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

1 / 50

List 3 determinants of news
,
_, and

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What is the purpose of a
summary lead?

A. To give details to satisfy reader interest

B. To give the story coherence

C. To make it possible for an editor to cut the story at any point

D. To present the essential facts quickly

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

A. Accuracy

B. Unity

C. Clarity

D. Objectivity

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Gutenberg printing
technology was developed
in

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

A. Presents facts rapidly and simply

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

C. Makes writing headlines easier

D. Makes page layout easier

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The development of press
in Nigeria can be classified
into these eras except-------
------

A. Missionary era

B. Aliendominated era

C. Indiginous era

D. Commercialization era

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Robert Campbell was a
newspaper publisher who
published the

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

A. Isreali-Palestine

B. Iraqi American

C. German-British

D. Spanish-American

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

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10.

Another name for copy
editing is

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11.

The Supreme court of
Nigeria was establish in the
year

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12.

A means of
communication where the
main emphasis is
predominantly Most of the
significant news journalism
technology emerged from

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13.

During the Biafran war, the
press was used mainly as a
machinery

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14.

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

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15.

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. Who is in the picture and what is being depicted

C. How and where the picture will be used

D. When and where the action occurred

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16.

The major instrument for
editing is

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17.

Sensational stories that do
not serve the democratic
function of journalism

A. yellow journalism

B. penny press

C. hard news

D. soft news

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18.

_is the word used when we
want to say ‘’leave it as it
is’’

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19.

could be regarded as the
principal gatekeeper in the
newsroom

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20. Which of these is not a function of headline

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

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

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

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

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21.

The editing symbols LC
means

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22.

Society is what type of
news story?

A. Sports

B. Social

C. Hard news

D. Feature

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23.

The first paragraph or two
or any news report is called

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24.

How should you use verb
tenses in cutlines?

A. Use the past tense throughout.

B. Describe the action in the present tense; and use appropriate tenses for background information

C. Use present, past and future tenses as in any writing

D. Use the present tense throughout

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25.

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

A. Present a summary of the story

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

C. Stress the news peg

D. Answer all of the five W’s and H

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26.

The mouth piece of the
Action Group was

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27.

The term “news peg” refers
to what factor(s)?

A. Who, what, when, where, why and how facts

B. The situation that the story concerns

C. The dominant news elements of the story

D. The length of the story

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28.

To write a good lead, you
should limit its length to

A. only one paragraph

B. the fewest possible words, sentences, and paragraphs required to accomplish the objective

C. not more than two sentences

D. fewer than 30 words

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29.

In news selection, reporting
an event because of
nearness of the location
where the event occured is
based on what criterion

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30.

Which of the following is
NOT an axiom of
newswriting?

A. Don’t use unnecessary words

B. Use specific words

C. Avoid gobbledygook

D. Use well-known, often-used phrases

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31.

You realize that the news
story you are writing is
developing into two basic
topics. In this case, you
should follow what
recommendation?

A. Continue to combine all the facts into one story

B. Write the topics as two separate news stories

C. Select one of the topics and discard the facts on the other topic

D. Eliminate the story and select another unrelated topic

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32. The laws of defamation are

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33.

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

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34.

The news value connotes
exactness and truthfulness

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35.

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

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36.

The press is often referred
to as

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37.

The first newspaper in
Nigeria was established by-
----------

A. Herbert Macaulay

B. Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe

C. Bishop Ajayi Crowther

D. Rev. Henry Townsend

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38.

A writer who writes a
newsstory in such a way
that the reader is not left in
doubt of the meaning of
words in sentences has
ensured

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39.

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

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40.

The news writing style that
begins with presentation of
the climax of an event
before unfolding
sequentially from the
beginning showing how the
event led to the climax is

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41.

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

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42.

The impact of mass
printings on societies by
Johannes Gutenberg’s
invention includes the
following except:

A. New ideas germinated and spread

B. Ability to read became a luxury

C. Myths and superstitions began to fade out.

D. Various sources of materials were published

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43.

The department that
oversees newspapers
circulation as well as
advertisement in
newspaper organisation is

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44.

Which of the following
elements must be present
in every good news story?

A. Sex

B. Human interest

C. Immediacy

D. Prominence of suspense

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45.

The rule for including the
five W’s and H in the lead
of a news story is correctly
stated in which of the
following principles?

A. All six questions should be answered in the lead

B. Either four or five elements of the story should be included in the lead

C. Only when and where questions are always answered in the lead

D. Only the most important of these questions should be answered in a summary lead

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46.

Which of the following does
not constitute court
contempt

A. Using disrespectful language or a disrespectful tone when addressingthe court or when giving evidence

B. Shedding tears in court

C. Sketching or photographing the judge or any people or scenes in the courtroom without the permission of the court

D. Smoking, and rolling a cigarette in preparation for smoking

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47.

The weekly newspaper
published by Robert
Campbell was

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48.

The world’s first law to
specifically guarantee the
freedom of the press,
including limitations of this
freedom was introduced in

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49.

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

A. Human Interest news

B. The straight forward news

C. Investigative news reports

D. none of the above

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50.

Which of the following is
NOT an axiom of
newswriting?

A. Use well-known, often-used phrases

B. Use specific words

C. Don’t use unnecessary words

D. Avoid gobbledygook

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