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 #1
What news layout technique is followed if the make-up is
not stilted or monotonous and is maintained by a sense of
rhythm?

a. proportion
b. emphasis
c. contrast
d. movement
 #2
Which shows the use of typography in the sports
section?

a. playing up the important stories

b. knowing the relative value of each part of the page
c. subordinating the unimportant stories
d. knowing what looks best for certain articles
 #3
What are the text types used in the feature
pages?

a. Arial
b. Tahoma
c. Roman italics
d. Book Antiqua
 #4
What is the nameplate of the front page?

a. flag
b. folio
c. teaser
d. sidebar
 #5
What picture editing process removes the portions
which are not needed?

a. retouching
b. cropping
c. bleeding
d. gridlining
 #6
Which science page design makes a downward slanting
pattern from left to right across the page?

a. circus
b. brace
c. gradient
d. modular
 #7
Which part of the front page introduces the
reader to the inside pages?

a. subhead
b. window
c. flag
d. folio
 #8
Which part of the front page shows the publication
and issue numbers?

a. photo
b. folio
c. teaser
d. banner
 #9
What does the sharpness of a picture indicate?

a. removes the unnecessary parts to highlight its message

b. tells a story
c. clears the tone, definition and emphasis of the picture’s
message
d. improves the newspaper page make-up
 #10
Which part of the editorial pages showcases the
list of the newspaper’s writers and other staff?

a. columns
b. letter to the Editor-in-Chief
c. editorial box
d. by-lines
 #11
What part of the editorial section indicates the
name of the column writer?

a. column
b. by-line
c. letter to the Editor-in-Chief
d. editorial box
 #12
How should the stories be presented in the feature-
literary sections?

a. same styles of headlines with the same faces

b. same styles of headlines with different faces
c. different styles of headlines with the same faces
d. different styles of headlines with different faces
 #13
Which color key is an additive color space and is
also light-based?

a. CMYK
b. RGB
c. ROYGBIV
d. P34
 #14
What is the function of “boxes” for the sports
section?

a. knows the relative value of each page

b. puts the order of importance
c. emphasizes stories and creating variety
d. magnifies a piece of work or an illustration
 #15
How should the editorial pages appear?

a. literary and feminine

b. factual, scientific, and statistical
c. suggests action, speed and color
d. distinctive, dignified, and formal
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 #16
Which component is considered if a news page artist
chooses to face the page units rather as a single page?

a. balance
b. contrast
c. emphasis
d. design
 #17
Which science page guideline is followed if there
is a dominant visual feature on the page?

a. Design with a purpose.

b. Have a focal point.
c. Keep it simple.
d. Maintain design unity and consistency.
 #18
Which principle is applied during the
planning of the make-up of facing pages?

a. emphasis
b. balance and contrast
c. gridlines
d. symmetry
 #19
Should a layout artist add “pull quotes” in a
sports page?

a. Yes, if the story stays in one location.

b. Yes, if there is a point of leading stories.
c. No, if the sentences have subheads.
d. No, if the stories are too long.
 #20
What is meant by a message-laden picture?

a. tells a story
b. removes the unnecessary parts to highlight its
message
c. clears the tone of the picture
d. defines and emphasizes the pictures’ message
 #21
What picture editing technique eliminates
undesirable background to emphasize a center
of interest?

a. retouching
b. cropping
c. bleeding
d. gridlining
 #22
What picture editing technique extends the
picture across the margin?

a. cropping
b. retouching
c. bleeding
d. gridlining
 #23
Which color key is an additive color space
and is also light-based?

a. RGB
b. CMYK
c. ROYGBIV
d. P34
 #24
What is the width of the columns in the
feature section?

a. 0.5
b. 1
c. 1.5
d. 2
 #25
When a news layout artist avoids jump stories
and considers the lengths of articles, he was
able to maintain ____________.

a. contrast
b. emphasis
c. proportion
d. harmony
 #26
What is the general appearance of the
feature-literary pages?

a. feminine
b. masculine
c. scientific
d. business-like
 #27
What is the control and manipulation of
coloring styles?

a. tinting
b. gradient
c. swatching
d. hue
 #28
Which of the following is NOT included among
the contents of a sports page design?

a. action
b. poetry
c. speed
d. color
 #29
What are the large, bold headlines called in the
sports section?

