English for Journalism Quizzes

 

Module one

Quiz one: English for journalism

Q: True or False: The earliest forms of journalism were hand-written on ink and paper.

  

False

 

Q: True or False: As technology improved, people produced more papers and books

  

True

 

Q; True or False: As more papers and books were produced, more people learned to read and write.

  

True

 

Q; In Ancient China, the governor's edited government reports.  This means:

  

they removed or changed some information

 

Q; The printing press helped people share written information more quickly and easily. In other words, the printing press was more _________________.

   

efficient

 

QUIZ TWO

Q; Which of these happened first?

  

Corantos were published in Europe.

 

Q; Which of these happened last?

  

The World Wide Web Created online journalism.

 

Q; European and American newspapers were a result of which technological invention?

·         Gutenberg's printing press

 

Q; Which of these happened in the twentieth century (the 1900s)? 

  

People began to get their news from television.

 

Q; What was the name of the first regular newspaper published in English?

  

the Oxford Gazette

 

 

QUIZ THREE

Q; Last week, she cut her finger while she was cooking.

Answer 1:

cut

 

Answer 2:

was cooking

 

Q; A lot happened last month, I bought a new bicycle, my sister ran a 5K, and my niece won a basketball tournament.

Answer 1:

bought

 

Answer 2:

ran

 

Correct!

Answer 3:

Won

 

Q; Yesterday, I was seeing a car accident. One driver was looking at his cellphone when he hit another car.

Answer 1:

was seeing

 

Answer 2:

was looking

 

Answer 3:

Hi

Q; We were watching a YouTube video when my brother broke the laptop.

Answer 1:

were

 

Answer 2:

watching

 

Answer 3:

Broke

 

QUIZ FOUR

Q; Journalists need to _______________ the accuracy of their sources.

  

Verify

 

Q; They need to make sure that their work is _______________.

  

Original

 

Q; Journalists should always try to write the truth and to tell the _______________ story.

  

Complete

 

Q; Sometimes, in order to be _______________, journalists must show _______________ with the subjects of their stories.

  

humanity / restraint

 

Q; A journalist has a responsibility to _______________ the voiceless and to hold those in power _______________ for their actions.

  

empower / responsible

 

 

QUIZ FIVE

Q; verification

  

the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something

 

Q; objectivity

   

a lack of bias, judgement or prejudice

 

Q; originality

  

the quality of being novel and new

 

Q; completeness 

  

entire, full, not missing anything out

 

Q; transparency

  

an honest way of operating that allows other people to see what you are doing

 

Q; fairness

  

just and reasonable behaviour

 

Q; restraint

  

the act of keeping something under control

 

Q; humanity

  

compassion and consideration for others

 

Q; empowerment

  

giving power to those who do not have 

Q; accountability

  

responsibility for your actions

 

Module two

QUIZ SIX

Q; Your _______________ is the people you want to read your story.

 

Q; A _________________ is a subject or an issue. For a journalist, this means a big subject like education or transportation.

 

Q; To ________________ means to make something smaller and more specific for an audience.

  

narrow down

 

Q; What are the three most common ways to narrow down your topic? Select three choices below:

  

time

 

  

place

 

  

Type

 

Q; Match the type of journalism on the left (<--) with its description on the right (-->)

news story

 

             

investigative journalism

 

             

human interest story

 

             

 

A news story is often quite long and includes the journalist's personal opinion.

  

False

 

 

QUIZ SEVEN

Q; A thought or plan about what to do

   

Idea

 

Q; a short description of a story that a journalist wants to tell

  

Pitch

 

Q; describes a story that should be in the news

  

Newsworthy

 

Q; the relationship between the parts of something

  

Structure

 

Q; the way that you do something

  

Approach

 

QUIZ EIGHT

Q; did you who hear

  

Who did you hear?

 

Q; were you where going

  

Where you were going?

 

Q;  did he when leaving

  

  

When did he leaves?

  

Q; predict what do you

 

What do you predict?

 

 

where you live do

  

Where do you live?

 

Q; should we where go

  

Where should we go?

 

Q; why you do play

  

Why do you play?

 

Q; were sitting you where

  

Where were you sitting?

