News gathering & News writing

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

If a journalist reads an interesting rumour online, they should:

Write and publish a story about it

Ignore it

Find a verifiable source to prove it

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

What are news stories based on?

Facts

Opinions

Speculation

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

Before writing a story, you need to find out:

What your best friend thinks about it

The 5 Ws and H

Which page it will be placed on in the newspaper

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

A vox pop is

A review of popular music

An interview with members of the public

The lead story in a newspaper

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

The most important thing to do before an interview is

Choose something smart and professional to wear

Research the interview topic

Plan some jokes to put the interviewee at ease

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

Why is a news story unlike a piece of creative writing?

Choice of words is unimportant

Grammar and punctuation has to be correct

It doesn’t try to build suspense

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

In a story about a house fire, which of the following sources should be prioritised?

A statement from the fire brigade

The school teacher of the child who was rescued in the fire

A mother whose child nearly died in different fire last year

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

The inverted pyramid is a good structure to follow because:

It allows you to include all the relevant information

It helps editors know where to put the story in a newspaper

All the important information comes higher up in the story

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

When using quotations in a story you should:

Make sure you include everything the person said

Improve the wording to make it more news-worthy

Choose the most useful and interesting comments only

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

In news writing, short words and short sentences are best because:

They are quicker to write and this helps meet deadlines

Readers might not have had a university education

They make stories clear and easy to understand

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

Which of the following are best left out of a news story?

Statistics – they can be difficult to understand and boring

A biased politician whose views are one-sided and offensive

Opinion and speculation

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

5 pts

What part of a news story should sum it up neatly and cover key information?

The last line

A quotation from a source

The intro

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