WorksheetsPOST-ASSESSMENT (Quarter 1)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is NOT true about journalism today?
A journalist needs a great deal of money to start a new news organization.
Journalists have a wider choice of career paths than in the past.
The journalism industry is evolving as people get their news in new ways.
Creative ideas for journalistic content and delivery systems are springing up every where.
Which of the following is NOT true about journalism today?
Stories created for one medium are likely to be found in other media.
Few people nowadays rely on journalists for information about important events.
The techniques for researching and writing stories continue to be important.
The tenets of good journalism—critical thinking, clear writing and organized presentation—remain the same.
What is meant by the balance in a news story?
Getting a lawyer’s opinion before writing an article
Having several authors write a story
Covering all sides of an issue as fairly as possible
Giving the same amount of space to every paragraph
Your choice of a source should depend on ____________.
The source’s popularity
The source’s expertise
The source’s availability
The source’s height and weight
What is libel?
Publishing a false statement that damages someone’s reputation
A tendency to do something
Publishing private information about a person
Use of outside editors
What is defamation?
Publishing unflattering information about someone
An invasion of privacy
A clearly labeled personal opinion
An untruthful accusation that lowers someone’s reputation
What is Journalism?
The study of writing in journals
Writing essays about societal issues
The reporting and publishing of the news
An American business practice
What makes a story “newsworthy”?
The story has to be about a topic that appeals to the public interest.
The story has to be published.
The story has to have balanced sources.
The story has to be about a celebrity.
What is a source?
A published news source, such as the Chicago Tribune
A person that a reporter interviews for his story
A reporter resource that lists all of the rules of writing
A published online news source, such as austintalks.org
What are the 5 Ws and 1 H?
The only six questions that a reporter can ask a source
The six necessary facts of a summary lead
The six paragraphs that are required for a standard news story
The six worst mistakes a reporter can make
Which of the following is considered a primary source in journalism?
A newspaper article summarizing a speech
A video recording of the speech
A blog post analyzing the speech
A textbook about speechwriting
What has facilitated the transmission of essential information throughout history?
Technological Advancements
Personal Conversations
Social Gatherings
Art and Literature
What is the origin of the term "journalism"?
Latin word for “information”
Old English term for “writing”
Greek word for “news”
Anglo-French word “jurnal”
14. What was Acta Diurna?
A type of book
A modern newspaper
A handwritten bulletin in Ancient Rome
The first radio broadcast
What is the name of the first student newspaper published in the Philippines?
El Liliputiense
The UST Gazette
The Coconut
The Philippine Student Newspaper
