News Unit Test
Use the definitions below to answer
questions 1-28 on your test answer sheet.
1 Point each
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Large type designed to summarize a story and grab the reader's attention. |
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A block of text on a single topic beginning with some form of a lead followed by the body that contains quotations and transitions. |
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Written defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that are in writing or are spoken from a written script. |
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The portion of the story which helps the reader move from one point to the next: helps a story flow |
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Person who researches and generally writes stories assigned by editors. |
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A statement which cannot be proven. |
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A statement made by another person included in a published story. |
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Has overall responsibility for the publication. |
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A form of headline consisting of a few very large words over a smaller subheadline. |
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Space in a publication sold to other businesses. |
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| K |
The beginning of the story which serves to summarize the story and/or grab the reader's attention. |
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| L |
A type of story which serves to express an opinion and encourage the reader to take some action. |
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| M |
Information delivered about an event shortly after it has occurred. |
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| N |
The essentials of any story: who; what; when; where; why; and how. |
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A style of writing most commonly applied to news stories in which the most important facts appear early in the story and less important facts later in the story. |
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A standard of conduct based on moral beliefs. |
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| Q |
Spoken defamation; damaging false statements against another person or institution that are spoken. |
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| R |
A vertical division of layout which aids in giving structure to a page. |
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A specific area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage. |
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Two facing pages that are designed as one unit. |
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| U |
A question and answer session between a reporter and source to get information for a story. |
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A form of editorial written to comment on a play; movie; piece of music or some other creative work. |
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| W |
Indicates who wrote the story; often includes the writer's title. |
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| X |
The portion of a page with nothing on it used to draw a viewer into the other elements on the page. |
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| Y |
An element of news that includes people or events with which the audience can identify; stories that are just interesting. |
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| Z |
A statement that can be proven. Not an opinion. |
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A story written with some interpretation that goes beyond just reporting the facts. |
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A short (one or two word) statement at the beginning of a caption that serves to grab the reader's attention. |
Answer these multiple choice questions on your test answer sheet for questions 29-49 (1 Point each)
| 29) | What is news? | |||
| A) | Made up stories of events | B) | An account of what is happening around us | |
| C) | Fictional Writing | D) | Fictional Novels | |
| 30) | If something happens close by and will have a greater impact on readers because of it happening close, then it is an example of what? | |||
| A) | Proximity | B) | Prominence | |
| C) | Timeliness | D) | Novelty | |
| 31) | If the people in your news story are well known to the readers and this affects them more, then this is an example of what? | |||
| A) | Proximity | B) | Prominence | |
| C) | Timeliness | D) | Novelty | |
| 32) | Which one of the following is something that newspapers do not also publish in their paper? | |||
| A) | Background Analysis | B) | Opinions | |
| C) | Human Interest Stories | D) | Publisher Budgets | |
| 33) | Who determines what will be covered in the newspapers? | |||
| A) | Printers | B) | Publishers | |
| C) | Editorial Board | D) | Staff Writers | |
| 34) | Reports on crime, court cases, government announcements, house fires, awards ceremonies, and plane crashes are all examples of what type of news? | |||
| A) | Hard News | B) | Soft News | |
| C) | Feature | D) | Editorial | |
| 35) | What type of news story focuses on a certain angle, explores it through background research and interviews with the people involved, then draws conclusions from that information? | |||
| A) | Hard News | B) | Soft News | |
| C) | Feature | D) | Editorial | |
| 36) | What type of news story expresses an opinion? | |||
| A) | Hard News | B) | Soft News | |
| C) | Feature | D) | Editorial | |
| 37) | Profiles of people, programs, or organizations are all examples of what type of news? | |||
| A) | Hard News | B) | Soft News | |
| C) | Feature | D) | Editorial | |
| 38) | The first sentence of a hard news story is called what? | |||
| A) | Introduction | B) | Opening | |
| C) | The lead | D) | Beginning | |
| 39) | How long should a lead be? | |||
| A) | 10-20 Words | B) | 25-40 Words | |
| C) | 50-100 Words | D) | Doesn't matter how long it is, as long as it is well written | |
| 40) | How many of the 5W's and H should be used in a good lead? | |||
| A) | 1-2 | B) | 2-3 | |
| C) | 3-4 | D) | 5-6 | |
| 41) | What voice should you write your leads in? | |||
| A) | Active Voice | B) | Passive Voice | |
| C) | Loud Voice | D) | Quiet Voice | |
| 42) | What voice is this sentence written in: The Gators were crushed by the Panthers. | |||
| A) | Active Voice | B) | Passive Voice | |
| C) | Loud Voice | D) | Quiet Voice | |
| 43) | What voice is this sentence written in: The Panthers crushed the Gators. | |||
| A) | Active Voice | B) | Passive Voice | |
| C) | Loud Voice | D) | Quiet Voice | |
| 44) | Which of the following leads should you avoid using? | |||
| A) | Today, President Bush arrived in Billings aboard Air Force One to push his Social Security reforms. | B) | Social Security reform dominated the agenda Saturday as President Bush spoke to a crowd of vocal supporters Friday. | |
| C) | President Bush arrived in Billings today aboard Air Force One to push his Social Security reforms. | D) | Pushing his Social Security reforms, President Bush spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of supporters at Metra Park today. | |
| 45) | What type of lead is this an example of: Pushing his Social Security reforms, President Bush spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of supporters at Metra Park today. | |||
| A) | Who Lead | B) | What Lead | |
| C) | Why Lead | D) | How Lead | |
| 46) | What type of lead is this an example of: Social Security reform dominated the agenda Saturday as President Bush spoke to a crowd of vocal supporters Friday. | |||
| A) | Who Lead | B) | What Lead | |
| C) | Why Lead | D) | How Lead | |
| 47) | What type of lead is this an example of: In an hour long question and answer session, President Bush presented his Social Security reforms to supporters today. | |||
| A) | Who Lead | B) | What Lead | |
| C) | Why Lead | D) | How Lead | |
| 48) | What type of lead is this an example of: President Bush arrived in Billings today aboard Air Force One to push his Social Security reforms. | |||
| A) | Who Lead | B) | What Lead | |
| C) | Why Lead | D) | How Lead | |
| 49) | What type of news story should you use the inverted pyramid for? | |||
| A) | Hard News | B) | Soft News | |
| C) | Feature | D) | Editorial | |
50) In Microsoft Word, write a Short 150 - 200 word hard news story for the front page based off of the following facts. (You must include a Headline for your news story)
FACTS:
An airplane has crashed.
It crashed at 10:42 a.m. today.
No one was killed.
One person was injured.
The pilot walked away from the crash, unhurt.
A passenger suffered cuts and bruises.
The pilot is Vernon K. Armstrong, age 55.
He is from Walla Walla , Washington .
The passenger is Shirley A. Armstrong, 49, his wife.
She was rushed by ambulance to a nearby hospital.
Witnesses said the plane took off, rose 60 feet in the air and then crashed to the ground.
Mr. Armstrong is a veteran of the Vietnam War.
He won the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military honor, for bravery during that war.
The plane was completely destroyed.
The plane was a small plane, a Cessna.
The crash occurred at Our town Municipal Airport .
The cause of the crash in unknown.
Mr. Armstrong told police he “just lost control.”