General Article And Blog Writing MCQs

1. Creating an outline is a good way to organize your ideas and research. True or false?

2. Which is grammatically correct?

3. What information is commonly included in an article's byline?

4. When writing articles, generally from what person perspective should the article be written?

5. What is the difference between 'further' and 'farther'?

6. e.g. means ______ and i.e. means ________.

7. choose the correct statement:

8. Which is true about conducting online research for your article?

9. If the publisher's guidelines limit you to 500 words, you should:

10. In journalism, a 'source' is:

11. What type of article focuses on people and their achievements?

12. Which sentence is correct?

13. Which one is the long part of an article?

14. Which is true when it comes to writing articles on common topics?

15. You can quote “real people” as well as experts.

16. How are most articles structured?

17. How can you bring life to your writing?

18. As the article writer, it's not really your job to edit or proofread. True or False?

19. A news article is meant to convey facts, so your writing should be:

20. Which is biggest negative to have in an article?

21. Which one is the format of MS word document?

22. Before interviewing someone for an article, prepare a list of questions but don't be afraid to simply 'go with the flow' of the conversation. True or False?

23. Articles should be ____________.

24. The words 'and' and 'but' are examples of what?

25. Which is the correct use of 'whom'?

26. Which uses the proper form of 'you're' and 'your'?

27. When writing articles, before you begin you need to know your audience ?

28. How can you strengthen your writing?

29. What’s the best long-term strategy to improve your writing?

30. Plagiarism occurs when you:

31. I' is ___________ person

32. Before submitting an article for a particular publication, you should first check the publisher’s style guide. True or false?

33. How long should an article length be?

34. How can you tighten your articles?

35. If you’re considering adding humor to your article, always remember:

36. Which is the correct meaning of the word 'censor'?

37. Which is a benefit of including a story in your article?

38. You can never know who’s actually going to read your article, so you shouldn’t focus greatly on your audience when writing.

39. What is the most neutral way to end a quotation?

40. What's the best way to handle verb tense within a paragraph?

41. The classic 'inverted pyramid' approach to writing a news article means what?

42. If after completing an article, you still haven't met the word count, what is the best thing to do?

43. Which is the proper use of 'affect' and 'effect'?

44. Why is a newspaper more likely to be sued for libel than for slander?

45. Which options is correct?

46. How does a quote differ from an attribution?

47. An article that's intended to convince a reader to believe in your conclusion can be called what?

48. Select the correct sentence.

49. The continuation of a story from one page to another is called a:

50. Which is advantage of the 'inverted pyramid' style?

51. Which should you strictly limit?

52. Which is the correct use of 'whose'?

53. Which is the proper use of the hyphen?

54. How can you use an inarticulate quote that contains good information?

55. What is 'the gutter'?

56. After the first use, how do you refer to a source?

57. What is a 'pull quote'?

58. Which sources would be considered the LEAST credible by current academic standards?

59. Once you've selected a topic for your article, it's important that you:

60. Which statement is in passive voice?

61. Where should the most important part of a news story be?

62. What is a “nut graph”?

63. Which does NOT make for a good lead?

64. What voice is commonly used in general-interest articles?

65. The particular way in which a writer has approached a topic is known as what?

66. When writing an article, what must you NEVER do?

67. When a story 'jumps,' that means it:

68. What is a deck?

69. What do you NOT normally do when querying an editor?

70. Which word is spelled incorrectly?

71. When would you use Roman numerals?

72. If a paper is 'put to bed,' it means:

73. When should you use an ellipse?

74. Which is an example of a features article?

75. Which of the following is the defining characteristic of a 'feature' story?

76. A sidebar story:

77. When would you spell out the name of a nation's state or province?

78. News stories have to be written in a chronological order

79. Which is the correct use of a semicolon?

80. A features article differs from a news article in what way?

81. What's a byline?

82. What's a query?

83. Which is WRONG about a narrative lead

84. A newspaper's physical archive is sometimes called a:

85. A lead that uses a quote, anecdote or other literary device to attract the reader is called a(n):

86. Which review feature in MS Word allows you to view or hide formatting changes or comments made by the editor

87. A magazine-length article that paints a picture of a particular place and the people who work or live there is called what?

