COPYREADING AND CAMPUS JOURNALISM WORKSHEET

Name:____________________________ Score :_______________________

Year and Section:_________________ Date :_______________________

PART I. COPYREADING SYMBOLS. Please accomplish the tables below with copyreading symbols.
Make them legible and clear.

ITEM INSTRUCTION SYMBOL ITEM INSTRUCTION SYMBOL

1 Indent/Set in a 16 Insert quotation
new paragraph marks
2 No new 17 Insert hyphen
paragraph
3 Capitalize 18 Insert space

4 Do not capitalize 19 Connect but leave

space
5 Abbreviate 20 Close up

6 Spell out in words 21 Restore text

7 Transpose letters 22 Continues on next

page
8 Insert letter 23 End of story

9 Insert word 24 Change to small

letter
10 Delete letter 25 Bold face

11 Delete word 26 Delete and close

up
12 Change word 27 Join separated
matter
13 Insert period 28 Transpose words

14 Insert comma 29 Use figure

15 Insert apostrophe 30 Italicize

PART II. COPYREADING AND HEADLINE WRITING (ALTERNATE RESPONSE TYPE). On the space provided
before each number, write TRUE if the statement is correct; otherwise, write FALSE.

(ON COPYREADING)
____1. The first letter of the sentence is always capitalized.
____2. When an acronym appears for the first time in a news story, it is written after its meaning and
it is enclosed in parentheses.
____3. Colons are used to set off titles of events, shows, movies, books, etc.
____4. Commas are used to separate abbreviations.
____5. In news stories, the rule is three paragraphs, one sentence only.
____6. Copyreading is also called copyediting.
____7. A copyreader deletes opinion, slant, and libellous statements.
____8. A copyreader edits, but not writes the headline.
____9. Numbers 1-9 should always be in figures.
____10. If the numbers are at the beginning of the sentence, they should always be in words.

(ON HEADLINE WRITING)

____11. Historical present tense is used if the verb is in the active voice.
____12. Helping verb is omitted if the verb is in the passive voice; only the past participle is retained.
____13. A period is usually used at the end of the headline.
____14. A comma is used instead of “and” in writing headlines.
____15. The headline is the title of the news article.
____16. Headlines must start with verbs.
____17. An infinitive is used for future events.
____18. Double quotes (“) are used instead of single ones (‘).
____19. Only widely known abbreviations must be included in the headlines.
____20. Specific terms must be used instead of generalities.

PART III. HEADLINE STRUCTURES. On the space provided, write the headline pattern/structure.

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21.___________________ 22.__________________ 23.__________________ 24.___________________

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25.__________________ 26.__________________ 27.__________________ 28.__________________

PART IV. SPORTS LEAD. (Analysis) Write GOAL if the lead in each item is an outstanding player lead,
HOMERUN if it is an outstanding play lead, ACE if it’s a significance of game lead, and TRIFECTA if it is
a novelty lead. Write your answers on the spaces provided.

1._________________
Veteran point guard LA Tenorio scored a career-best 34 points to power Barangay Ginebra San Miguel to
a 98-85 win over Meralco in the PBA Governors’ Cup last night at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.

The 5-foot-9 Tenorio, who said prior to the game that the Kings have to be more aggressive, was perfect
from the three-point arc, hitting all his five attempts. He also grabbed seven rebounds and issued the
same number of assists.
“Tenorio fires 34 as Kings rout Bolts”, Manila Bulletin, August 25, 2013.

2._________________
Lyceum scored just a single basket in the fourth quarter but it was enough to weather the gigantic rally of
San Sebastian for a 60-55 victory in NCAA Season 89 last night at The Arena in San Juan.

The Pirates were almost assured of a win when Shaq Alanes hit a three-pointer for a commanding 58-31
lead with 1:04 left in the third. But in a bizarre turn of events, the Stags refused to roll over and die.

“Lyceum survives fierce SSC-R rally”, Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2013.

3.________________
Phil Younghusband scored two goals as the Loyola Meralco Sparks humbled Philippine Army-GTI, 5-1, to
grab the early lead in the United Football League Saturday at the Emperador Stadium in McKinley Hill.

Younghusband struck the opening goal in the 26th minute before completing the brace in the 83rd as the
Sparks won their second game in as many outings to seize the lead with six points.
“Phil shines for Sparks”, Manila Bulletin, January 20,2014

4._______________
Fernando Jose Arguelles and Toni Rose Raymundo essayed a pair of straight-set victories to clinch two
titles each in the Palawan Pawnshop-Palawan Express Pera Padala regional age group tennis circuit
presented by Tecnifibre at the St. Michael Tennis Court in Pontevedra, Negros Occidental yesterday.

The top-seeded Arguelles, the 15-year-old ace form PTA-Bacolod, defeated Reyniel Marcellana twice,
hacking out a tough 7-5, 6-4 win in the boys’ 16-under finals and cruising to a 6-1, 6-1 romp in the premier
18-under class.

Raymundo, also 15 from PTA Lacta-La Carlota, matched that two-title feat with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over
Valerie Desoyo in the girls’ 16-under and a 7-5, 6-2 win over Keanu Flores in the 18-under division of the
four-day event sponsored by Palawan Pawnshop and Technifibre and held for the first time in Pontevedra
“Raymundo, Arguelles post 2 wins”, Manila Bulletin, March 10, 2014

5.__________________
Just two blowout games into the conference after reverting to its celebrated name, San Miguel Beer is
fast resembling the Beermen of yore.

San Miguel gave its hobbled center a ringside view of what he is missing as he heals, clobbering Barangay
Ginebra San Miguel, 112-96, last night for a share of leadership in the PLDT myDSL PBA Philippine Cup at
the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
“Beermen drub Kings; E-Cola win”, Manila Bulletin, March 9, 2014