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Student Journalism

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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

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






3. What are the four codes for journalists?






4. What is the rule of thirds?






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






6. What is the golden quote?






7. What is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?






8. How do you size a photo in InDesign?






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






10. What does CNTRL B do in InDesign?






11. What is a follow up question?

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






13. What should be the focus almost every story?






14. Should you use a question in a lead?






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






16. How can you get thrown off The Little Hawk staff?






17. How should you attribute a person on the first reference?






18. What program do I use to view photos?






19. 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.






20. What should be used in place of adjectives?






21. Each quote should begin...






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






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






24. Why are many high school papers not read?






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






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






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






28. What leads do you want to avoid?






29. What does the T tool do in InDesign?






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






31. Is a student's choice of dress protected by the First Amendment?

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32. What is a sidebar?






33. How long should a paragraph be in journalism?






34. Prohibits the Congress from making laws 'respecting an establishment of religion' - prohibiting the free exercise of religion - infringing on the freedom of speech and infringing on the freedom of the press.






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






36. How many sources must a story have?






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






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






39. Feedback should be...






40. A.P. Style stands for...






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






42. How many pixels does a yearbook or magazine?






43. A student publication is a public forum for student expression when school officials have given student editors the authority to make their own content decisions. A school can do that either through an official policy or by allowing a publication to






44. 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.






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






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






47. What is the journalist's code?

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48. What is an infographic?






49. Quotes should contain?






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