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Newsworthy Vocab. Practice

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which news value is newsworthy because two or more people, entities, groups, or teams are opposing one another?

a)

Consequence/Impact

b)

Prominence

c)

Proximity

d)

Conflict

e)

Timliness

2.

Which news value applies to the people a news story is about? If the people are well-known, then the news story is deemed newsworthy.

a)

Prominence

b)

Impact

c)

Timeliness

d)

Consequence/Impact

e)

Proximity

3.

Which news value refers to harder-hitting stories and important developments in a story that would lose their newsworthiness if not reported as soon as possible?

a)

Timeliness

b)

Prominence

c)

Proximity

d)

Human Interest

e)

Conflict

4.

Which news value refers to the physical or emotional closeness of a news story to a media outlet’s audience?

a)

Proximity

b)

Prominence

c)

Consequence/Impact

d)

Human Interest

e)

Timeliness

5.

Today’s weather and traffic reports, election results, and upcoming homecoming game are all examples of...

a)

Proximity

b)

Conflict

c)

TImeliness

d)

Consequence?Impact

e)

Human Interest

6.

The story evoke emotions or is unique.

a)

Prominence

b)

Proxmity

c)

Timeliness

d)

Consequence/impact

e)

Human Interest

7.

Newsworthiness

a)

is considered to be interesting enough to be reported in newspapers or on the radio or television

b)

Spreading rumors

c)

is too tell everyone about what happened recently

d)

is considered to be fake and be reported on newspapers or on the radio or television

8.

A news value (determinant) based on how much it affects your audience.

a)

Timeliness

b)

Proximity

c)

Impact/Consequence

d)

Conflict

e)

Human Interest

9.

This means "worthy of being news."

a)

Accuracy

b)

Objectivity

c)

Balance

d)

Newsworthy

10.

These are the qualities that determine whether or not something makes a good news story.

a)

News money

b)

News Values (Determinants)

c)

Facts

d)

Opinions

11.

"New 'Cat Cafe' to open in downtown Atlanta, March 2024"

a)

Prominence

b)

Conflict

c)

Proximity

d)

Consequence/Impact

e)

Human Interest

12.

"Simone Biles Becomes World Championships’ Most Decorated Gymnast"

a)

Prominence

b)

Conflict

c)

Proximity

d)

Consequence/Impact

e)

Timeliness

13.

"Central Florida veteran donates thousands to Wounded Warrior Project"

a)

Conflict

b)

Prominence

c)

Timeliness

d)

Human Interest

e)

Proximity

14.

"Detroit Ford factory closes, forcing layoffs of 3,000 employees"

a)

Timeliness

b)

Human Interest

c)

Consequence/Impact

d)

Prominence

e)

Conflict

15.

Select the news determinant that exemplifies this headline, "U.S.-China leaders face off in trade dispute"

a)

Timeliness

b)

Conflict

c)

Human Interest

d)

Impact

e)

Prominence

16.

A young woman in Australia claims that she can now speak to dolphins after inventing a device that will translate what they say

a)

Proximity

b)

Timeliness

c)

Consequence or impact

d)

Human interest

e)

Prominence

17.

The high school varsity volleyball team won their all-state tournament this weekend. (Choose all that apply)

a)

Timeliness

b)

Proximity

c)

Consequence/impact

d)

Human interest

e)

Prominence

18.

Due to recent behavior, your school administrators have decided that all three grade levels will now have assigned seating at lunch. Students will also have to be walked down to the cafeteria by their teacher. (Select all that apply)

a)

Proximity

b)

Timeliness

c)

Human interest

d)

Consequence or impact

e)

Prominence

19.

What is the main purpose of the lesson 'What is Newsworthy?'?

a)

To explain the history of journalism

b)

To show students how to use social media

c)

To help students understand what makes a story newsworthy

d)

To teach students how to write stories

20.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of newsworthiness?

a)

Human Interest

b)

Timeliness

c)

Proximity

d)

Popularity

e)

Conflict

21.

What does timeliness in newsworthiness refer to?

a)

Being tied to an event on a calendar

b)

Being trendy among peers

c)

Happening now, recently, or soon

d)

Having new information to report

22.

When is something considered to have reader impact?

a)

When it informs readers' decisions

b)

When it affects where readers go

c)

When it changes what readers buy

d)

All of the above

23.

Can something be newsworthy without having all seven elements of newsworthiness?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

It depends

d)

Not sure

24.

If a story affects the readers and community directly in their daily lives, it has...

a)

Conflict

b)

Timeliness

c)

Proximity

d)

Rarity

25.

Unusual stories about people who accomplish amazing feats

a)

relevance

b)

timeliness

c)

human interest

d)

standards

26.

The closer your audience is geographically or emotionally to an event, the more newsworthy it will be for your audience.

a)

Timing

b)

Impact

c)

Proximity

d)

Human Interest

27.

What is 'human interest' in news?

a)

Stories about animals

b)

Stories about weather

c)

Stories about technology

d)

Stories about people and their experiences

28.

What is the role of a journalist?

a)

To create advertisements

b)

To report on events and issues

c)

To entertain people

d)

To write fiction stories

29.

What is the purpose of the 'Newsworthiness Chart'?

a)

To show the history of news

b)

To define what makes a story newsworthy

c)

To list popular news websites

d)

To teach how to write headlines

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