1. ncorrect. You answered: a. paraphrase almost everything the speaker says..

The most effective way to use quotations in a news story is to

The correct answer was: b. combine quotations and paraphrases in a pleasing manner..

2. Correct. You answered: b. The editor tells you to have at least five quotations in every story..

Which of the following is NOT a good reason for using a direct quotation?

The correct answer was: b. The editor tells you to have at least five quotations in every story..

3. Incorrect. You answered: c. is someone important and you don’t want to make him or her
angry..

Reporters should use indirect quotations whenever the speaker

The correct answer was: d. says something newsworthy in an unremarkable way..

4. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

In general, partial or fragmentary quotations

The correct answer was: a. should be turned into paraphrases..

5. Incorrect. You answered: d. add explanatory information after the quotation with a “said-of”
construction..

The best way to make sure readers will be able to understand the direct quotations used in a
story is to

The correct answer was: c. blend quotation and narrative so that readers have enough
information to understand each quotation as it is presented..

6. Incorrect. You answered: b. omit the quotation even if it is newsworthy and interesting..

If a source’s direct quotation contains an error of grammar, the appropriate thing for the
reporter to do is

The correct answer was: d. use the quotation if it is newsworthy and interesting without
correcting the grammar..

7. Correct. You answered: c. to delete them..

The policy most news organizations use on whether to publish the profanities sources may use
is

The correct answer was: c. to delete them..

8. Incorrect. You answered: c. It allows reporters to connect controversial statements to the

person who made them..

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons for attributing information to a source?
 The correct answer was: b. It obscures the responsibility of reporters for the facts in the
story..

9. Incorrect. You answered: c. Descriptions of events the reporter has not witnessed..

Which of the following is among the kinds of statements that do NOT need attribution?

The correct answer was: d. Descriptions of events the reporter has personally witnessed..

10. Incorrect. You answered: c. One attribution for every sentence of direct quotation, and one
attribution for every sentence of indirect quotation..

Which of the following best describes how frequently attribution should be used in direct and
indirect quotations?

The correct answer was: a. One attribution for every direct quotation, no matter how long,
and one attribution for every sentence of indirect quotation..

11. Incorrect. You answered: d. after the first four words of the quotation, no matter how that
affects the flow of the sentence..

The best place to put the attribution for a direct quotation usually is

The correct answer was: c. at the first natural break in the first sentence of the quotation..

12. Incorrect. You answered: c. Use them to provide colorful details, even if they are not
essential to the story..

Which of the following best describes how to use anonymous sources?

The correct answer was: b. Use them to provide facts that are essential to the story and
cannot be obtained elsewhere..

13. Incorrect. You answered: c. double quotation marks if it is a full sentence..

A passage of direct quotation should be enclosed in

The correct answer was: b. double quotation marks no matter whether it is a full sentence..

14. Incorrect. You did not provide an answer.

One way reporters can explain large numbers—millions, billions and trillions—is by

The correct answer was: b. converting the number into something related to everyday life..

15. Incorrect. You answered: a. trite phrases and generalities..

Descriptions help readers visualize people and places. The best descriptions use

The correct answer was: d. concrete, factual details..

16. Incorrect. You answered: d. offers the reporter’s opinion about the previous topic..
 A good transitional sentence

The correct answer was: a. presents some interesting details about the new topic..

17. Correct. You answered: b. from the facts of the story..

If there is humor in a news story, it should be apparent

The correct answer was: b. from the facts of the story..

18. Incorrect. You answered: c. write a separate story for the next day on the accused person’s
response..

If a news story reports on a controversy in which one person has made accusations against
another, the reporter should

The correct answer was: a. include the response of the accused party in the same story..