SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Student Journalism
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
journalism-and-media
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
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 is the biggest mistake when writing a lead?
Click on share and type in an email address.
Yes - in some cases. Courts have recognized that students' choice of clothing can communicate certain messages and ideas - ranging from their stance on political and social issues to their social standing or religious beliefs.
Journalism students do better because they are better writers - better critical thinkers - score higher on AP tests - build their resumes - and work well with others to get the job done!
Being too broad or generalizing.
2. Guarantees students their freedom of speech except for speech that is obscene - libelous - unlawful - violates school regulations or causes a disruption to the school.
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
In most cases - only when you have obtained the permission of the copyright holder. Each of these works is protected by copyright law - which means others can use them only if they have obtained permission. Publishing a credit line does not take the
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
3. What is the first question of an interview?
$1.5 million or $2500
How do you spell your name?
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
4. What program do I use to view photos?
Public Forum
The green box
Adobe Bridge
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
5. What are the ways that going out for journalism could improve your life?
No - unless it needs clarification.
Journalism students do better because they are better writers - better critical thinkers - score higher on AP tests - build their resumes - and work well with others to get the job done!
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
6. What is the journalist's code?
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
7. What is the number one goal of great high school papers?
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
Be the number one source of news about CITY HIGH!
Report accurate facts and quotes.
something the person can change.
8. Why is journalism the best elective to take next year?
Never write directly to the reader.
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Yes - and occasionally they are. In such cases the individual reporter and the editor could be held legally responsible. Court decisions indicate that a school which does not control the content of a student publication may be protected from liabilit
9. Why are many high school papers not read?
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
Dominant graphic or headline
Lifeless data - too many facts - not enough stories bad leads - reporters are not attending events and getting good quotes
10. Should 'you' or 'I' or 'our' ever be used in a story?
How do you spell your name?
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
Open Groups
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
11. What is the best way to get viewers on to a website?
Scholarships - trips to Disneyland - becoming a published author - dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings - and intrinsic value of doing a job well.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
12. Should sports reporters or anyone else encourage - congratulate or cheer on a team or individual?
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Yes - and occasionally they are. In such cases the individual reporter and the editor could be held legally responsible. Court decisions indicate that a school which does not control the content of a student publication may be protected from liabilit
13. 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
Date or Place Leads
They have access to events and people that most students can't get into or have the ability to interview.
Never write directly to the reader.
Open Groups
14. Where do you go for help in legal situations?
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
title/name/said
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
15. What is required for people to succeed in social systems such as groups?
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
16-year-old
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
16. Which one of the following is the AP Style for age?
The green box
How do you spell your name?
16-year-old
Tinker vs Des Moines
17. Should you use the name of the school or current year?
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Real interviews and descriptions of events a reporter has witnessed.
No - unless it needs clarification.
Public Forum
18. Can a student publication be sued for libel - invasion of privacy or copyright infringement?
Yes - and occasionally they are. In such cases the individual reporter and the editor could be held legally responsible. Court decisions indicate that a school which does not control the content of a student publication may be protected from liabilit
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
Dominant graphic or headline
A connection to City High or a local angle.
19. What type of questions should you avoid in an interview?
Yes or No Questions
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
When the number is under ten.
Yes - in some cases. Courts have recognized that students' choice of clothing can communicate certain messages and ideas - ranging from their stance on political and social issues to their social standing or religious beliefs.
20. What advantage do high school journalists have to get into events?
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
21. What is a nut graph?
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
Background information on the story that usually contains the who - what - how - where - why and when. It usually comes after the golden quote.
The First Amendment protection
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
22. What is the most read part of a newspaper?
Photo captions that are well written with less than obvious information.
Adobe Bridge
300
Once in your life.
23. If I don't know how much about a DSLR what setting should I have the camera on?
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
The green box
Closed Groups
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
24. Which one of the following is the AP Style for time?
Click on share and type in an email address.
6:00 p.m. or 8-11 a.m.
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Iowa Freedom of Expression Act
25. What are the 5 Ws and H
A transition
Never write directly to the reader.
WHO WHAT HOW WHERE WHY WHEN
No - unless it needs clarification.
26. Each quote should begin...
A graphic element that lists off facts - figures - and important information in a format other than full text.
