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Journalism Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are items or stories that can be published at any time called?

a)

Blog

b)

News Story

c)

Evergreen Story

d)

Scoop

2.

What term is used for significant information made available to a reporter?

a)

Libel

b)

Scoop

c)

Flag

d)

Editor

3.

What is a headline across or near the top of all or most of a newspaper page called?

a)

Beat

b)

Banner

c)

Break

d)

Exclusive

4.

What is the point of interruption in a story where an individual records opinions, links to other sites, etc. on a regular basis continued from one page to another?

a)

Break

b)

Byline

c)

Exclusive

d)

Lead

5.

What is the opening of a news story that contains the 5W's called?

a)

Lead

b)

B copy

c)

Byline

d)

Cutline

6.

What type of story appeals to a reader due to a human interest angle?

a)

Lead

b)

Banner

c)

Feature

d)

Break

7.

What is the common method of organizing a news story so that the most important information is presented first?

a)

Banner

b)

Inverted Pyramid Structure (IPS)

c)

Jump

d)

Editorial

8.

What is a news story that represents an opinion called?

a)

Feature

b)

Editorial

c)

Byline

d)

Break

9.

Who is a person that prepares material for publication?

a)

Editor

b)

Blog

c)

Scoop

d)

Flag

10.

What does the term 'Libel' refer to?

a)

A personal website or web page

b)

The printed inscription that contains the name of the newspaper

c)

Publishing information that misrepresents facts and falsely exposes an individual to ridicule

d)

A person who prepares material for publication

11.

What is a story entirely based on facts called?

a)

Scoop

b)

Blog

c)

News Story

d)

Evergreen Story

12.

What is the bottom section of a story written ahead of an event that will occur too close to deadline for the entire story to be processed?

a)

B copy

b)

Byline

c)

Cutline

d)

Jump

13.

What is the printed inscription that contains the name of the newspaper called?

a)

Scoop

b)

Flag

c)

Blog

d)

Editor

14.

What is a personal website or web page on which an individual records opinions, links to other sites, etc. on a regular basis called?

a)

News Story

b)

Blog

c)

Evergreen Story

d)

Libel

15.

What is the work of gathering news called?

a)

Feature

b)

Journalism

c)

Editorial

d)

Beat

16.

What is any descriptive or explanatory material under a picture called?

a)

Cutline

b)

Lead

c)

Banner

d)

Feature

17.

What is the name of the reporter who wrote the story, placed atop the published article called?

a)

Cutline

b)

Byline

c)

Jump

d)

Editorial

18.

What term is used to describe continuing a story on another page?

a)

Jump

b)

Lead

c)

Banner

d)

B copy

19.

What is the area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage called?

a)

Break

b)

Beat

c)

Editorial

d)

Feature

20.

What is a story a reporter has obtained to the exclusion of the competition called?

a)

Editorial

b)

Break

c)

Exclusive

d)

Beat