IS - You & the News: Unit 1

News stories are selected based on

• importance

• consequences

• both answers are correct

The three kinds of advertising in the newspaper are:

• general, retail, and classified

• national, local and international

• Saturday, Sunday, and weekday

Editorials are generally of the following types:

• Informative

• Controversial

• Both Answers are Correct

A national current even article might report on

• elections of city councilmen

• elections of officials in Mexico

• elections of Congressional representative in the U.S.A

Help Wanted Ads usually do not include:

• the salary range of the position

• description of the promotion and advancement opportunities

• a phone number of address to contact

Local news means:

• news from all over the world

• news that happens in town or nearby

• news the happened in the United States

Newspapers report current events at the

• national level

• local and state level

• both answers are correct

In the sentence, "Good writers must be aware of the connotation of the word they use." Connotation means

• the dictionary definition of a word

• the image and thoughts a word converys

• disagreement over the use of a word

What makes news?

• suspense

• timelines

• both answers are correct

A cutline is

• the size of the newspaper

• a publishing deadline

• the information describing a photograph