a. banners
b. teasers
c. streamers
d. boxlines
 #30
Which science page guideline is followed if the
designer thinks of the reader when planning the
design?

a. Have a focal point.

b. Design with a purpose.
c. Keep it simple.
d. Maintain contrast and balance.
 #31
How does the front page become the show window
of the newspaper?
a. It catches the interest of the reader.
b. It identifies the tone of the message.
c. It covers the leading stories substantially.
d. It presents information as special features.
 #32
What is the benefit of a well-cropped picture?

a. removes the unnecessary parts to highlight its

message
b. tells a story
c. clears the tone, definition, and emphasis of the
pictures’ message
d. improves the newspaper page make-up
 #33
How are pictures important in the features
section?

a. make the pages larger than they seem

b. let the pages look more feminine
c. capture interest and highlight the story
d. help fewer articles appear on the page
 #34
When is science page design unity and consistency
achieved?

a. All parts of the page complement each

other.
b. Simplicity is kept to modern designing.
c. The designer thinks of the reader when
planning the design.
d. There is a dominant visual feature on the
 #35
Why are jump stories avoided in the front pages?

a. the lack of justification for emphasis

b. the missing distinction of clutteredness
c. the inconvenience of locating the
continuation
d. the inability to sustain the readers’ interest
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 #36
Where do feature columns ordinarily appear in the
layout for every issue?

a. different positions of the different pages

b. different positions of the same pages
c. same positions of the different pages
d. same positions of the same pages
 #37
How should editorials appear at the first two columns
of the left pages?

a. become relatively small

b. remain in the same position
c. turn out into larger types
d. adopt a feminine appearance
 #38
When is science page design contrast and balance
achieved?

a. There is a dominant visual feature on the page.

b. All parts of the page complement each other.
c. A large dark element is placed against the
smaller elements.
d. Simplicity is kept for modern designing.
 #39
Why should “tombstoning” of headlines be avoided in
sports layouting?

a. unimportant stories might be emphasized

b. headline might read as one
c. stories and pictures might be separated
d. the order of headlines might become cluttered
 #40
How are “grey areas” avoided for the sports page
layouting?

a. Separate related stories and pictures.

b. Place boxes in between photos or sketches.
c. Arrange stories according to formality, motion
and variation.
d. Break them up with the use of subheads.
 #41
Should an editorial title maintain a masculine
appearance?

a. Yes, since it is found on the same location.

b. Yes, since it follows the headlines of news
stories.
c. No, since it disregards a formal appearance.
d. No, since it leaves out any creativity.
 #42
Which is NOT a technique in sports layouting?

a. Avoid many headlines of the same size on the

page.
b. Avoid placing small heads on rather long
stories.
c. Avoid using many families of text types.
d. Avoid placing jumpheads on the lower fold
of the page.
 #43
What is the main function of color swatching?

a. applies colors, gradients or tints quickly to the

document
b. creates and names colors, gradients or tints
c. supports paragraph and character styles
d. affects all objects to which swatching is applied
 #44
How should the news pages appear in order to achieve a sense of
harmony?

a. Pages should not seem top or bottom heavy.

b. The contents of every page should blend as a unit.
c. The body of the story should occupy at least twice as
much as the headline.
d. The news stories should be displayed according to
importance.
 #45
Which subset of the pantone colors are being
reproduced by the CMYK?

a. primary colors
b. secondary colors
c. tertiary colors
d. analogous colors
 #46
How should the news pages appear in order to achieve a sense of
balance?

a. Pages should not seem top or bottom heavy.

b. The contents of every page should blend as a unit.
c. The body of the story should occupy at least twice as
much as the headline.
d. The news stories ought to be displayed according to
importance.
 #47
What parts of the sports pages allow plenty of
“breathing spaces”?

a. captions
b. whites
c. headline
d. boxes
 #48
Which of the following is TRUE about sports layouting?

a. occupy stories with half as much headline space

b. use headlines when kickers are short
c. all caps is better than caps and lower case
d. have a dominant headline for a dominant
story
 #49
Which science page design puts all the elements
together to compete for the readers’ attention?

a. brace
b. modular
c. circus
d. quadrant
 #50
What is the technique applied in sports layouting if the
artist decides on the number of columns assigned on a
certain article to ascertain the space for a given text?

a. copyfitting
b. editing
c. cropping
d. typefacing