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Newspaper Writing
Name ____________________________
Circle the correct answer.
Question #1:
Choose the best definition for this term.
headline
indicates the author of an article
the front page of the newspapers
gives a
quick overview of what is contained
in an article
indicates where an article was
written
Question #2:
Choose the best definition for this term.
dateline
indicates the author of an article
briefly describes the main idea of
the story
gives a brief overview of the
contents of an article
indicates where an article was
written
Question #3:
Choose the best definition for this term.
byline
gives a brief overview of the
contents of an article
indicates the place where the
article was written
indicates how long an article is
indicates the author of an article
Question #4:
Choose the letter that represents the
headline.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
(a) ASSASSINATED
(b) DALLAS, TX
(c) Walter Cronkite
Question #5:
Choose the letter that represents the
dateline.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
(a) ASSASSINATED
(b) DALLAS, TX
(c) Walter Cronkite
Question #6:
Choose the letter that represents the
byline.
JOHN F. KENNEDY
(a) ASSASSINATED
(b) DALLAS, TX
(c) Walter Cronkite
Question #7:
Choose the best headline for this story.
How Americans will react to casualties in
obscure places such as Zaire has become
the X-factor for policy makers
contemplating military operations, experts
say.
Americans React to War Casualties
War Casualties Obscure
Public Opinion on War Casualties
Uncertain
Question #8:
Choose the best headline for this story.
As US warplanes dropped bombs on
Yugoslavia last week, many Americans
admitted that they don't know much
about the conflict in the separatist-minded
province of Kosovo, or even where it is.
Kosovo Not Familiar to Many
Americans
Kosovo Separatist-Minded
US Warplanes Bomb Kosovo
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Newspaper Writing
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Circle the correct answer.
Question #9:
Choose the best headline for this story.
Two men were interested in checking out
more than books when they walked into a
library Wednesday in the southern part of
the state and robbed several adults at
gunpoint.
Library Becomes Crime Scene
Men Check Out Robbery
Adults Robbed
Question #10:
Choose the best headline for this story.
A judge on Tuesday scheduled an August
16 trial for Nosmo King, a former county
commissioner charged with having
employees and inmates at the county jail
perform work on his personal property.
Former Commissioner Gets Work
Commissioner Sets Trial
Judge Sets Ex-Official's Trial Date
Question #11:
Choose the best headline for this story.
Elected officials should talk about the faces
behind the statistics instead of arguing
about whose numbers on education
spending are correct, the president of the
education association said today.
Elected Officials Talk About
Education
Numbers on Education Spending
Interesting
Faces, Not Figures Should Guide
Education
Question #12:
Choose the best headline for this story.
A bill that would allow some organizations
other than local school boards to sponsor a
charter school was approved by the House
Education Committee on Monday, but
such a school is still several steps from
being able to open.
School Not Ready to Open
School Closed
Committee Passes Charter School
Bill
Question #13:
Choose the best headline for this story.
Former senator and presidential candidate
Bob Dole will speak on public life
and the next presidential election at the
Chamber of Commerce in downtown
Omaha on Friday.
Public Life Discussed at Chamber
Dole Has Public Life
Dole to Address Audience
Question #14: Choose the best definition
for this term.
propaganda
the editorial page of a newspaper
misleading literature that appeals
to emotions
communistic literature
favoritism toward or against a
cause
Question #15:
Choose the best example of the
bandwagon propaganda technique.
Don't be too late to enroll in our
exciting new class!
Our health club is like a day at the
beach.
Joe has used Glitz products since he
began losing his hair.
Are you afraid you are missing all
the fun in life?
Beach Park
Newspaper Writing
Name ____________________________
Circle the correct answer.
Question #16:
Choose the best example of using loaded
words as a propaganda technique.
While you shop for a car, your
children can play on our new
playground.
Hurry! We have three lots left to
sell. Was your last paycheck too
small? We pay big bucks!
You too can learn to play like a pro.
Question #17:
Choose the best example of using transfer
as a propaganda technique.
a politician asking for your vote
a traffic policeman wearing a sticker
that says "I voted today."
a realtor who uses a peace symbol
on her business card
a smiling man standing beside a
wrecked car
Question #18:
Choose the best example of omission of
facts as a propaganda technique.
We have only three new cars left to
sell, so hurry!
Is your lawn filled with weeds? If so,
try Killzit for a green lawn.
Mrs. Bleepy says her bread is the
best ever.
For Sale: Used three-door car.
Engine works.
Question #19:
Choose the best definition for this term.
bias
misleading and incorrect words
a negative viewpoint emotional
words
favoritism toward or against an
organization or a cause
Question #20: Choose the best definition
for this term.
connotation
the definition of a word
words that appeal to emotion
misleading words
feelings associated with a word
Question #21: Choose the best term for this
definition.
"Everybody's doing it!"
unreliable testimonial
transfer
loaded words
bandwagon
Question #22:
Choose the best term for this definition.
The association of positive feelings of one
thing to another unrelated thing
transfer
unreliable testimonial
loaded words
omission of facts
Question #23:
Choose the best term for this definition.
The endorsement of a product by someone
not qualified
unreliable testimonial
loaded words
transfer
bandwagon
Question #24:
Choose the best term for this definition.
Using words that have a positive or
negative connotation omission of facts
transfer
loaded words
unreliable
testimonial
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Newspaper Writing
Name ____________________________
Circle the correct answer.
Question #25:
Choose the best term for this definition.
Playing the national anthem during an
advertisement
unreliable testimonial
transfer
bandwagon
loaded words
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Newspaper Writing
Answer Key
1. gives a quick overview of what is
contained in an article
2. indicates where an article was written
3. indicates the author of an article
4. a
5. b
6. c
7. Public Opinion on War Casualties
Uncertain
8. Kosovo Not Familiar to Many Americans
9. Library Becomes Crime Scene
10. Judge Sets Ex-Official's Trial Date
11. Faces, Not Figures Should Guide
Education
12. Committee Passes Charter School Bill
13. Dole to Address Audience
14. misleading literature that appeals to
emotions
15. Don't be too late to enroll in our exciting
new class!
16. Was your last paycheck too small? We
pay big bucks!
17. a realtor who uses a peace symbol on
her business card
18. For Sale: Used three-door car. Engine
works.
19. favoritism toward or against an
organization or a cause
20. feelings associated with a word
21. bandwagon
22. transfer
23. unreliable testimonial
24. loaded words
25. transfer