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Journalistic Writing Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

active support of an idea or cause

a)
support
b)
opposition
c)
indifference
d)
advocacy
2.

means a short account of an incident

a)
summary
b)
narrative
c)
report
d)
anecdote
3.

a biased way of looking at or presenting something

a)
neutrality
b)
prejudice
c)

angle

d)
objectivity
4.

means a influence in an unfair way

a)
advise
b)
guide
c)

bias

d)
assist
5.

information that is essential to understanding a situation

a)
summary
b)

background

c)
detail
d)

objective

6.

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

a)
validity
b)
reliability
c)
authenticity
d)
credibility
7.

undistorted by emotion or personal bias

a)
Objective
b)
Emotional
c)
Biased
d)
Subjective
8.

an article giving opinions or perspectives

a)

editorial

b)

review

c)
research paper
d)
news article
9.

the region close around a person or thing

a)
neighborhood
b)
surroundings
c)
locale
d)

proximity

10.

the state of being widely known or eminent

a)
obscurity
b)
anonymity
c)
ignorance
d)

prominence

11.

the state of having important effects or influence

a)

Consequence

b)
Authority
c)
Power
d)
Control
12.

a false and malicious publication

a)
libelous statement
b)
defamation
c)
slander
d)
libel
13.

words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

a)
defamation
b)
libel
c)
calumny
d)
slander
14.

causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion

a)
uninteresting
b)
dull
c)
boring
d)

sensational

15.

secure an exclusive right to publish and sell a written work

a)
Trademark
b)
Patent
c)
License
d)
Copyright
16.

the point in time at which something must be completed

a)
Deadline
b)
Goal
c)
Milestone
d)
Target
17.

beliefs of a group in which they have emotional investment

a)

Clarity

b)

Values

c)
Shared opinions
d)

Personal Opinion

18.

the quality of being coherent and easily understood

a)
clarity
b)
ambiguity
c)
obscurity
d)
confusion
19.

the use of concise expressions

a)
clarity
b)
verbosity
c)
ambiguity
d)
brevity
20.

the relation of something to the matter at hand

a)
irrelevance
b)
significance
c)
importance
d)
relevance
21.

assigning ownership of a work to a specific author or person

a)
recognition
b)
credit
c)
attribution
d)
citation
22.

express the same message in different words

a)
Paraphrase
b)
Quote
c)
Translate
d)
Summarize
23.

a passage or word that connects a topic to one that follows

a)
connector
b)
link
c)
bridge
d)
transition
24.

biographical information about a person

a)
editorial
b)

profile

c)

news article

d)
novel
25.

a special or prominent piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine

a)
News report
b)
Opinion column
c)
Editorial piece
d)

Feature