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Student Journalism

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. How can you get thrown off The Little Hawk staff?






2. When designing a page what element comes first?






3. Where do you go for help in legal situations?






4. What obvious words should be avoided in a school newspaper?

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5. When should numbers be spelled out?






6. Which one of the following is the AP Style for a date?






7. A.P. Style stands for...






8. Quotes should contain?






9. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?






10. Each quote should begin...






11. Why are many high school papers not read?






12. What literary techniques should you use to tell a story?






13. If I don't know how much about a DSLR what setting should I have the camera on?






14. What is a follow up question?

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15. What should be the focus almost every story?






16. How do I make sure the image size is correct in PhotoShop?






17. What type of leads does Bobby Hawthorne and Mr. Rogers want to see?






18. If my image is blurred how can I fix it on a digital SLR camera?






19. Which one of the following is the AP Style for age?






20. What is an infographic?






21. Can I use cartoon characters - song lyrics or another publication's photographs in my publication?






22. Most information is not known about individuals in the group. Everything about a person is unknown until you have a conversation. To a great extent - each person controls information about themselves.






23. Feedback should be...






24. What is the worst word of high school journalism?






25. What first - second or third person words be avoided in journalistic stories?

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26. What is the best way to get viewers on to a website?






27. What advantage do high school journalists have to get into events?

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28. What should every object be lined up with in InDesign?






29. What can your x-girlfriend or boyfriend do if you make up lies about her in the paper?






30. Which one of the following is the AP Style for time?






31. Information is free and available to others. Some information is always open information - like a person's name - where they live - where they work - or their family. People make inferences based on this information - although not in proportion to ot






32. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?






33. What do all great writers do everyday?






34. How many sources must a story have?






35. How many pixels per inch does a newspaper need not to be pixelated?






36. Why is journalism the best elective to take next year?






37. Can a student publication be sued for libel - invasion of privacy or copyright infringement?






38. How do you get text to wrap around an object?






39. What is the first question of an interview?






40. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?






41. Supreme Court case that stated that students do not lose their freedom of speech rights in high school. Mary Beth tinker wore black arm bands to protest the Vietnam War.






42. What does the T tool do in InDesign?






43. What makes a good lead?






44. How do photos need to be formatted for the newspaper?






45. What are the four codes for journalists?






46. Every single story in a high school newspaper must have what?






47. What should be used in place of adjectives?






48. Where do commas go when using quotes?

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49. What are techniques a good photographer uses when taking photos?






50. How is something determined to be slander or libel - as opposed to the exercising of freedom of speech?

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