Newspaper Practice Quiz 1
Vocab and questions from the first few weeks of Newspaper class
- 1.Journalism is . . .
- A.
Writing in a newspaper
- B.
The gathering and reporting of news
- C.
Making food
- D.
Not a real thing
- 2.Credibility is . . .
- A.
Lying
- B.
Checking for accuracy
- C.
Writing in a newspaper
- D.
The belief that what someone says is true
- 3.To verify means to . . .
- A.
Make food
- B.
Check for accuracy
- C.
Take pictures for the newspaper
- D.
Believe what someone is saying
- 4.The 1st Amendment guarantees . . .
- A.
Free speech and free press
- B.
Free religion
- C.
The right to own a gun
- D.
The right to have children
- 5.The following are all roles of journalists except . . .
- A.
Shining a spotlight on important issues
- B.
Keeping democracy in motion
- C.
Telling everyone what they think
- D.
Keeping people informed about upcoming events, weather, etc.
- 6.If someone says information is confidential, then you . . .
- A.
Should tell everyone
- B.
Should not tell everyone
- 7.Libel is . . .
- A.
Verifying information
- B.
Telling the truth
- C.
The acrt
- D.
Printing or broadcasting false information that damages someone's reputation
- 8.______________________ is a characteristic of a news story about an event that is reported as soon as it happens.
- 9.Stories with ______________ are about famous, important or well known people.
- 10._________________ is a characteristic of news found in stories about sports or war.
- 11.______________ is a characteristic of a news story that happens locally or close to home.
- 12._________________ ______________ stories are about people, usually those involved in an emotional struggle.
- 13.The current name of the Lighthouse Newspaper is The Lightning Times. We should . . .
- A.
Leave the name the way it is
- B.
Make a new name
- C.
Name it "The Soua Vue Newspaper"
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