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POST-ASSESSMENT (Quarter 1)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT true about journalism today?

a)

A journalist needs a great deal of money to start a new news organization.

b)

Journalists have a wider choice of career paths than in the past.

c)

The journalism industry is evolving as people get their news in new ways.

d)

Creative ideas for journalistic content and delivery systems are springing up every where.

2.
  1. Which of the following is NOT true about journalism today?

a)

Stories created for one medium are likely to be found in other media.

b)

Few people nowadays rely on journalists for information about important events.

c)

The techniques for researching and writing stories continue to be important.

d)

The tenets of good journalism—critical thinking, clear writing and organized presentation—remain the same.

3.

What is meant by the balance in a news story?

a)

Getting a lawyer’s opinion before writing an article

b)

Having several authors write a story

c)

Covering all sides of an issue as fairly as possible

d)

Giving the same amount of space to every paragraph

4.

Your choice of a source should depend on ____________.

a)

The source’s popularity

b)

The source’s expertise

c)

The source’s availability

d)

The source’s height and weight

5.

What is libel?

a)

Publishing a false statement that damages someone’s reputation

b)

A tendency to do something

c)

Publishing private information about a person

d)

Use of outside editors

6.

What is defamation?

a)

Publishing unflattering information about someone

b)

An invasion of privacy

c)

A clearly labeled personal opinion

d)

An untruthful accusation that lowers someone’s reputation

7.

What is Journalism?

a)

The study of writing in journals

b)

Writing essays about societal issues

c)

The reporting and publishing of the news

d)

An American business practice

8.

What makes a story “newsworthy”?

a)

The story has to be about a topic that appeals to the public interest.

b)

The story has to be published.

c)

The story has to have balanced sources.

d)

The story has to be about a celebrity.

9.

What is a source?

a)

A published news source, such as the Chicago Tribune

b)

A person that a reporter interviews for his story

c)

A reporter resource that lists all of the rules of writing

d)

A published online news source, such as austintalks.org

10.

What are the 5 Ws and 1 H?

a)

The only six questions that a reporter can ask a source

b)

The six necessary facts of a summary lead

c)

The six paragraphs that are required for a standard news story

d)

The six worst mistakes a reporter can make

11.

Which of the following is considered a primary source in journalism?

a)

A newspaper article summarizing a speech

b)

A video recording of the speech

c)

A blog post analyzing the speech

d)

A textbook about speechwriting

12.

What has facilitated the transmission of essential information throughout history?

a)

Technological Advancements

b)

Personal Conversations

c)

Social Gatherings

d)

Art and Literature

13.

What is the origin of the term "journalism"?

a)

Latin word for “information”

b)

Old English term for “writing”

c)

Greek word for “news”

d)

Anglo-French word “jurnal”

14.

14. What was Acta Diurna?

a)

A type of book

b)

A modern newspaper

c)

A handwritten bulletin in Ancient Rome

d)

The first radio broadcast

15.

What is the name of the first student newspaper published in the Philippines?

a)

El Liliputiense

b)

The UST Gazette

c)

The Coconut

d)

The Philippine Student Newspaper