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The newspaper industry dates back to the _____ century, with the first known newspaper being printed in Germany.
 
17th
 
16th
 
15th
 
19th
The country with the highest number of newspapers in circulation is ____________.
 
India
 
China
 
US
 
UK
What are the 5 Ws and H?
Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
The purpose of a headline is to capture the reader’s attention and entice them to read the full article.
 
True
 
False
Repetition is a great technique to use in news reports.
 
False
 
True
It's a good idea to inject your opinion into a hard-news story.
 
False
 
True
Avoid using too many adjectives.
 
True
 
False
News Stories are usually written in the _________.
 
past tense
 
present tense
 
future tense
 
conditional tense
Punctuation goes OUTSIDE quotation marks.
 
False
 
True
Writers are encouraged to use the first-person pronouns (I, we, us...).
 
False
 
True
It is a good idea to use long and complicated-sounding words in news stories.
 
False
 
True
Sentences should be short and concise. Whenever possible, use the ________________ formula.
 
subject-verb-object
 
subject-verb-noun
 
subject-verb-adjective
 
subject-verb-adverb
Paragraphs in news stories should be between _____ and ______ sentences.
 
1, 2
 
2, 3
 
3, 4
 
4, 5
The lead should summarise the story from start to finish.
 
True
 
False
The lead should be long and consist of several sentences.
 
False
 
True
A lead is an opening paragraph that gives the reader the most important information of the news story.
 
True
 
False