Sumulong College of Arts and Sciences

Antipolo, City

Final Examination
Campus Journalism
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. (2pts each)
  
1. A summary lead contains___________________.
A. A direct quote
B. Instructions on how to read the story
C. The most important facts of the story
D. A list of all the sources quoted in the story
  
2. What is hard news?
A. News that covers hard to understand topics
B. News that’s based on opinions, not facts
C. News that affects an entire group of people
D. The only kind of news there is
    
3. What is an editorial?
A. An opinion piece published on a special page
B. The process when an editor works with unfinished story
C. A part of the writing process
D. The job that reporter's get when they are promoted
 
4. What is libel?
A. Publishing a false statement that damages someone’s reputation
B. A tendency to do something
C. Publishing private information about a person
D. Use of outside editors
 
5. What is defamation?
A. Publishing unflattering information about someone
B. An invasion of privacy
C. A clearly labelled personal opinion
D. An untruthful accusation that lowers someone’s reputation
  
6. What is Journalism?
A. The study of writing in journals
B. A hard thing to do
C. The reporting and publishing of the news
D. An American business practice
 
7. Who is a reporter?
A. A good writer that happens to be popular with the public
B. A person who writes research papers about any topic
C. A person who interviews sources, writes copy, and is published
D. Anyone who can publish his writing online
 
8. What makes a story “newsworthy”?
A. The story has to be about a topic that appeals to public interest
B. The story has to be published
C. The story has to have balanced sources
D. The story has to be about a celebrity
 
9. Why is it important for reporter’s to talk to sources?
A. Sources help publish a reporter’s story
B. Sources are the people that help edit and revise copy
C. Sources give a story balance by offering different perspectives
D. Sources buy newspapers
  
10. What are the 5 Ws and 1 H?
A. The only six questions that a reporter can ask a source
B. The six facts necessary facts of a summary lead
C. The six paragraphs those are required for a standard news story
D. The six worst mistakes a reporter can make

11. He/she is a person who examines first impressions of printing to correct errors,
primarily typographical, but also in fact and style.
A. Copyreader
B. Copywriter
C. Proofreader
D. Reader
E.
12.It is an assemblage of words written in bigger, bolder letter than the usual page text
at the beginning of the news.
A. News Title
B. Headline
C. Lead
D. Quote
13. It is the act of putting of the writer’s opinion in the story.
A. Editorializing
B. News Coverage
C. Reflective Writing
D. Feature Writing
14. What is a lead?
A. The senior reporter at a newspaper
B. The opening paragraph of a news story
C. The newspaper with the largest audience
D. The main character in a news story
15. What type of lead presents the most important information in the first sentence?
A. Astonisher lead
B. Question lead
C. Cartridge lead
D. Summary lead
16. The passing off of another's work as your own
A. slander
B. libel
C. invasion of privacy
D. plagiarism

17. An editorial urging the school board to adopt an open campus policy is an example
of an editorial with what purpose?
A. to explain
B. to criticize
C. to persuade
D. to warn
18. The following defines Journalism excepts ________.
A. Non-fiction
B. It tries to be “objective”.
C. mass information
D. art for few people
19. The following defines Literature excepts ________.
A. Fiction
B. It can be “subjective”
C. created characters
D. It deals with current events.

20. It refers to the engraved or printed name of the newspaper

A. Nameplate
B. Ears
C. Banner head
D. Running Head
21. These little boxes on either side of the nameplate
A. Nameplate
B. Ears
C. Banner head
D. Running Head

22. It refers to the principal headline bearing the boldest and biggest type.
A. Nameplate
B. Ears
C. Banner head
D. Running Head
23. It is a type of head having two or more lines.
A. Nameplate
B. Ears
C. Banner head
D. Running Head
24. It refers to any title of any news.
A. Headline
B. Deck
C. Lead
D. Column
25. A subordinate headline placed immediately below its mother headline, also known
as bank or readout.
A. Headline
B. Deck
C. Lead
D. Column

26. The beginning of a news story.

A. Headline
B. Deck
C. Lead
D. Column

27. They are horizontal divisions of the parts or texts if newspaper.

A. Headline
B. Deck
C. Lead
D. Column
28. It is an abbreviation of opposite of the editorial page (through often believed to be
abbreviated from opinion-editorial).
A. Op-ed
B. Letter to editor
C. Editorial cartoon
D. Folio
29. A letter to editor sometimes abbreviated LTTE or LTE is a letter sent to a publication
about the issues of concern to its readers.
A. Op-ed
B. Letter to editor
C. Editorial cartoon
D. Folio
30. It is also known as political cartoon is a caricature containing a political or social
message that usually relates to current events or personalities.
A. Op-ed
B. Letter to editor
C. Editorial cartoon
D. Folio
31. It is usually written on top of the pages, this is composed of the page number, date
of publication and name of the newspaper.
A. Op-ed
B. Letter to editor
C. Editorial cartoon
D. Folio
32. ________ are publications released in regular intervals: bi-monthly, monthly, weekly,
etc.

A. Periodicals

D. Novels

C. Poem

D. Textbooks

33. This is the news functions of the campus paper: to inform. Since information
dissemination is the maid purpose of the campus paper, this is the function most likely
performed by any campus paper. It gives the readers information concerning the things
around the community and within the school.

A. EDUCATION FUNCTION
B. WATCHDOG FUNCTION
C. INFORMATION FUNCTION
D. OPINION FUNCTION

34. Through the editorials and editorial columns, the editor has the chance to post his
opinion regarding current events inside the school and the community. The main
purpose for this is to persuade to reader toward a certain point of view.

A. EDUCATION FUNCTION
B. WATCHDOG FUNCTION
C. INFORMATION FUNCTION
D. OPINION FUNCTION

35. Tabooed topics such as sex, sex education, family planning and the like are
extensively and intensively discussed by writers of campus papers. This is one of the
most important functions of the campus paper: to educate.

A. EDUCATION FUNCTION
B. WATCHDOG FUNCTION
C. INFORMATION FUNCTION
D. OPINION FUNCTION

Prepared by:
Mr. Reñer G. Aquino
College Instructor