JLS111

Category: JLS111

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Kindly note that you will be presented with 50 questions randomized from the NOUN question bank. Make sure to take the quiz multiple times so you can get familiar with the questions and answers, as new questions are randomized in each attempt.

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JLS111

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the art and science of
gathering, selecting and
processing information or
ideas, intelligence for
dissemination to the public

2 / 50

2. Vox Populi” means

3 / 50

A writing style in which the
climax is always presented
in the first paragraph is

4 / 50

Fairness and equal
presentation of news event
is referred to as

5 / 50

The first element of our
syllable alphabet of today
was created by

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Which of these is not a skill
required for a good
headline writer.

A. Accurate perception of the story

B. A keen eye for ambiguity

C. A sharp sense of sentence structure

D. Knowledge of more than one language

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-----------------war was
believed to have been
caused by the press

A. German-British

B. Spanish-American

C. Isreali-Palestine

D. Iraqi-American

8 / 50

A defamatory statement
made in written or printed
words is called

9 / 50

Robert Campbell was a
newspaper publisher who
published the

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10.

The first paragraph or two
or any news report is called

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11.

What are the major
components of a cutline?

A. Identification, tie-in, action and background information

B. Action, background information, credit line and identification

C. Tieback, identification, attribution and conclusion

D. Lead, bridge, action and credit line

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12.

‘Nose for News’ means one
of the following except-------
--

A. an ability to recognise possibilities of an item of information

B. an ability to recognise clues which through their casual search, lead to the discovery of important information

C. ability to see what others cannot see naturally

D. the capacity to recognise the relative importance of a number of facts concerning the same general subject

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13.

The persons who check the
gallery proofs side by side
the original copy for errors
are called

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14.

The climax is always
presented in the first
paragraph in which of the
following style(s)?

A. Inverted pyramid and literary

B. Pyramid

C. Literary only

D. Inverted pyramid

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15. Iwe Irohin was published by

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16.

Jeremy Tunstull and Lord
Macaulay are mainly
associated with the notion
of

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17.

One of these was involved
in the efforts to get the first
world legislation that
guarantee the freedom of
the press

A. George

B. Gabriel

C. Caxton

D. Ruthfum

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18.

One of the following is not a
department in print media
organisation-------

A. Production

B. Printing

C. Businesss

D. Editorial

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19.

By injecting personal
feelings or opinions in a
straight news story, you
violate which of the
following rules?

A. Unity

B. Objectivity

C. Accuracy

D. Clarity

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20.

The newspaper, Iwe Irohin
fun awon ara Egba ati
Yoruba, was established in-
--------

A. 1895

B. 1856

C. 1859

D. 1865

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21.

The type of lead that
presents the gist of the
event in the fewest possible
words

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22.

By injecting personal
feelings or opinions in a
straight news story, you
violate which of the
following rules?

A. Objectivity

B. Clarity

C. Unity

D. Accuracy

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23.

Which of the following can
not be regarded as being
defamatory. A word that

A. causes other person to be shunned or avoided

B. lowers a person in the estimate of the right thinking members of the society

C. flatters someone openly

D. exposes someone to shame, contempt or ridicule

24 / 50

24.

The opinion of the
newspaper organisation on
an issue is called

25 / 50

25.

All except which of the
following are guidelines you
should use when writing
sentences?

A. Keep the word count consistent in sentences within the same paragraph

B. Use a simple, declarative sentences

C. Use sentences that mirror normal, informal conversation

D. Use compound sentences sparingly

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26.

All the following are
involved in newspapers
production except--------

A. editors

B. proofreaders

C. reporters

D. headline casters

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27.

The news gatherers in
journalism are called

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28.

The amount of
background information
needed in a cutline is
influenced by which of the
following factors?

A. Why the picture was taken and what the story tells

B. How and where the picture will be used.

C. Who is in the picture and what is being depicted

D. When and where the action occurred

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29.

Writing a story so that facts
are presented in some
specific order is necessary
for which of the following
principles?

A. Emphasis

B. Coherence

C. Unity

D. Objectivity

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30.

Sentences for news stories
should NOT have which of
the following
characteristics?

A. A great many details

B. Only one thought per sentence

C. Relative brevity

D. The simple declarative form

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31.

The first sentence in a good
cutline usually describes
or names which of the
following picture elements?

A. The background details, or “when”

B. The action shown, or “what”

C. The news peg, or “why”

D. The persons shown, or “who”

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32.

The term the fourth estate
was created by

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33.

_is referred to as the fourth
estate of the realm

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34.

The most important aspect
of a news story is based on
what news element?

A. Makes page layout easier

B. Maintains reader interest by saving the climax until the end

C. Presents facts rapidly and simply

D. Makes writing headlines easier

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35.

The press is often referred
to as

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36.

Another name for copy
editing is

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37.

The first newspaper in
Nigeria was established by

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38. Which of these is not a function of headline

A. It conveys to the reader the relative seriousness of the news

B. It tells the news to the reader by way of conveying mandatorily the accurate information.

C. It displays very prominently the news that are paid fo

D. It conveys the relative significance of the news as expressed in terms of type display

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39.

When writing a lead, you
should abide by all except
which of the following
guidelines?

A. Get the reader interested in reading the rest of the story

B. Present a summary of the story

C. Stress the news peg

D. Answer all of the five W’s and H

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40.

The West African Pilot was
published by

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41.

The act of checking a news
story for facts and
eliminating unnecessary
details is called

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42.

What are the major
components of a cutline?

A. Action, background information, credit line and identification

B. Identification; tie-in; action and background information

C. Tieback, identification, attribution and conclusion

D. Lead, bridge, action and credit line

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43.

In news writing, the ability
to perceive or describe
something without being
influenced by personal
emotions or prejudices is

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44.

The West African Pilot was
a
newspaper

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45.

The newspaper first
newspaper establishe by
Chief Obafemi Awolowo
was

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46.

A type of lead that is broken
into two sentences to
express two related ideas is
called

47 / 50

47.

The editing symbols LC
means

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48.

Gutenberg printing
technology was developed
in

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49.

Which of the following is not
a type of news---------

A. The straight forward news

B. Human Interest news

C. none of the above

D. Investigative news reports

50 / 50

50.

Gutenberg printing
technology was developed
in

A. 1450

B. 1464

C. 1446

D. 1364

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