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Writing for Traditional Print News Products MCQ

Writing for Traditional Print News Products MCQ

1. Indirect quotes are taken from the source’s mouth, word for word, and placed into your writing.

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Correct Answer: False

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2. Direct quotes are also referred to as paraphrase.

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Correct Answer: False

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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. It’s not important for the end of your story to provide closure.

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Correct Answer: False

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5. In most cases, you will find that you need to create a structure that pairs indirect and direct quotes to tell your story.

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Correct Answer: True

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6. The last paragraph is where you decide how best to move your readers from the lead into the rest of the story.

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Correct Answer: False

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7. The lead of the expanded inverted pyramid story should continue to be a single sentence, 25–35 words, that captures as much of the 5W’s and 1H as possible.

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Correct Answer: True

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8. The preferred verb of attribution is “believed.”

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Correct Answer: False

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9. ______ quotes mix direct and indirect styles of quoting so you can place emphasis on a key element of a statement a source made.

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Correct Answer: Partial

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10. It is also a good idea to (use) ______ when people are using ordinary speech.

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Correct Answer: Paraphrase

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11. When the information is vital but the statements your source makes don’t merit a word-for-word recounting, consider using ______.

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Correct Answer: Indirect quotes

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12. ______ can also add color or flavor to your story.

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Correct Answer: Direct quotes

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13. One reason reporters conduct interviews is ______.

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Correct Answer: To gather quotes from their sources

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14. In writing for news publications, you strive to demonstrate ______.

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Correct Answer: Objectivity

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15. Print style writing requires you to write in ______ paragraphs than you are used to.

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Correct Answer: Shorter

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16. Media professionals garner information from people or documents called ____.

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Correct Answer: Sources

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17. Said is the preferred verb of ____.

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Correct Answer: Attribution

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18. Information taken from a source and boiled down into basic information and attributed to that source is called a paraphrase.

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Correct Answer: True

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19. Objectivity is a journalistic standard that requires writers to be ______.

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Correct Answer: Unbiased

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20. Indirect quotes is also known as _____.

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Correct Answer: Paraphrase

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21. Information taken from a source in a word-forward fashion, placed between quotation marks and attributed to that source is called ____.

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Correct Answer: Direct quotes

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22. Bridge is the second paragraph of an expanded _____ story that helps move readers from the lead into the body of the story.

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Correct Answer: Inverted pyramid

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23. Attribution is information included with a quote to help readers understand the source of the content.

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Correct Answer: True

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