 

Q; can where we go

  

Where can we go?

 

Q; should I what wear

  

What should I wear?

 

QUIZ NINE

Q; Source: The head of the reptile house at the local zoo.

a man holding a snake

/\ \/\/ /\ from Jackson Mississippi, USA [CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]

  

expert

 

Q; Source: The pet owner’s brother, who lives in the same house.

two men sit on a couch

https://pixabay.com/photos/person-man-family-brother-people-111633/ (Links to an external site.)

By loganplow on pixabay 

  

related person

 

Q; Source: A woman walking her dog in the park, who saw and heard the snake bite the man.

A woman walking her dog.

https://www.maxpixels.net/Beige-Girl-Dog-Window-Young-Plans-Building-Woman-4275976 (Links to an external site.)

Max Pixel license CC0

  

eye-witness

 

 

Q; Source: The Director of the City Animal Control Department gave a license to the pet owner for the snake.

A man in uniform holds the tail of a large burmese python.

https://www.nps.gov/bicy/learn/news/secretary-salazar-announces-renewed-commitment-expanded-programs-to-eliminate-pythons-from-everglades.htm

 

    

authority

 

Q; Source: A nurse who attended the pet owner when he first arrived at the hospital. (Select BOTH possible types.)

 

A smiling nurse wearing a surgical gown

https://www.maxpixels.net/Doctor-Nursing-Hospital-Nurse-Bless-You-Medicine-2019420 (Links to an external site.)

  

eye-witness

 

  

related person

 

 

QUIZ TEN

 

Q; “Having working fire alarms will keep your family safe,” ____________ the chief firefighters.

  

Advised

 

Q; “What will you do for local schools if you win the election?” ____________ a curious parent when he met the candidate.

  

Asked

 

Q; “Drivers caught without insurance will be given a ticket,” ____________ the government official.

  

Stated

 

Q; “This week we’ll have record temperatures with highs in the upper 30s,” ____________ the weather reporter.

  

stated

 

Q; "It's important to wash your hands regularly. Avoid touching your face eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands," __________________ the World Health Organization representative

.

  

urged

 

QUIZ ELEVEN

Q; “The corner of 22nd and Callowhill Streets until recently was a parking lot.”

  

Maureen Kahn said the corner of 22nd and Callowhill Streets until recently had been a parking lot.

 

Q; “The city has bought that piece of land and it will host the new park.”

  

Maureen Kahn told us that the city had bought that piece of land and it would host the new park.

 

Q; “We want to open the park by the start of the summer.”

  

Maureen Kahn said they wanted to open the park by the start of the summer

Q; “The middle of the park will feature a round fountain.”

  

Maureen Kahn said the middle of the park featured a round fountain.

 

Q; “We hope to call the park Alexander Park.”

  

Maureen Kahn reported that they hoped to call the park Alexander Park.

 

MODULE THREE

QUIZ TWELVE

Q; organizing the content of an article before it’s written

  

Outlining

 

Q; the first try at writing the article in sentences and paragraphs

  

drafting

 

Q; ensuring that an article is clear, correct, understandable

  

copy editing

 

In questions 4 to 10, choose the correct term for the question numbers shown on the sample on the front page below. For example, in the space where "1" is written on the sample front page, what type of information is the arrow pointing to - the headline, byline, or lead?

 

 

Q; In the image above, the number 1 arrow points to the ____________.

  

headline

 

Q; In the image above, the number 2 arrow points to the ___________.

 byline

 

Q; In the image above, the number 3 arrow points to a(n) ___________.

  

image

 

Q; In the image above, the number 4 arrow points to a(n) __________.

  

Caption

 

Q; In the image above, the number 5 arrow points to the _______.

  

lead

 

Q; In the image above, the number 6 arrow points to the _____________.

  

body

 

Q; In the image above, the number 7 arrow points to the _________.

  

conclusion

 

QUIZ 13

Q; Celebrity Chef Sue Vidam announced on Wednesday that she will open a restaurant in Philadelphia’s University City neighbourhood. Construction, which started in November, on the 300 block of Chestnut Street is expected to be completed by this June. The restaurant will feature a variety of international cuisine to highlight her work as a travelling food critic. Vidam will be at the opening in June and hopes to make regular appearances at the restaurant throughout the year.