88. Which is CORRECT about a nut graph

89. What are the explanations under photos called in an article?

90. What will happen if you type the words sport -basketball in the Google search box?

91. What changes you should incorporate in your writing style—when writing about the university application process—if you're writing for student applicants and not for their parents?

92. What is a 'CEOBlog'?

93. Which is the correct order for finding your target audience and selling goods or services to it?

94. What can you do to make your articles more appealing to online readers?

95. If you're writing an article about the automotive industry, which of the following would be the best way of promoting your article?

96. If your website sells golf equipment, your promotional articles should be written about _________ .

97. What does 'SEO' stand for?

98. What is an 'open thread'?

99. What does the term 'spomment' refer to in the blogosphere?

100. What is 'blogosphere'?

101. What is the 'useful but incomplete' approach in terms of promoting your product in an online article or so-called e-zine?

102. Which is good ways of protecting your online content?

103. Which is not a blogging provider or blogging service available on the web free of cost?

104. Which is most likely to guarantee the content on your blog is professional, subject-appropriate and grammatically correct?

105. Why is it important to make regular postings – if not daily postings – to your Blog?

106. Why is it sometimes a good idea to create a blog independently with a host other than a free blog hosting service such as the Blogger?

107. What are 'Google alerts'?

108. What is the term used for 'the number of times the keyword is used divided by the total word count on the page'?

109. If you own a copyright on your own works, you can license your work for reproduction and publication around the world according to place and length of Time.

110. Where did the term 'blog' originate?

111. If words/phrases are lifted from an original writing on the internet - not from a printed book - it's not plagiarism.

112. Which technique is used for building a greater business audience for your blog?

113. Which is most important when optimizing content for search Engines?

114. Is it a good idea to have two blogs with the same content to try and increase Traffic?

115. In terms of keywords for promoting a website about global money, which of the following groups would be the best choice?

116. Fooling the search engines with link farms, keyword stuffing, cloaking or alt text spamming is not a good idea because _____________________ .

117. How long does an author's copyright – whether in print or online - last in the U.S.?

118. What is 'placing of keywords in the important parts of a webpage so that search engines may give them priority' called?

119. What are 'article submission sites'?

120. Which is a good approach to planning to write a blog posting?

121. What distinguishes a blog from a website?

122. What are 'FAQs'?

123. At the end of an article, the reference list to other relevant works that may or may not have been cited is called the _________________.

124. What is a 'newbie'?

125. Online articles do not need to be cited especially when taken from another online Source.

126. At what point does a work – whether an online blog or in print – come under Copyright?

127. Common rule for taking images from the web and using them on your blog or website?

128. What do you mean by your article being 'non exclusive' while selling it online?

129. What is 'podcasting'?

130. What is a 'tag'?

131. Which features will increase the likelihood of a reader staying longer on your blog?

132. What is 'fair use' in terms of using someone else's copyrighted material online?

133. It's a good idea to create identical content on multiple blogs as this can increase web traffic and get higher listings in search engines.

134. If you write something libelous in a blog, you can still be sued for written defamation despite the apparent freedom of expression on the Internet.

135. What are 'grey hat techniques'?

136. What is a 'biz blog'?

137. Search engines will return different results depending on the word order of the search terms.

138. What is the difference between a 'patent' and a 'trademark'?

139. What is a 'feed aggregator' or 'feed reader'?

140. Can you sell your copyright?

141. What is a 'metablog'?

142. What is 'autocasting'?

143. What is a 'plagiarism warning banner?'

144. Which is the term used for the collective blogging intelligentsia, namely the most influential bloggers online by page rank owing to their high traffic count?

