News Reports Quiz

What is a headline?

• The person who wrote the article
• The beginning of the actual article
• The end of the actual article
• The title of the news report

What is the byline?

• The title of the article
• Contains the name of the place where the story took place
• The secondary heading for the article
• Contains the name of the person who wrote the article

What is a Lead in a News Article?

• Answers the questions who, what, where, when, why, and how
• Is a long introduction to the article
• Has quotations from authority figures
• Contains who wrote the article

What are the key features of a news report?

• Factual information, objectivity, clarity, accuracy, and timeliness

• Inaccuracy

• Vagueness

• Opinionated information

Explain why objectivity is important in news reports.

• To present information without bias or personal opinion.

• To sensationalize the news

• To promote personal opinions

• To manipulate the audience

What is the typical structure of a news report?

• Header, writer, introduction, main body, and conclusion

• Subject, journalist, opening paragraph, content, and closing

• Headline, byline, lead paragraph, body, and conclusion

• Title, author, summary, main content, and ending

How does the style of writing in news reports differ from other forms of writing?

• News reports are written in a more emotional and biased manner

• News reports use a lot of fictional elements

• News reports are written in a very informal and casual style

• News reports are written in a more objective and factual manner

What are some common grammar features found in news reports?

• Use of fourth person, past perfect tense, passive voice, and fictional quotes

• Use of third person, past tense, active voice, and direct quotes

• Use of second person, future tense, active voice, and paraphrased quotes

• Use of first person, present tense, passive voice, and indirect quotes

Why is the use of reported speech important in news reports?

• To add unnecessary details to the news report

• To accurately convey what was said by a source without misquoting or misrepresenting the information.

• To confuse the audience with conflicting information

• To make the news report more entertaining

Describe the inverted pyramid structure used in news reports.

• The inverted pyramid structure presents the least important information first, followed by the most important details.

• The most important information is presented first, followed by supporting details and background information.

• The inverted pyramid structure starts with background information, followed by the most important details.

• The inverted pyramid structure is used to present information in a circular manner, with no specific order.