. What tense is the news report written in? Past tense; the story already happened OR Present tense; the story is happening right now
Past tense; the story already happened
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Check the punctuation: " Tenty car pile up on local freway!
Twenty, freeway and "
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Is this sentence correct? " She lay very quitely and listened for the bird sounds in the trees.
Quietly
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What must be at the top of the news report? The most important information OR the parts that are more of an introduction
The most important information
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Writing a report without punctuation is acceptable. True OR false
False
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What is the byline? Contains the name of the place where the story took place OR Contains the name of the person who wrote the article
Contains the name of the person who wrote the article
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heart
Other team wins 20 points!
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star
Double points!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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banana
Go to last place!
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magnet
Take 10 points!
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shark
Other team loses 15 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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trap
No points!
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star
Double points!
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gift
Win 5 points!
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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When did the Hindenburg crash? 1937 or 1979
1937
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Where are news articles found? On TV OR In the newspaper OR In your backpack
In the newspaper
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Why are news reports written? To make sure people have jobs OR To inform citizens of events which are happening in the world locally and internationally
To inform citizens of events which are happening in the world locally and internationally
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Who should the quotation be from? A random person OR A witness or authority figure
A witness or authority figure
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What is a lead in a news article? Answers the questions who, what, where, when, why, and how OR Is a long introduction to the article
Answers the questions who, what, where, when, why, and how
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What does a news report NOT do? Use lots of information and facts OR Uses lots of words and goes off topic