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News Stories are usually written in the _________.
past tense
future tense
conditional tense
present tense
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The newspaper industry dates back to the _____ century, with the first known newspaper being printed in Germany.
16th
17th
15th
19th
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Punctuation goes OUTSIDE quotation marks.
False
True
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monster
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fairy
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gift
Win 20 points!
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banana
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Paragraphs in news stories should be between _____ and ______ sentences.
2, 3
1, 2
3, 4
4, 5
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trap
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magnet
Take 5 points!
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gift
Win 20 points!
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thief
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The lead should be long and consist of several sentences.
True
False
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It is a good idea to use long and complicated-sounding words in news stories.
False
True
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Repetition is a great technique to use in news reports.
True
False
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Writers are encouraged to use the first-person pronouns (I, we, us...).
False
True
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Sentences should be short and concise. Whenever possible, use the ________________ formula.
subject-verb-object
subject-verb-adverb
subject-verb-noun
subject-verb-adjective
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What are the 5 Ws and H?
Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
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The country with the highest number of newspapers in circulation is ____________.
China
India
US
UK
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The lead should summarise the story from start to finish.
True
False
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A lead is an opening paragraph that gives the reader the most important information of the news story.
False
True
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eraser
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seesaw
Swap points!
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fairy
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thief
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