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Journalism
1. Almost any piece written in a newspaper or magazine on a particular subject can be called
________.
a) the news agenda
b) an article
c) a column
d) a page
2. ________ is a regular section of a newspaper usually written by the same person.
a) a column
b) an article
c) the news agenda
d) a page
3. If we say, 'the newspapers are __________ a certain event', it means they are reporting the news
about it.
a) publishing
b) editing
c) covering
d) printing
4. When an event is so important that newspapers put their reports on it on the first page, we can use
the term _____________.
a) a front page story
b) a chief page report
c) boss of the news
d) hard news
5. A journalist who is the main correspondent on key stories in a certain area (e.g. business, local
news etc.) and has a team of junior reporters working in the same area is a ________ reporter.
a) hard news
b) front
c) boss
d) chief
6. An 'edition' of a newspaper is ____________.
a) its version targeted at people living in a particular area
b) all of its copies published at the same time
c) one of the many times that the newspaper is published
d) any of the above
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ANSWERS:
1. Almost any piece written in a newspaper or magazine on a particular subject can be called
________.
a) This means the range of news stories published by a newspaper on a particular day or during a
certain period of time. Try again!
b) Well done, this is correct!
c) - d) This is not the right answer. Try again!
2. ________ is a regular section of a newspaper usually written by the same person.
a) Well done, this is correct!
b) Almost any newspaper item can be called 'an article'. Articles can be written by many different
people. Try again!
c) This means the range of news stories published by a newspaper on a particular day or during a
certain period of time. Try again!
d) This is not the right answer. Try again!
3. If we say, 'the newspapers are __________ a certain event', it means they are reporting the news
about it.
a), b), d) You need a different verb here. Try again!
c) Well done, this is correct!
4. When an event is so important that newspapers put their reports on it on the first page, we can use
the term _____________.
a) Well done, this is correct!
b) - c) This is not an expression in English. Try again!
d) This means factual news stories without opinion, usually dealing with serious topics or events.
Hard news can often be reported on the first page but this is not the right answer to the question.
Try again!
5. A journalist who is the main correspondent on key stories in a certain area (e.g. business, local
news etc.) and has a team of junior reporters working in the same area is a ________ reporter.
a) Hard news reporters specialise in factual news stories without opinion, usually dealing with
serious topics or events. You need a different answer - try again!
b) - c) This isn't the correct answer. Try again!
c) unstable - Sorry, this is an adjective: you need a noun form.
d) Well done, this is correct!
6. An 'edition' of a newspaper is ____________.
a) This is correct (e.g. 'regional edition'), however there is a better, more precise answer. Try again!
b) This is correct (e.g. 'morning edition'), however there is a better, more precise answer. Try again!
c) This is correct (e.g. '123rd edition'), however there is a better, more precise answer. Try again!
d) Well done, this is correct!
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