Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
National Capital Region
Schools Division Office-Quezon City
EMILIO JACINTO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Pingkian Road, Pasong Tamo, Quezon City
Summative Test in Journalism
2023 - 2024

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
 The use of all types of electronic gadgets during the conduct of examinations is strictly prohibited.
 Kindly use a No. 2 pencil with eraser, in accomplishing the Answer Sheet.
 Refrain from looking/staring from one’s examination paper, asking anything or borrowing something from one’s seatmates. Doing
so is tantamount to cheating. Violators will be apprehended and will be endorsed to the Guidance Unit/School Principal’s Office
for appropriate corrective action.

SHORT-RESPONSE TYPE:
Select the correct/best answer from the given set of options. Completely shade the letter corresponding to your answer on the
official Answer Sheet.
I. Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. It is the activity of writing news in preparation for publication.
A. news writing B. article writing C. feature writing D. editorial writing
2. The following are elements of news writing, EXCEPT:
A. proximity B. timeliness C. significance D. irrelevance
3. It is the first sentence, usually written as one paragraph, that tells the most important information of the story.
A. headline B. lead C. body D. tail
4. This part of the news article contains additional facts and details that are revealed in order of importance.
A. headline B. lead C. body D. tail
5. This refers to the least important part of a news article.
A. headline B. lead C. body D. tail
6. It is a type of lead that is commonly and traditionally used in journalism especially in straight news.
A. conventional lead B. novelty lead C. participial lead D. gerundial lead
7. This is a type of lead written in a structure or strategy which focuses on attracting attention or on carrying out a specific purpose.
A. conventional lead B. novelty lead C. participial lead D. gerundial lead
8. It is a lead that is introduced by a verbal noun ending in ing.
A. conventional lead B. novelty lead C. prepositional lead D. gerundial lead
9. This refers to the lead introduced by the present or past participle of the verb.
A. conventional lead B. novelty lead C. prepositional lead D. gerundial lead
10. Which of the following headlines is written correctly?
A. Pia Cayetano becomes first female chairperson of Senate blue ribbon
B. Coldplay’s Chris Martin Hits Manila Traffic Via Impromptu Composition
C. lawmaker hits, questions PCSO’s online lotto deal
D. none of the above
11. It is also considered the jewel or gem of the newspaper.
A. news writing B. article writing C. feature writing D. editorial writing
12. The following are characteristics of a feature writer, EXCEPT:
A. inquisitive B. indifferent C. eager to learn D. sympathetic
13. This emanates not only from earthshaking experiences but also from ordinary experiences that happen everyday.
A. personality sketch B. personal experience C. humorous D. human interest
14. This article features a person, popular or not, rich or poor, that has done something worth publishing.
A. personality sketch B. personal experience C. humorous D. human interest
15. It is a story with wit that is intended to be light and funny.
A. personality sketch B. personal experience C. humorous D. human interest
16. It features a story that appeals to the emotions.
A. personality sketch B. personal experience C. humorous D. human interest
17. It features a current or newly-launched project of the government that will draw public support.
A. travel stories B. developmental feature C. humorous D. human interest
18. They are also called ‘travelogue’.
A. travel stories B. developmental feature C. humorous D. human interest
II. Directions: Identify the type of lead each of the following examples falls under. Choose your answer from the box.
19. By appealing to the school board, the Manila Science High School was able to construct a three-story concrete building.
A. Who Lead B. What Lead C. Why Lead D. How Lead
20. Because of poverty, around a hundred students dropped out of school last year.
A. Who Lead B. What Lead C. Why Lead D. How Lead
21. To encourage tourism, balikbayans are given a warm welcome by their fellow Filipinos.
A. Prepositional Phrase Lead C. Participial Phrase Lead
B. Infinitive Phrase Lead D. Gerundial Phrase Lead
22. Hoping to cop first place, the PNU wood-pushers honed up for the chess championship games.
A. Prepositional Phrase Lead C. Participial Phrase Lead
B. Infinitive Phrase Lead D. Gerundial Phrase Lead

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23. With brooms and other cleaning equipment, boy scouts from the Manila Public High Schools cleaned the City Markets.
A. Prepositional Phrase Lead C. Participial Phrase Lead
B. Infinitive Phrase Lead D. Gerundial Phrase Lead
24. Dressed like priests, robbers were able to enter the bank.
A. Prepositional Phrase Lead C. Participial Phrase Lead
B. Infinitive Phrase Lead D. Gerundial Phrase Lead
25. Winning the development communication trophy during the national press conference was Arullo High School’s best achievement
of the year.
A. Prepositional Phrase Lead C. Participial Phrase Lead
B. Infinitive Phrase Lead D. Gerundial Phrase Lead

II. Directions: On the space provided before each statement, write T if it is TRUE and F if FALSE.
_______ 26. While some forms of journalism (columnists, editorial writers, sports to an extent) do allow a journalist to express his/her
opinion, newswriting does not.
_______ 27. All information in a news article must be attributed to the source where the reporter got his/her information.
_______ 28. When information from a source is not used in a direct quote and is paraphrased instead, it may not be attributed to that
source
_______ 29. Straight news appeals to the physical, while feature appeals to the soul.
_______ 30. The ‘F’ in the acronym FEATURE stands for fictitious.
_______ 31. Feature is not a literary article.
_______ 32. Feature is considered an opinion article.
_______ 33. The first paragraph of a feature article must consist of the five W’s and one H.
_______ 34. Feature articles still need to be supported with facts and evidence.
_______ 35. Feature articles may end with a quotation that leaves an impact to the readers.
III. Directions: Compare and contrast news and feature writing through the venn diagram below (10 points).

IV. Directions: Write any information about any recent news in the Philippines (within January 14 – 23, 2024).

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