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- 1.What is a lead?
- A.
The first paragraph of a story.
- B.
A fact from a story.
- C.
A quote from a story.
- D.
A descriptive paragraph of a story.
- 2.What are the characteristics of a good summary lead?
- A.
Very descriptive and may be any length.
- B.
There are no rules for writing a good summary lead.
- C.
It is short and very descriptive.
- D.
It is short and based on the 5 W's and H.
- 3.What is wrong with this summary lead? Mr. Jones traded in the battlefield for his history classroom when he became a teacher.
- A.
Too many facts.
- B.
Not descriptive enough and too short.
- C.
Not based on the 5 W's and H.
- D.
None of these.
- 4.What is inverted pyramid style.
- A.
Least important facts first.
- B.
Direct quotations go at the beginning of a story.
- C.
Most important facts come first.
- D.
None of these.
- 5.What invention is associated with the summary lead and inverted pyramid style of writing?
- A.
Radio
- B.
Telegraph
- C.
Telephone
- D.
Cell Phone
- 6.Which news element is associated with the war in Syria?
- A.
Human Interest
- B.
Conflict
- C.
Proximity
- D.
All of these
- 7.What news element is associated with Harrison Ford starring in the new Star Wars movie?
- A.
Conflict
- B.
Proximity
- C.
Prominence
- D.
None of these
- 8.United States postal rates will go up next month.
- A.
Conflict
- B.
Prominence
- C.
Proximity
- D.
Consequence
- 9.Defamation is intentionally trying to make someone look bad by making up false things about them.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.What is slander?
- A.
Spoken defamation
- B.
Written defamation
- C.
Spoken Libel
- D.
None of these
- 11.What is libel?
- A.
Spoken defamation
- B.
Printed defamation
- C.
Spoken statements that irritate others.
- D.
None of these.
- 12.Which of these insures that reporters may report information about the public?
- A.
1st Amendment
- B.
2nd Amendment
- C.
3rd Amendment
- D.
4th Amendment
- 13.You watch a television news story that featured an on-camera open, voice-over segment, interview segment, and on-camera close. This is a?
- A.
Wrap
- B.
Voicer
- C.
Actuality
- D.
Story Package
- 14.Your news story involves a 10 second video clip featuring Ted Cruz and his run for the presidency. This is called a?
- A.
Actuality
- B.
Sound Bite
- C.
Voicer
- D.
Actuality or Sound Bite (Often used by the public)
- 15.Which of these is a feature lead?
- A.
Teacher Jim Becka will appeal his firing at the next New Caney ISD school board meeting scheduled for next week in the administration building.
- B.
He arrives early each day and spends an hour preparing class materials before students arrive in his room.
- C.
Both are feature leads.
- D.
Neither are feature leads.
- 16.A good summary lead begins with a future event.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.A nut graph is part of a hard news story and follows a summary lead.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.The person on-camera telling a news story is the talent.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Which of these has the correct attribution?
- A.
Teacher Jim Becka said, "I enjoy teaching at New Caney High School. I plan on retiring from this school."
- B.
"I enjoy teaching at New Caney High School," teacher Jim Becka stated. "I plan on retiring from this school".
- C.
"I enjoy teaching at New Caney High School," teacher Jim Becka said. "I plan on retiring from this school."
- D.
"I enjoy teacher at New Caney High School. I plan on retiring from this school," teacher Jim Becka said.
- 20.What is the best defense against defamation?
- A.
Truth
- B.
Insurance
- C.
Anonymity
- D.
None of these.
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