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MIDTERM EXAMINATION
A. TRUE or FALSE. On the space provided before
each item, write TRUE when the statement is
factual and FALSE when it is erroneous
_________1. Anything can become newsworthy as
long as it is based on facts. Hence,
what may be news to one is news to all.
_________2.Weighing newsworthiness depends
solely on the importance of the topic,
interest of the readers and length of the
news article.
_________3. Proximity is an element of good news.
It refers to geographical nearness and
impact of the news to the readers.
_________4. Ensuring that all names are correctly
spelt in a newspaper is a reflection of
accuracy and conflict in the news.
_________5. Numbers that are higher than the
normal situation bear the sole authority
to create good element in news
_________6. Although all news articles are grounded
on facts, they have various categories.
_________7. Foreign news is a type of news item. It
is about a happening outside one's
country, thus unimportant to read.
_________8. A coverage news and spot news are
similar news stories that are good
avenues for secondhand information.
_________9. A straight news exposes the facts
according to their importance, while
speech story arranges the facts in
chronological order.
_________10. News briefs, action stories and news
flashes are samples of short and special
types of news.
__________11. Interviewing key persons gives the
writer of the reporter an avenue to gather
tertiary information.
__________12. Written and electronic documents are
good sources of primary data.
__________13. Citizen journalism is also a reliable
news source.
__________14. Comparing version of stories is arged
in news gathering because diminishes the
existence of perspectives.
__________15. The news is structured following all
inverted mangle style so that the least
important ideas and information will be
highlighted.
___________16. Note for news means that a writer
must have a high sense to newsworthy
events; hence, stalking persons is
permitted.
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___________17. Bribing the sources of news in
exchange to a scoop and mentioning them
in your stories are both unethical.
___________18. During the interview, impromptu
questions are better suggested than written
or rehearsed questions.
___________19. Setting an interview appointment
may be done via telephone.
___________20. Tackling sensitive topics during the
interview is allowable as long as
permission is granted.
B. On the space provided before each item, identify
the news clement that is reflected in each of the
issues below.
___________1. Car accident in front of the
Batanes State College main gate
___________2. Procurement of 12 computer
units each school year
___________3. Ground-breaking ceremony of
two-storey audio-visual building
___________4. A twenty-four-year-old lesbian
becomes the youngest Philippine
President.
___________5. The love affair of Angelica
Panganiban and John Lloyd Cruz
___________6. Number of casualties in the car
accident
___________7. Joan Garcia, 52, a widow and
mother of 12 graduated cum
laude last school year.
___________8. The college president just signed
a memorandum to move the
graduation from March to
February 28.
___________9. Slogan-making contest and
cookfest in HRM laboratory
___________10. A differently-abled student wins
in oration after practicing the
piece for more than a month.
C. ENUMERATION
1-10. Sources of News
11-20. Characteristics of Good News
21-30. Editorial Board Composition
31-40. Parts of the Front Page
Types of News Stories Enumeration
1. According to Chronology or Sequence
a. __________________
b. __________________
c. __________________
d. __________________
2. According to Range and Reach
a. _________________
b. _________________
c. _________________
d. _________________

3. According to Construction
a. _________________
b. _________________
(1) ______________
(2) ______________
c. _________________
d. _________________
e. _________________