WorksheetsThe News: Terms
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the term for 'A detail or piece of information that the reader readily remembers.'?
nugget
fragment
summary
hint
What is the term for 'Using your own words without changing the intent or meaning of the story.'?
paraphrase
summarize
plagiarize
quote
What is the term for 'Information at the bottom of the story providing the reader with where to find additional information on the story.'?
cross-reference
byline
caption
headline
What is the term for 'Can be a diagram, graphic, photo, charts etc.'?
graphic
sentence
equation
paragraph
What is the term for 'Individual responsible for allowing or not allowing a story to be on the air.'?
gatekeeper
reporter
editor
producer
What is the term for 'To make changes that focus on making the story better.'?
edit
publish
illustrate
translate
What is the term for 'Information where the source is not revealed.'?
off-the-record
on-the-record
background
exclusive
What is the term for 'The individual who reads/tells the news on the television.'?
anchor
director
producer
reporter
What is the term for 'A contact who provides information for the story.'?
source
editor
publisher
reader
What is the term for 'Late breaking news item or release.'?
bulletin
editorial
feature
column
What is the term for 'Damaging false statements.'?
slander
testimony
verdict
evidence
What is the term for 'Journalists do not use title, they use this instead.'?
headline
byline
caption
subtitle
What is the term for 'The details given to reporters to enable them to write their news story.'?
briefing
headline
editorial
caption
What is the term for 'A name given to everything else except the news.'?
feature
headline
editorial
column
What is the term for 'Also referred to as cutline, information providing details about a photo.'?
caption
headline
byline
editorial
What is the term for 'Reporters often refer to their writing as this.'?
copy
draft
note
script
What is the term for 'Reporters refer to this for word use, style, punctuation, grammar.'?
stylebook
notebook
handbook
dictionary
What is the term for 'The information essential on how the news event occurred.'?
background
headline
editorial
caption
What is the term for 'Head and shoulders photo of the individual.'?
mugshot
landscape
selfie
group photo
Fill in the blank: The name of the reporter/writer who wrote the story is called the _________.
byline
headline
caption
editor
Fill in the blank: _________ stands for Freedom of Information.
foi
fbi
fom
foc
Fill in the blank: The opening line in the news story is called the _________.
lead
headline
caption
byline
Fill in the blank: The viewpoint the reporter takes when writing a story is called the _________.
angle
headline
caption
source
Fill in the blank: Obtaining many ideas in a short period of time is called _________.
brainstorming
editing
memorizing
summarizing
Fill in the blank: Missing information from a news story is referred to as a _________.
hole
gap
block
void
Fill in the blank: A version of the edited copy is called _________.
proof
draft
manuscript
outline
Fill in the blank: The traditional news story format with important details at the top and less important towards the bottom is called the _________?
inverted-pyramid
hourglass
chronological order
feature lead
Fill in the blank: A story that no other publication has is called an _________
exclusive
editorial
feature
headline
