Name: __________________________________________ Grade and Section: _______________________

DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN COPY READING AND HEADLINE WRITING

(GRADE 3 -6)

I. Directions: Write True or False.

1. Copyreading is the process of editing a story before it is published, spanning correcting the tiniest grammar errors and
fixing big-picture flaws such as factual inconsistencies and libelous statements. __________________

2. Copyreading is also called copyediting. __________________

3. Headline-writing, is more than just putting together words to become the title of the story. It also involves counting
every single character that has a corresponding count based on how much space it takes up on the paper. ___________

4. Months of the year need to be spelled out not abbreviated. ____________________

5. Numbers zero to nine are written in figures not spelled out. ____________________

6. We need to capitalize names of people, places, and things. ____________________

7. Headline is a heading at the bottom of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine. ____________________

8. The beginning of each sentence must always be written in words. ____________________

9. Acronyms are all written in small letters. ____________________

10. The first sentence of a news paragraph is always indented. ____________________

II. Directions: Choose the letter of the word/s that make the sentence INCORRECT.
____ 1. The news is about president bongbong marcos.
a. b. c. d. e.

____ 2. Their was a typhoon yesterday.

a. b. c. d. e.

____ 3. The actor was suspected to have committed theft. She got arrested afterwards.
a. b. c. d.

____ 4. Thurston the cat died. It’s owner is deeply saddened.

a. b. c. d. e.

____ 5. Do you really think it will rain today .

a. b. c. d. e.

____ 6. The officers incharge were responsible.

a. b. c. d. e.

____ 7. The doter of the police delivered a heartfelt speech .

a. b. c. d.
____ 8. For God so love the Wolrd, He gave us His only Son.
a. b. c. d. e.

____ 9. ManilA is found in NCR.

a. b. c. d. e.

____ 10. Butter-flies have colorful wings.

a. b. c. d.

III. Directions: Match the copy reading symbols to its meaning.

a. end of story
1.
b. insert period
2.
c. indent/ set in new paragraph
3.
d. no new paragraph
4.
e. delete (letter)
5.
f. insert (letter)
6.
g. capitalize
7.
h. do not capitalize
8.
i. spell out
9.
j. transpose
10.