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WorksheetsJournalism Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What are items or stories that can be published at any time called?
Blog
News Story
Evergreen Story
Scoop
What term is used for significant information made available to a reporter?
Libel
Scoop
Flag
Editor
What is a headline across or near the top of all or most of a newspaper page called?
Beat
Banner
Break
Exclusive
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?
Break
Byline
Exclusive
Lead
What is the opening of a news story that contains the 5W's called?
Lead
B copy
Byline
Cutline
What type of story appeals to a reader due to a human interest angle?
Lead
Banner
Feature
Break
What is the common method of organizing a news story so that the most important information is presented first?
Banner
Inverted Pyramid Structure (IPS)
Jump
Editorial
What is a news story that represents an opinion called?
Feature
Editorial
Byline
Break
Who is a person that prepares material for publication?
Editor
Blog
Scoop
Flag
What does the term 'Libel' refer to?
A personal website or web page
The printed inscription that contains the name of the newspaper
Publishing information that misrepresents facts and falsely exposes an individual to ridicule
A person who prepares material for publication
What is a story entirely based on facts called?
Scoop
Blog
News Story
Evergreen Story
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?
B copy
Byline
Cutline
Jump
What is the printed inscription that contains the name of the newspaper called?
Scoop
Flag
Blog
Editor
What is a personal website or web page on which an individual records opinions, links to other sites, etc. on a regular basis called?
News Story
Blog
Evergreen Story
Libel
What is the work of gathering news called?
Feature
Journalism
Editorial
Beat
What is any descriptive or explanatory material under a picture called?
Cutline
Lead
Banner
Feature
What is the name of the reporter who wrote the story, placed atop the published article called?
Cutline
Byline
Jump
Editorial
What term is used to describe continuing a story on another page?
Jump
Lead
Banner
B copy
What is the area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage called?
Break
Beat
Editorial
Feature
What is a story a reporter has obtained to the exclusion of the competition called?
Editorial
Break
Exclusive
Beat