A new paragraph
The school's name - Many - Really - A - An - The
A connection to City High or a local angle.
27. Every quote needs what before it?
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
A transition
The green box
Inside of the quotes - 'The Little Hawks are deep and are going to win big -' Rogers said.
28. What are the two main responsibilities of a reporter?
Report accurate facts and quotes.
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
No - unless it needs clarification.
29. If my image is blurred how can I fix it on a digital SLR camera?
title/name/said
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Adjust the Tv setting. Increase the shudder speed.
Never in news stories.
30. Feedback should be...
A question that usually isn't planned - but is a result of an interesting comment by the person being interviewed.
Once in your life.
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
something the person can change.
31. Quotes should contain?
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
June 24 or March 30
title/name/said
Once in your life.
32. What is the golden quote?
300
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
People or a single person
33. How is something determined to be slander or libel - as opposed to the exercising of freedom of speech?
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
34. Who should lead a high school paper?
Journalism students do better because they are better writers - better critical thinkers - score higher on AP tests - build their resumes - and work well with others to get the job done!
Never - sports reporters should not cheer.
Students should decide editorial content in a student publication.
It is the best quote of the story that usually is after the lead.
35. What do all great writers do everyday?
Read - read - and read some more.
Public Forum
A group of twitter sources that you choose that are grouped together to provide an interesting source of information.
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
36. How do I make sure the image size is correct in PhotoShop?
Once in your life.
Using social media like Facebook and Twitter.
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Read - read - and read some more.
37. What schools have former editors of The Little Hawk attended?
300
Yale - Stanford - McAllister - Middlebury and the greatest university of all... IOWA. Go Hawks!
Public Forum
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
38. What words that are not very specific should never be used in transitions?
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
39. What makes a good lead?
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
The combining of newspapers - internet - video - and all forms of journalism into one.
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
The concept of libel/slander - both of which are referred to as 'defamation -' can be somewhat complex. But in general - all speech is presumed to be protected by the First Amendment with very narrowly-drawn exceptions. One of those exceptions involv
40. 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
300
Public Forum
No - unless it needs clarification.
CMYK - 200 pixels per inch
41. How do you size a photo in InDesign?
Tinker vs Des Moines
Right Click - Fitting - Fit content proportionally
Both - Good reporters balance facts and story telling.
Description of a person - Description of a scene - Play on words - Anecdote - Startling statement
42. What does the T tool do in InDesign?
Concision
Makes text boxes and allows you to write.
Making up quotes - Lying to Mr. Rogers about where you are during class - Causing harm
Why - How - Who
43. When should numbers be spelled out?
Seek Truth and Report It - Minimize Harm - Act Independently - Be Accountable
When the number is under ten.
A connection to City High or a local angle.
Seek Truth - Do no harm - Make a distinction between News and Opinion - Don't Sensationalize
44. What can students not print in a paper?
Knowledge - Attitude - Skills - and Habits
Their rights to Freedom of Speech
A transition
Lies - Obscenity - Anything that will cause an undue disruption to the school.
45. What does the opinion section of the paper do?
Provide a vision for how the school can be better.
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
16-year-old
Associated Press Style that is a guideline for correct journalistic style.
46. What is the correct use of principal and percent?
Fun - Looks great on college applications - makes you a better writer - work with new technology - Facebook is a part of the class
Why - How - Who
principal Malcolm Reynolds and 50 percent
something the person can change.
47. What literary techniques should you use to tell a story?
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
Image - Image Size - 200 PPI
Tinker vs Des Moines
Hazelwood vs Kuhlmeir
48. How should you attribute a person on the first reference?
Mr. Rogers of the Student Press Law Center (SPLC)
No - on the rare occasion first person is used.
title/name/said
Opinions - reactions - and interesting phrasing. They should not contain straight facts.
49. How many sources must a story have?
Why - How - Who
Three or more
The concept of libel/slander - both of which are referred to as 'defamation -' can be somewhat complex. But in general - all speech is presumed to be protected by the First Amendment with very narrowly-drawn exceptions. One of those exceptions involv
A new paragraph
50. What is an infographic?
Dominant graphic or headline
An infographic presents facts and numbers in an eye catching graphic.
Character development - Rising action - Dialog - Climax - Conflict
How do you spell your name?