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Journalistic Writing

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This article uses an inverted pyramid structure in writing.

a)

News Reports

b)

Opinion articles

c)

Feature articles

d)

Sports articles

2.

Also known as opposite to the editorial article.

a)

News Reports

b)

Opinion articles

c)

Feature articles

d)

Sports articles

3.

a)

Editorial

b)

News Story

c)

Feature Article

d)

Sports News

4.

a)

Feature Article

b)

News Story

c)

Editorial

d)

Sports News

5.

a)

Sports News

b)

News Story

c)

Editorial

d)

Feature Article

6.

It remains factual despite the addition of entertainment value to its nature.

a)

News Reports

b)

Opinion articles

c)

Feature articles

d)

Sports articles

7.

It makes reading facts more pleasurable to its audience.

a)

News Reports

b)

Opinion articles

c)

Feature articles

d)

Sports articles

8.

Journalistic writing must strive for a thorough representation of all sides.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The lead paragraph in news writing.

a)

Main points

b)

Supporting idea

c)

Conclusion

10.

In journalistic writing, you may write simply and use simple and dull words.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following is a key characteristic of journalistic writing?

a)

Objectivity

b)

Subjectivity

c)

Persuasiveness

d)

Creativity

12.

What is the primary purpose of a headline in journalistic writing?

a)

To entertain the reader

b)

To provide detailed information

c)

To grab the reader's attention

d)

To summarize the entire article

13.

In journalistic writing, what is the function of the 'lead' paragraph?

a)

To introduce the main idea

b)

To provide background information

c)

To conclude the article

d)

To present an opposing viewpoint

14.

Which type of journalistic writing is most likely to include the writer's personal opinion?

a)

News report

b)

Editorial

c)

Feature article

d)

Interview

15.

What is the term for the practice of checking facts and sources in journalistic writing?

a)

Editing

b)

Proofreading

c)

Fact-checking

d)

Revising