  

summary

 

Q; She’s fearlessly eaten chicken feet in South Africa, haggis in Scotland, and tripe prepared fifteen different ways. After travelling around the world twice, eating more calories of food than one can count, meeting hundreds of fans, and finishing her third season of a much-celebrated television show, Sue Vidam has decided to start the discussion about how drugs used on chickens and cattle affect the practice of farming and everyone who eats.

  

anecdotal

 

Q; Sue Vidam is used to dazzling her restaurant customers with fancy, expensive, and rare ingredients like shaved truffles and beluga caviar. This item may only be a bite or two but costs a whopping $35 on the menu. This week, however, she’s doing things a little differently. She’s restricted to just a $28 budget to buy ingredients to feed herself, not just for one day, but for an entire WEEK. She and other celebrity chefs are attempting to live for one week the way that our nation’s poorest families live for 52 weeks a year.

  

contrast

 

Q; What should a journalist include in a summary lead?

  

Details that answer wh- questions

 

Q; The term "breaking news" refers to news that has just happened and/or is happening right now.

  

True

 

QUIZ 14

Q; Firefighters sometimes ________ cats from burning house in city center.

  

rescue

 

Q; Nothing ________ expected to change next year in the economy.

  

is

 

Q; A famous human rights lawyer ________ getting married to an actor in a private wedding ceremony.

  

Is

 

Q;Everyone ________ disappointed after the team lost the playoff game.

  

Was

 

Q; $50,000 ________ stolen last night from a downtown bank.

  

Was

 

QUIZ 15

Q; Choose the sentence that follows AP style correctly:

  

The trial of the six men started on Monday.

 

Q; Choose the sentence that follows AP style correctly:

  

Many Americans celebrate Halloween on Oct. 31

 

Q; Choose the sentence that follows AP style correctly:

  

The Gettysburg Address is a speech that President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War.

 

Q; Choose the sentence that follows AP style correctly:

  

The population of India is currently around 1.25 billion

 

Q; Choose the sentence that follows AP style correctly:

  

Jimmie Fails is the star of the movie "The Last Black Man in San Francisco"

 

Q; Choose the sentence that follows AP style correctly:

  

The bank robbery occurred exactly one week ago, on Apr. 23rd

                                                                                                               

Q; Choose the sentence that follows AP style correctly:

Around 10 per cent of the population is left-handed

 

Q; Choose the sentence that follows AP style correctly:

  

There are currently 193 members in the United Nations

 

Q; Choose the sentence that follows AP style correctly:

  

Alicia Keys is the co-founder and global ambassador of Keep a Child Alive, a non-profit organization.

 

Q; Choose the sentence that follows AP style correctly:

  

America celebrates Independence Day on July 4.

 

QUIZ 16

Q; Active: The police officers patrol the streets at night every two hours starting at 9 PM.

Passive: The streets ___________________ at night every two hours starting at 9 PM

  

are patrolled

 

Q; Active: People in India built this furniture.

Passive: This furniture ___________________ in India.

  

was built

 

Q; Active: The journalist interviewed the president about the new crime law.

Passive: The president ___________________ about the new crime law.

  

was interviewed

 

Q; Active: Security checked all of the passengers before they boarded their flight.

Passive: The passengers ___________________ before they boarded their flight.

  

were checked

 

Q; Active: Movie producers made a movie about the life of Anthony Bordame.

Passive: A movie about the life of Anthony Bordame ___________________ .

  

was made

 

 

MODULE FOUR

QUIZ 16

Q; Definition: a news show on television, on the internet, or on the radio;

  

program

 

Q; Definition: to make a recording with a microphone and/or video camera and send that recording to television sets, radios, or computers all over the world

  

broadcast

 

Q; Definition: seeing or hearing what people on television, the internet, or on the radio are saying at the time that they are saying it

  

live

 

Q; Definition: a news story that is broadcast rather than printed.