145. What is an 'anonoblog'?

146. What are What are 'subsidiary rights' if your blog becomes successful enough to receive an offer of publication in print?

147. Which techniques can provide increased credibility to an article?

148. What is an 'affiliate business program'?

149. Copyright is available not just for published works but also for works in private use that have not or may never be published.

150. Blog comments show up in Google searches in addition to the blog posts.

151. Which is good ways of sourcing information for online content such as blog postings?

152. What are 'blooks'?

153. In relation to article writing and blogging, which options is correct about 'misinformation'?

154. Which is correct about the Websites: studymode.com and schoolsucks.com?

155. If you’re writing an article about applying for admission to graduate courses in universities, your target audience is likely to be ________.

156. When writing an article about safety and light bulbs, which of the following is likely to be your target audience?

157. What are “stop words”?

158. Which is the good ways of promoting your business or website and thereby selling your products online? 1. Writing reviews on other sites with a link back to your site. 2. Getting involved in social bookmarking, especially group social bookmarking. 3. Posting on forums around the internet with reference to your product or brand.

159. When writing for a blog, there's little need to keep a copy of the text before trying to publish it to the web because you rarely lose the text at the time of publishing.

160. What is a 'byline'?

161. Which is the most effective idea for creating a target audience that returns again and again to your blog?

162. Which is not the blogging providers or blogging services available on web free of cost?

163. What do you understand by an author's copyright is within 'the public domain'?

164. Why is it damaging to have non-functioning (dead) links on your website?

165. What is included in the Public Domain?

166. How can plagiarism be avoided? Select all that apply.

167. Original works of authorship, fixed in a tangible medium or expression, are protected under ____.

168. What is the term for copying a small amount of another's work and referencing it?

169. Where will the source name appear in a video if it is protected by Creative Commons license?

170. Which scenario requires a citation in order to avoid plagiarism?

171. U.S. Copyright Law:

172. What is plagiarism?

173. What should you NOT do when writing your blog?

174. Why should you copyright your blog?

175. When is it acceptable to use images whose watermark has been removed by another source?

176. If someone hires a ghostwriter to write a blog for their business:

177. What is the term for copying your own, previously produced, material and attempting to pass it off as new material?

178. Do you have to pay money to use a copyright? Choose all that apply.

179. When you’re hired to write a blog for someone, your copyright ownership:

180. What is the effect of copyrighting your work? Choose all that apply.

181. What are some good reasons to avoid plagiarism? Select all that apply.

182. What does SEO mean?

183. Works of literature, interviews, speeches, and works of art are __ sources.

184. In relation to blogs, what is a target audience?

185. John says that his blog has 60 % bounce rate. What does this mean?

186. What resources are best for sourcing information?

187. What can become a big problem in connecting with your audience? Choose all that apply.

188. If a user has visited your page by clicking on the link on another site, then such a visit is called a __.

189. Which is the best way to reach the largest audience?

190. How do you best take advantage of the knowledge involving your target audience?

191. Which is way in which you can gain information about your target audience? Select all that apply.

192. When attempting to connect with your readers, it is best to use language and content that speaks to __.

193. John wants to collect the information about his site's visitors in order to generate leads. Which can be used for this purpose?

194. A method in which a web page is packed with certain keywords in the meta tags, as well as the overall content of the web page, is called a ___.

195. You’ve been hired to write a blog about instructional design techniques for professional corporate trainers. This blog will be posted on a company’s website for the purpose of increasing their influential presence in the corporate training industry. What would be the best tone to use while writing?

196. Which will not enhance your blog to your target audience?

197. What keeps your target audience interested? Select all that apply.

198. When first writing a blog, how do you best determine who your target audience is? Check all that apply.

199. After finding your target audience, what useful information should you have?

200. Which can get in the way of reaching your target area?

201. Which can cause the loss of your audience?

202. How can you keep and build your target audience once they find your site?

203. Which is most important to your audience?

204. It is important to define a target audience so that you are able to_____.

205. Some people use unacceptable methods to achieve higher rankings and higher traffic for their websites. Which term is used to describe this?

