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Interviewing Techniques MCQ

A(n) _____ is a formal meeting between an employer and a job applicant

Background check

Gatekeeper

Interview

Personality test

Answer

Correct Answer: Interview

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Traditional or digital publications that focus on specific industries are known as Trade press?

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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______ is a term coined by historian Daniel Boorstin to describe an event or activity arranged for the sole purpose of drawing public attention and media coverage.

Person-on-the-street interview

Pseudo-event

Trade press

Agenda

Answer

Correct Answer: Pseudo-event

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_____ is a type of interview a journalist conducts to get the perspectives of “real people” for inclusion in a news story.

Person-on-the-street interview

Pseudo-event

Trade press

Agenda

Answer

Correct Answer: Person-on-the-street interview

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A feature story that explores the life of an individual through in-depth reporting and observation is known as personality profile

News conferences

Open-ended question

Off the record

Personality profile

Answer

Correct Answer: Personality profile

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An inquiry meant to induce an elaborative answer. Interviewers often use “how” or “why” as part of the question to draw more information from a source known as ?

Flow

News conferences

Open-ended question

Off the record

Answer

Correct Answer: Open-ended question

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______ is an agreement between a source and a journalist to conduct an interview in which the source will not be identified within the story.

Flow

News conferences

News feature

Off the record

Answer

Correct Answer: Off the record

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_____ is a story format that has elements of interest for readers but lacks hard-news aspects. Coverage of a parade or a business opening would qualify as this kind of story.

Flow

News conferences

News feature

Off the record

Answer

Correct Answer: News feature

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Also called press conferences, these events allow a group or an organization to gather journalists at a single point in time is known as News conferences

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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The smoothness of movement among elements of a story or through questions within an interview is known as _____

Flow

News conferences

News feature

Off the record

Answer

Correct Answer: Flow

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An inquiry meant to induce a simple, non elaborative answer. “Did you win the game?” is an example of a closed-ended question is known as Closed-ended question

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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