Reporter Activity Pack

HEADLINESReporters are great at writing snappy and eye-catching headlines – what

would you use as a headline for these stories?

1. A cat has stolen all of the garden gnomes in the neighbourhood and hidden them up a tree

HEADLINE: ___________________________________________________________________

2. A boy has stolen somebody’s boat paddle and smashed it up in rage

HEADLINE: ___________________________________________________________________

3. A new study shows that dogs are more intelligent than humans

HEADLINE: ___________________________________________________________________

4.4. A bank has been robbed by a man wearing a very large hat

HEADLINE: ___________________________________________________________________

5. A local 12 year old girl discovers and exposes a group of secret criminals doing very bad things

HEADLINE: ___________________________________________________________________

Reporter Activity Pack

WORD SEARCHAll reporters need a close eye for detail, following clues that help them

break a story. Can you find the words in the grid below?

N W Y L C V A N E W I C C O N O A P U O W X L A N U L Y T G O S G A C P C W V M B C V Y Y T H I S D Y U I Z K R A M H V R I T L C D S I E V N E P Z J A N E I R I L R E T R O P E R CC G B K B P H E B I U X N U I S T J L L S Q L X I N Z C U S W O E V L E O S S Z A S T T T A N A O M G Q B B N D G J W A E P N M R N U S J T I J P E E S S E W R I T E R C A J W Y J Z U B W J G V D D O J K X X W UU Q I Z R K S T O F G Q V B W N D M D P R A I U A H S B B A

Reporter Invisible Superman WashingtonPenBlog

WriterCartoon Nadia Bicycle Paddle

Reporter Activity Pack

WORD UNSCRAMBLE Sometimes lots of things in a story seem all mixed up and confusing, but it’s

a reporter’s job to make it all make sense!

Can you unscramble the bold words below and figure out what the sentences say?

1. Nadia Quick is a _______________(VTEELW) year old ________________(TEORERPR) who lives in Washington.

2. She finds a strange _____________( TTEREL) under a _________(ERTE).

3. She thinks it might be from the _____(YBO) who lives on her ________ (SERTET).

4. The ____ (YBO) on her ________ (SERTET) might be a

___________________ (REHOPSERU).

5. She wants to find out what ________ (TSRCEES) he is

__________________ (GDIINH).__________________ (GDIINH).

Answers: 1. Twelve / Reporter 2. Letter/ Tree 3. Boy / Street 4. Boy / Street / Superhero 5. Secrets / Hiding