206. The process of narrowing down all the potential readers on the internet into one select group that would be interested in your product or service is called __.

207. What can you do to optimize your blog content for search engines?

208. What are site files?

209. When you’re including a statistic in your blog, such as '85% of blog readers prefer images or graphics to be included,' how should this data be sourced?

210. What is sourcing information?

211. Subject overviews, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other summaries that do not include original ideas are ____ sources.

212. In the Humanities and Social Sciences, journal articles, biographies, dissertations, and discussions of primary sources are ___ sources.

213. What is passive income from a blog? Choose all that apply.

214. What is a Blog Host?

215. What is 'sourcing' information in your website? Select all that apply.

216. When should you cite other informational sources in your blog?

217. Why should you source information for your blog? Select all that apply.

218. What is meant by crowdsourcing?

219. What is a Domain Name? Choose all that apply.

220. What is the 'platform' of a blog or website? Choose all that apply.

221. Searching the name of a particular brand or company is an example of ____ query.

222. What should you NOT do when sourcing information for your blog? Select all that apply.

223. Which criteria is NOT useful in determining a website's content credibility?

224. There is a single, standardized method for sourcing images and informational content in blog writing.

225. What is the term for sources that are not copyrighted or protected in how they are used?

226. How do you efficiently source/cite information?

227. How is blog writing impacted by user experience? Select all that apply.

228. How do I find my target audience? Choose all that apply.

229. What does the term 'organic results' mean as it relates to blogging?

230. What is a 'Keyword?' Choose all that apply.

231. What is the ideal length, in characters, of a meta description (for search engine purposes)?

232. What is the phrase used to describe the percentage of times a keyword or keyword phrase appears in your content?

233. How can content be presented on a blog to best draw in more readers/subscribers? Choose all that apply.

234. Which is NOT a recommended content optimization strategy?

235. What search engine should you optimize your blog for to ensure the highest amount of traffic?

236. Your 'keyword' should be used what per cent of the time in your content?

237. Which is the term for the short text that appears under your URL in a search?

238. Which is assigned by Google, and depicts the strength of your SEO?

239. Which is used by search engines to determine the best address for particular information?

240. Much content creation is focused on content marketing. Thus, having highly relevant and targeted content is essential for optimization purposes. As such, in focusing the content, what are the two primary objectives of most B2B (business to business) and B2C (business to consumer) content marketing?

241. If you were writing on the subject of music industry practices, which of the following sources would be LEAST relevant?

242. What are some on-page methods that can lead to increased ranking on search engine results pages? Select all that apply.

243. Which is acceptable methods of citing sources in your content?

244. How do you source images that are included in your blog? Please check all the answers that apply.

245. With regards to blogging, what can be said about Page Content? Select all that apply.

246. Which method/s are acceptable to cite content from a social media post? Please select all the answers that apply.

247. Which is important considerations for your 'key word?' Select all that apply.

248. Which statement is true about an inbound link?

249. How do copyright and plagiarism relate to one another? Select all that apply.

250. You have a friend who has written a terrific blog and used highly engaging, beautiful images for a business website. Your friend tells you that the business was served a DMCA notice based on that specific blog. What does this mean?

251. Which of the questions should guide the content of your blog? Choose all that apply.

252. Which is the best example of crowdsourcing?

253. A short overview of a particular web page written to target potential visitors is called a ___.

254. What is the practice of loading unnecessary keywords into content or meta tags that can lead to penalties in search rankings?

255. Which will increase the SEO of your content? Select all that apply.

256. How would having a guest blogger help your blog? Check all that apply.

257. Which help search engines to suggest certain pages in response to individuals' queries?

258. All is the benefit of SEO except ____.

259. How is paraphrasing different from plagiarism? Choose all that apply.

260. How can I source in a professional way? Select all that apply.

261. Which is best practice for the title tag of a blog post? Select all that apply.