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Hard News and Feature Writing MCQ

The feature story is not as important or interesting to the audience as hard news.

True.

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Attribution is not needed on statements of opinion.

True.

False.

Answer

Correct Answer: False.

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A feature story lead

Always includes the five W’s.

Should be identical to the hard news lea

Doesn’t have to be as compelling as a hard news lea

Uses a variety of techniques to draw in the reader

Answer

Correct Answer: Uses a variety of techniques to draw in the reader

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Quotes in a hard news story

Are often not necessary.

Break up your text and create an agreeable rhythm.

Should only be from official sources.

Should contain only factual information.

Answer

Correct Answer: Break up your text and create an agreeable rhythm.

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The end of a hard news story

Is the most important part.

Needs to have a conclusion.

Trails off to less significant facts.

Should include the opinion of the reporter.

Answer

Correct Answer: Trails off to less significant facts.

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The inverted pyramid structure is more likely to be used in a

Hard news story.

Feature news story.

Both.

Neither.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hard news story.

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In writing news leads

Ignore subject-verb-object structure and write sentence fragment.

Use subject-verb-object structure with a long, qualifying clause.

Ignore subject-verb-object structure and write a long, qualifying clause.

Use subject-verb-object structure with a short statement of the most important facts.

Answer

Correct Answer: Use subject-verb-object structure with a short statement of the most important facts.

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In writing a summary lead

As many of the five W’s as possible should be covere

Only one of the five W’s should be covere

The five W’s should wait until the body of the story.

All five W’s and the H should be answere

Answer

Correct Answer: As many of the five W’s as possible should be covere

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What principle have online writers adapted from the hard news writing style?

Summary lea

Inverted pyrami

Nut graf.

All of the above.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above.

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According to a recent Reuters Institute study, what percentage of consumers use smartphones for news?

27%

42%

58%

92%

Answer

Correct Answer: 58%

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One way a feature story differs from a hard news story is

The topics are explored more in depth than hard news stories.

The language and grammar doesn’t have to be as precise.

They are more important than hard news.

They don’t have to be researched as much.

Answer

Correct Answer: The topics are explored more in depth than hard news stories.

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Callie Shipley claims the hardest thing about news writing is

Getting starte

Finding people to interview.

The responsibility of telling someone else’s story.

Learning the grammar and punctuation.

Answer

Correct Answer: The responsibility of telling someone else’s story.

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