Practice

Elements of a Newspaper Review

Answer the following questions.

  1. _____ the title bar on the front page; it has the name of the newspaper, date, town, etc.
    1. Banner
    2. Sidebar
    3. Headline
    4. Caption

    Answer: A. Banner

  2. _____ any non-photographic element like divider lines, shading, artwork, or charts. Graphics can be informative (a line graph or diagram) or decorative (a flower motif on the Garden page).
    1. Banner
    2. Copy
    3. Graphic
    4. Photo

    Answer: C. Graphic

  3. _____ line of print that identifies the author or source of the article.
    1. Sidebar
    2. Caption
    3. Copy
    4. Byline

    Answer: D. Byline

  4. _____ information in small print that identifies subjects in a photo and describes its significance.
    1. Copy
    2. Byline
    3. Sidebar
    4. Caption

    Answer: D. Caption

  5. _____ the design method in which articles are lined up on a page for ease of reading.
    1. Column
    2. Copy
    3. Banner
    4. Caption

    Answer: A. Column

  6. _____ the body of the article; the news story itself.
    1. Byline
    2. Copy
    3. Sidebar
    4. Caption

    Answer: B. Copy

  7. _____ a color or black and white photographic image used to get attention or add detail to a related article.
    1. Graphic
    2. Feature
    3. Photo
    4. Banner

    Answer: C. Photo

  8. _____ a feature just above or just below the banner that gives reader a sneak peak of what's inside the newspaper on a given day.
    1. Graphic
    2. Sidebar
    3. Banner
    4. Banner teaser

    Answer: D. Banner teaser

  9. _____ a specialty column, usually set off to the side of the page, that contains spin-off stories related to a main article or shorter pieces of interest in a related category.
    1. Sidebar
    2. Caption
    3. Byline
    4. Banner teaser

    Answer: A. Sidebar

  10. _____ the title of an article; headlines appear in larger, bolder print to grab the eye.
    1. Caption
    2. Banner
    3. Byline
    4. Headline

    Answer: D. Headline

Name Sections of a Newspaper Review

Select the terms for the correct section of the newspaper.

  1. Sidebar
  2. Caption
  3. Byline
  4. Copy
  5. Banner
  6. Banner teaser
  7. Headline
  8. Graphic
  9. Photo

Use the terms from above to label the images.

  1. very top of the front page news

    Answer: F. Banner teaser

  2. posistioned at the top of the front page includes the name of the newspaper

    Answer: E. Banner

  3. image positioned at various locations on the page of a newspaper

    Answer: I. Photo

  4. chunks of text found throughout the page

    Answer: D. Copy

  5. an area of the newspaper page that has additional information

    Answer: A. Sidebar

  6. additional images used throughout the page

    Answer: H. Graphic

  7. smaller text to tell more information

    Answer: B. Caption

  8. gives more information like the author

    Answer: C. Byline

  9. naming of the article

    Answer: G. Headline

 

 

 

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