30 questions
The inverted pyramid format tells a news story chronologically, from the moment the news began to break.
Yes
No
The lead comes at the end of a story.
True
False
The most basic design of a journalistic story is called
The Upside-down Diamond
The Inverted Pyramid
Journalism's Finest
The Important Things Go First
The first lead to come to your mind is probably the best one.
True
False
True or False: A story topic is the specific thing you're going to write about
True
False
What is the purpose of the Body of a news story?
To give the most important information
To give details about the lead
To offer opinions about the lead
To end the story
Identify this type of quotation: “Hey Albert,” Jeff yelled back, “grab some snacks when you return.”
Introductory
Interrupting
Concluding
Interlude
Pick the sentence that uses the correct quotation and punctuation.
Ella was scared that, "she would not be home."
Bella said that "she wanted to buy a new bike."
Alice cried, "But what about the candy?!"
Charlotte said "don't be late!"
What is a direct quotation?
A quote copied word-for-word from a text.
A summary of a quote from a text.
A piece of dialogue from a novel.
A way to add variety in your writing.
What is an indirect quotation?
Repeating the author's exact words.
A summary of what the text has said without using the exact words.
Using smaller quotation marks to quote the text.
When you are telling someone about the text.
Pick the sentence that uses correct indirect quotation.
Meg raised her hand because she wanted a drink of water.
Why don't we go to the park? said Lily.
Chloe exclaimed I forgot to bring my homework as she sat down on the bus.
I won the competition! Lucie screamed, I can't believe I won!
Izzy thought that she could jump over the tall fence.
Pick the sentence that uses correct indirect quotation.
Meg raised her hand because she wanted a drink of water.
Why don't we go to the park? said Lily.
Chloe exclaimed I forgot to bring my homework as she sat down on the bus.
I won the competition! Lucie screamed, I can't believe I won!
Izzy thought that she could jump over the tall fence.
Pick all the sentences that uses the correct DIRECT quotations (there is more than one!).
Maya said. "I've lost my English book!"
Millie wanted "to buy another ice-cream."
Alyssa smiled, "It's a secret!"
Grace was in her thoughts, "I wonder if this is a good idea."
"I can't believe I missed the movie!", shouted Rania.
Someone who covers news stories is called a _______?
Printer
Editor
Newspaper
Journalist
A feature covers what type of story?
Hard news with facts and quotes
Something other than news that provides information but not Hard News
An opinion piece where the writer states how they feel about something
A list offering ten best pet names
True or False: An editorial offers opinions from one source
True
False
If I have to edit a photo to make it fit, that's called __________
Editing
Changing
Filtering
Cropping
If I have to edit a story to make it fit, that's called _________
Copy Editing
Re-Writing
Cropping
Changing
Another name for the Name of your newspaper is called the ______?
Title/Name
Flag/Banner
Headline/Story
Identifier/Name
The person who makes the final decisions about a newspaper is called the __________?
Director
Editor
Coordinator
Principal
In a newspaper, important stories should be placed where?
On the inside
On the bottom
In column 3
Above the fold
True or false: All messages are constructions.
True
False
True or False: All messages are a representation of a reality.
True
False
True or False: Messages are created for different purposes
True
False
True or False: Different people interpret the same message differently
True
False
True or False: Messages have their own language, forms and symbol systems
True
False