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Student Journalism

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. What is the best way to get viewers on to a website?






2. Which one of the following is the AP Style for money?






3. What words that are not very specific should never be used in transitions?

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4. What should be used in place of adjectives?






5. Should you use 'you' in a story?






6. Feedback should be...






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






8. What is a Twitter feed?






9. What are the four codes for journalists?






10. Terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words.






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






12. 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.






13. Where do commas go when using quotes?

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14. Should opinion writing and subjective word choices be used?






15. What makes a good story from a bad story?






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






17. What type of questions should you avoid in an interview?






18. How many sources must a story have?






19. Guarantees students their freedom of speech except for speech that is obscene - libelous - unlawful - violates school regulations or causes a disruption to the school.






20. What should be avoided in direct quotes?






21. How do you share a GoogleDoc?






22. Are facts or stories more important?






23. Should you use the name of the school or current year?






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






25. How do you size a photo in InDesign?






26. What is convergence?






27. Every quote needs what before it?






28. Each quote should begin...






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






30. What does the T tool do in InDesign?






31. What is an infographic?






32. What is the correct use of principal and percent?






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






34. What is the most read part of a newspaper?






35. When designing a page what element comes first?






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






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

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38. What is the rule of thirds?






39. What do all great writers do everyday?






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






41. A.P. Style stands for...






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






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






44. What does the opinion section of the paper do?






45. Who should lead a high school paper?






46. Quotes should contain?






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






48. What do high school students not lose when entering school?






49. What can students not print in a paper?






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