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