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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a Nameplate?
A newspaper’s names printed in special type on the front page.
Name of the writer appearing above the article.
Line telling the reader where the story is continued.
Gives the reader an idea what they will be reading/the title given to a story.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is a Heading/Headline?
A line of text to indicate what the passage below is about/a secondary headline which provides additional info about the story.
Gives the reader an idea what they will be reading/the title given to a story.
Name of the writer appearing above the article.
Line telling the reader where the story is continued.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is a subheading/deck?
Descriptive info appearing underneath/beside photographs explaining what it is about.
Gives the reader an idea what they will be reading/the title given to a story.
A line of text to indicate what the passage below is about/a secondary headline which provides additional info about the story.
Line telling the reader where the story is continued.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is a byline?
A newspaper’s names printed in special type on the front page.
Line telling the reader where the story is continued.
An alphabetized table of contents of the newspaper.
Name of the writer appearing above the article.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the jumpline?
A reference to the source of a photograph.
Line telling the reader where the story is continued.
Descriptive info appearing underneath/beside photographs explaining what it is about.
An alphabetized table of contents of the newspaper.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the index?
Name of the writer appearing above the article.
Line telling the reader where the story is continued.
A reference to the source of a photograph.
An alphabetized table of contents of the newspaper.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is a photo credit?
A reference to the source of a photograph.
Picture that emphasizes key points and adds interest/a combination of artwork and words which helps to visually explain a story.
Descriptive info appearing underneath/beside photographs explaining what it is about.
Name of the writer appearing above the article.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is a caption/cutline?
A reference to the source of a photograph.
Picture that emphasizes key points and adds interest/a combination of artwork and words which helps to visually explain a story.
Descriptive info appearing underneath/beside photographs explaining what it is about.
Gives the reader an idea what they will be reading/the title given to a story.
- 9. Multiple Choice
To give credit to the author of the story is the...
By-Line
Jumpline
Heading
Subheading
- 10. Multiple Choice
To help the reader understand the picture/illustration/graphic is the...
By-Line
Jumpline
Caption/Cutline
Subheading
- 11. Multiple Choice
To help the reader understand what they will be reading is the...
By-Line
Jumpline
Heading/Headline
Subheading/Deck
- 12. Multiple Choice
The purpose of this text feature is to direct the reader to the different sections of the newspaper.
By-Line
Jumpline
Glossary
Index
- 13. Multiple Choice
The purpose of this text feature is to inform the reader where the newspaper story continues.
Jumpline
Index
Nameplate
Caption/Cutline
- 14. Multiple Choice
The purpose of this text feature is for the reader to know the newspaper who is providing the information.
By-Line
Heading/Headline
Subheading/Deck
Nameplate
- 15. Multiple Choice
The purpose of this text feature is to give credit to the person who took the picture.
By-Line
Photo Credit
Caption/Cutline
Jumpline
- 16. Multiple Choice
The purpose of this text feature is to provide more detail to the reader to help them understand what they are reading.
Caption/Cutline
Headling/Headline
Subheading/Deck
Photo Credit
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