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Writing for Broadcast MCQ

Writing for Broadcast MCQ

1. In broadcast, the writers assume that the audience members are fully paying attention to the story.

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Correct Answer: False

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2. Broadcast writing tends to follow less of an inverted pyramid structure than print or web writing.

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Correct Answer: True

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3. In the field of media, we ignore rarities and avoid reporting on elements that make them different from everyday occurrences.

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Correct Answer: False

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4. Broadcast copy tends to use exact numbers.

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Correct Answer: False

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5. Scripts often include phonetic elements called phonetics.

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Correct Answer: False

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6. In broadcast, the reader must also know how the word should sound when spoken.

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Correct Answer: True

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7. Because broadcast copy has to be read aloud smoothly, the script is often double-or triple-spaced.

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Correct Answer: True

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8. Broadcast writing structure isn’t exactly conversational.

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Correct Answer: True

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9. The lead of a broadcast story is written akin to a ______.

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Correct Answer: Print or Web headline

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10. When you need to use abbreviations, you can use ______ to dictate how you want someone to pronounce something.

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Correct Answer: Hyphens and spacing

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11. When you type your script, look for opportunities to recast your verbs in ______.

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Correct Answer: Present tense

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12. Most broadcast scripts are ______.

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Correct Answer: Typed and double- or triple-spaced

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13. In broadcast writing, complex numbers are written ______.

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Correct Answer: In accurate approximations

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14. In broadcast, the audience members only get ______ chance(s) to hear what the reporter said.

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Correct Answer: One

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15. ____ writing means sticking firmly to the noun–verb or noun–verb–object sentence

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Correct Answer: Concise

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16. When a journalist produces a script ____ that matches video is called writing to video.

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Correct Answer: Writing to video

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17. This video that only provides visual elements for the sake of having video that doesn’t enhance the storytelling of a story. 

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Correct Answer: Wallpaper

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18. VO/SOTs last about _____ seconds each.

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Correct Answer: 35-40

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19. ______is a form of broadcast story that has a reporter or anchor reading a script on air while video on the topic is rolling for the audience members to see.

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Correct Answer: Voice-over

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20. Soundbite is the audio and video version of a direct quote in a text story.

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Correct Answer: True

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21. Signoff is a portion of a broadcast story.

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Correct Answer: True 

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22. The text of a broadcast story used to help reporters narrate a story is called _____.

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Correct Answer: Script

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23. Simplest type of broadcast story.

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Correct Answer: Reader

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24. Pronouncer is a phonetic explanation to ____ reporters to say a word properly.

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Correct Answer: Help

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25. A traditional news-story format in broadcast television is called a package.

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Correct Answer: True 

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26. LOS is a more complex version of a package and stands for live on set and is a form of _____.

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Correct Answer: Storytelling

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27. Lead-in is a portion of script that an _____ reads to introduce the upcoming story.

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Correct Answer: Anchor

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28. Keep is simple,stupid stands for

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Correct Answer: KISS

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29. Actuality allows the source to speak to the audience in his or her ____ words on camera.

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Correct Answer: Own

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