Feature Writing

A feature story is another output of a literary work.

• True

• False

In a feature story, the arrangement of facts is similar to a news article.

• True

• False

A typical person may become a source of a feature story.

• True

• False

Feature stories have a specific limit on the number of words and length of paragraphs.

• True

• False

In writing features, adjectives should be used sparingly.

• True

• False

Like news, a feature story needs a vast array of facts on the suject but does NOT need quoted statements anymore.

• True

• False

Idiomatic expressions are weak in explaining and describing the subject in a feature story.

• True

• False

Figures of speech like comparison and alliteration can be used in a news story but not in a feature article.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In feature writing, a reporter is given freedom to choose his subject and theme, but is limited on the style he may use.

• True

• False

A feature story has to be timely.

• True

• False