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Facts and Journalism Concepts

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of a headline?

a)

To summarize the entire article

b)

To hook the reader’s attention

c)

To list the 5Ws and H

d)

To give the reporter credit

2.

Which of the following is a fact?

a)

Pizza is the best food

b)

School is boring

c)

The school day ends at 3:45 PM

d)

Dogs are better than cats

3.

What does the “W” in “Who” refer to in journalism?

a)

The reason something happened

b)

The person or people involved

c)

The location of the event

d)

The time of the event

4.

Canada is closer to the North Pole than the South Pole.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

5.

Dogs make the best pets!

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

6.

What are the Five W’s and the H?

a)

Whitehouse, weather, what, worth, who, and hindsight

b)

Who, what, weather, why, wow, and how

c)

Who, what, when, where, why, and how.

d)

Who, whet, woop, when, whatha, and huh

7.

Which question does “Why” answer in a news story?

a)

Who was involved

b)

What happened

c)

When it happened

d)

The reason it happened

8.

Which of the following best describes an opinion?

a)

Chocolate ice cream tastes better than vanilla

b)

Water freezes at 0°C

c)

The capital of France is Paris

d)

Earth orbits the Sun

9.

What does the “When” in the Five W’s refer to?

a)

The people involved

b)

The time the event happened

c)

The location of the event

d)

The reason for the event

10.

What makes a story complete?


a)

A catchy headline

b)

A long paragraph

c)

The 5Ws + H

d)

A famous person

11.

Which of these headlines is most likely to hook a reader?

a)

“School Lunch Menu Updated”

b)

"Local Student Wins National Award, but Using AI"

c)

“Math Class Starts at 9 AM”

d)

“Library Has New Book"

12.

What is the difference between a fact and an opinion?

a)

Facts are boring, opinions are exciting

b)

Facts can be proven, opinions are beliefs

c)

Opinions are always wrong

d)

Facts are guesses

13.

Which of these is the best headline?

a)

“Big Changes Coming”

b)

“Student Council Plans Fall Dance”

c)

“Exciting News”

d)

“Something Happened Yesterday”

14.

What does “Where” answer in a story?

a)

The Time

b)

The Location

c)

The People

d)

The Reason

15.

I love pizza.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

16.

Which of the following is an example of a fact?

a)

Basketball is the most fun sport

b)

The sun rises in the east

c)

Chocolate is better than vanilla

d)

Fridays are the best day of the week

17.

What does the “How” in the Five W’s and H refer to?

a)

The method or way something happened

b)

The location of the event

c)

The people involved

d)

The time of the event

18.

Which headline is most specific?

a)

“Students Win Science Fair with Solar Project”

b)

“Big News at School”

c)

“Something Happened Today”

d)

“Exciting Event”

19.

There are 6th grade students in the room.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

20.

Water is a liquid.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion