Review for Final Exam

Journalism 2014-2015

50 Multiple Choice

News Writing/AP Style 20 Layout/Design 12 Opinion Writing 7 Sports Writing 5 Headlines 3 Photos/Captions 3

News Writing (20)

Chapters 6, 7 and 8 Writing Leads AP Style Active voice Quotes & Attributions

News Writing Sample Question

In news writing, what must every person's name include upon their first mention in the story?– Their age– Their title– Their middle initial– Their hometown– Mr., Ms. or Mrs.

News Writing Sample Question

In AP style, which of the following is an incorrect number?– four– 400– 400,000,000– 400 million– 40 billion

Layout and Design (12)

Chapter 10 Fonts: sizes and

types Terminology.

Layout/Design Sample Question

What is the space between columns of text called?– margin– buffer– gutter– dead space– masthead

Opinion Writing (7)

Chapter 13 Editorial vs. Column Parts of an Opinion piece Purpose of an Opinion piece.

Opinion Sample Question

Which of the following is not a primary goal of editorials?– to explain– to criticize– to persuade – to ridicule– to praise

Sports Writing (5)

Chapter 12Pre-gameGamePost-GameBias.

Sports Sample Question

Which of the following best describes a pre-game story?– A preview of an upcoming game– The details of a game played many months ago– The details of a recently played game– A look ahead to next season– A feature on some aspect of a recently played

game the does not focus on the final score

Headlines (3)

Chapter ??January 5/6

homeworkPresent tenseTypes of

headlines

Photos & Captions(3)

Chapter ??January 12/13

presentationPresent tense

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