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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a Lead in a News Article?Answers the questions who, what, where, when, why, and howIs a long introduction to the articleHas quotations from authority figuresContains who wrote the article
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the byline?The title of the articleContains the name of the place where the story took placeThe secondary heading for the articleContains the name of the person who wrote the article
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a "quotation"?Dialogue which has these symbols ' ' surrounding itThe lead of the storyAnother name for the headline of the articleDialogue that has these symbols " " surrounding it
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat tense is the news report written in?Present tense; the story is happening right nowPast tense; the story already happenedFuture tense; the story is going to happenWednesday tense; doesn't exist....
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy are news reports written?To inform the world of terrible stories that lead to death and other unfortunate eventsTo inform citizens of events which are happening in the world locally and internationallyTo make sure people have jobsTo give people something to do in the morning when they drink their coffee
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow many paragraphs should a news report be?at least 1at least 10at least 5at least 3
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow many numbers should be included in a news report?At least 3At least 5At least 8At least 1
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow many quotations should be in a news report?At least 1At least 3At least 2At least 5
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow many names should be in a news report?At least 1At least 2At least 5At least 3
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a headline?The person who wrote the articleThe beginning of the actual articleThe end of the actual articleThe title of the news report
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho should the quotation be from?A random personA witness or authority figureA childThe author
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe order of an article is...Lead, headline, byline, and summary paragraphsHeadline, summary paragraphs, lead, and bylineHeadline, byline, lead, and summary paragraphsHeadline, summary paragraphs, byline, and lead
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat does it mean when it says "add details"...Add specific names, dates, and timesBe as vague or brief as possibleWrite information that is extra, not necessarily relevant to the storyLiterally write "details" in your article
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhere are news articles found?On TVIn the newspaperIn your backpackAll around you
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy are we studying news reports?Because we're learning a lotBecause everyone should know how to write a news reportBecause we're preparing for the OSSLTBecause it's something you'll do in the 'real world'
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