  

segment

 

Q; Definition: a script, or the written text, of what the journalist is going to say

  

consumer report

 

Q: Definition: a machine that scrolls electronic text so that someone in front of the camera can read it

  

Teleprompter

 

Q; Definition: the lead a journalist who reads the news on camera

  

anchor

 

Q; Definition: broadcast journalists who present news segments

  

correspondents

 

Q; Definition: when a correspondent travels to where the news is happening and reports from there

  

on location

 

Q; Definition: the person who decides what news stories to show, how long each story will be, and in what order

  

producer

 

QUIZ 17

 

 Q; Heavy rain set for the mid-west tonight.

 

             

Q; The mid-west region experienced heavy rain last night as storm clouds rolled across the entire region.

 

             

Q; The Mayor has begun the process of choosing her deputy for the upcoming election.

 

             

Q; The Mayor is looking for her next deputy.

 

             

Q; A local businessman says he won't apologize and he isn't backing down.

 

             

Q; A local businessman has refused to apologize and vows to continue his legal action against the city.

 

             

Q; The Vikings defeated long-time rivals the Spartans last night, to advance to the semi-finals, where they will be joined by the Wildcats, who also triumphed.

 

             

Q; Better news for the city's sports teams as the Wildcats join the Vikings in the last four.

 

             

Q; Greyhound Bus Lines has launched a new program in partnership with National Runaway Safeline, an organization supporting runaway and homeless youth, to offer free bus rides to reunite young people with their families and guardians.

 

             

Q; Greyhound Bus Lines is reuniting runaway teens with their families by offering free bus rides home.

 

             

 

QUIZ 18

Q; The Mayor opened a new hospital in downtown Chicago yesterday.

  

Mayor/hospital/Chicago/yesterday

 

Q; A traffic jam on the I-95 caused delays of up to 4 hours today.

  

Traffic/I-95/delays/4 hours

 

Q; The President of France is visiting Philadelphia this week. 

  

President/France/Philadelphia/this week

 

Q; The polar ice-cap maybe melting faster than we think.

  

Polar/ice-cap/melting/faster/think

 

Q; Passengers were stranded when a cruise ship lost power in the Atlantic.

  

Passengers/stranded/cruise ship/power/Atlantic

 

 

MODULE FIVE

QUIZ 19

Q; The World Wide Web was invented.

  

1989

Q; Facebook was created.

  

2004

 

Q; The first computers were created.

  

The 1940s

 

Q; Customers could print a newspaper at home. 

·         The 1980s

Q; YouTube was created.

  

2005

 

QUIZ 20

Q; Which of these are examples of new media outlets? Check all that apply.

  

blogs

 

  

audio podcasts

 

  

news websites

 

Q; Journalists can use text, audio, and video to tell a story because new media is...

  

multimedia

 

Q; Why are headlines and leads even more important in new media than print and broadcast media?

  

These are often the only part of the story viewers can see.

 

Q; What is the purpose of short, new media posts?

  

to generate clicks on a link to the full story

 

Q; What strategy do new media journalists use to make their posts easier to search for and find?

  

hashtags

 

 

QUIZ 21

Q; Since the start of the internet, advertisers ______________ from advertising in newspapers to advertising online.

  

have moved

 

Q; YouTube ______________ many citizen journalists to post videos, changing the way many people get their news.

  

has encouraged

 

Q; Editors of major newspapers ________________ to reduce their staff size by 25% because of the loss of advertising revenue.

  

have had

 

Q; The Philadelphia Times newspaper __________________ several stories a day on the presidential election happening later this year.

·         has published

Q; The News at 10 news program _________________ many awards for stories they've broadcast about the water crisis in the major U.S. cities.

  

has to win

 

QUIZ 22

Q; Based on the data in Table 1, choose the correct statement.

  

Table 1 shows that 55% of people over 50 prefer Jones

 

Q; Based on the data in Table 1, choose the correct statement.

  

Table 1 shows that Smith is a little bit more popular with young people 18-25

Q; Based on the data in Table 1, choose the correct statement.

  

Table 1 shows that only 13% of people aged 18-25 prefer Jone

 

Q; Based on the data in Table 1, choose the correct statement.

  

Table 1 shows that 40% of people aged 26-49 prefer Smith

 

Q; Based on the data in Table 1, choose the correct statement. 

  

Table 1 shows that Brown is not leading in any of the age groups.

 

 

 

 

 

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