)

Timeliness

d)

Human Interest

13.

Events are more newsworthy when they involve public figures.

a)

Prominence

b)

Timeliness

c)

Rarity

d)

Impact

14.

What is the purpose of the 5Ws and 1H in journalism?

a)

To hide important details from the public

b)

To confuse the audience with conflicting information

c)

To gather and organize information for a news story.

d)

To entertain readers with fictional stories

15.

8. This is the best-known kind of feature story that discusses issues through the

           experiences of another.

a)

a. Human Interest

b)

b. How to

c)

c. Seasonal

d)

d. Profiles