PRACTICE QUIZ JOURNALISM 101
True or False
1. Reporters develop a variety of personal tools to get to the
bottom of every story.
2. Being inquisitive is not a good trait for a journalist.
3. Reporters are seldom curious.
4. Using knowledge and street smarts, skepticism and judgment
makes for a savvy journalist.
5. A journalist must
understand material before it can be put into a story.
6. Skepticism is not a critical technique for a newspaper reporter.
7. Journalists must be faithful to the facts at all times.
Multiple Choice
8. If a story is "cut from the bottom" it means that
a) it is trimmed to fit available space in the newspaper
b) it is trimmed by cutting off the last few sentences or paragraphs
to fit the news hole
c) it is important to get all of the vital information up high
in the story
d) all of the above.
e) none of the above
9. Quotation marks in a story
a) indicate that a writer is paraphrasing someone
b) detail a reporter's opinion about the subject matter
c) are only used by nonfiction writers
d) begin and end a statement made by a subject in a story
10. Quotations in a story
a) should always be attributed to the source
b) never need to be attributed
c) only need to be attributed when the author believes it would
help the reader understand better
d) are not valuable tools in writing a news story
Fill-in
11-15. Although there will be no fill-in questions
on this test, knowledge of the following has been covered in class and may appear on the midterm:
In no particular order, list five traits
of a journalist.
