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

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

A. Myths and superstitions began to fade out.

B. New ideas germinated and spread

C. Ability to read became a luxury

D. Various sources of materials were published

2 / 50

The paragraph that
provides a smooth
transition from the lead to
the body by bringing in
secondary facts or filling in
identification for the lead is
called

3 / 50

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

A. Eliminate the story and select another unrelated topic

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

C. Write the topics as two separate news stories

D. Continue to combine all the facts into one story

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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. Makes writing headlines easier

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

D. Makes page layout easier

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Fairness and equal
presentation of news event
is referred to as

6 / 50

Gathering information for a
cutline is similar to
compiling material for
what other publication
element?

A. A brief TV or radio announcement

B. A news story

C. A film script

D. An editorial cartoon

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What is the purpose of a
picture cutline?

A. TO tell the complete story

B. To add interest to the picture

C. To identify the picture elements

D. To add information that, together with the picture, tells the story

8 / 50

In copyright law, instances
in which material may be
used without permission or
payment is

9 / 50

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

A. Relative brevity

B. A great many details

C. The simple declarative form

D. Only one thought per sentence

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10.

The weekly newspaper
published by Robert
Campbell was

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11.

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

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12.

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

A. not more than two sentences

B. fewer than 30 words

C. only one paragraph

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

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13.

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

A. The situation that the story concerns

B. The length of the story

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

D. The dominant news elements of the story

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14.

Gutenberg printing
technology was developed
in

A. 1446

B. 1464

C. 1364

D. 1450

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15.

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

A. Production

B. Businesss

C. Editorial

D. Printing

16 / 50

16. List 3 main types of style

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17.

A form of report that
analyzes the implications of
issues in an event is called

18 / 50

18.

The term the fourth estate
was created by

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19.

Sensational stories that do
not serve the democratic
function of journalism

A. soft news

B. yellow journalism

C. hard news

D. penny press

20 / 50

20.

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

A. Clarity

B. Accuracy

C. Objectivity

D. Unity

21 / 50

21.

How should you use verb
tenses in cutlines?

A. Describe the action in the present tense, and use appropriate tenses for background information

B. Use the present tense throughout

C. Use the past tense throughout.

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

22 / 50

22.

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

A. Bishop Ajayi Crowther

B. Herbert Macaula

C. Herbert Macaulay

D. Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe

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23.

Which of the following is
NOT an axiom of
newswriting?

A. Avoid gobbledygook

B. Use well-known, often-used phrases

C. Use specific words

D. Don’t use unnecessary words

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24.

Mention any 3 techniques
of interview
_,
and

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25.

The Nigerian Daily Times
was formally called

26 / 50

26.

The first indigenous
newspaper in Nigeria was

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27.

List 3 determinants of news
,
_, and

28 / 50

28.

Which of these is not a
function of headline

A. It displays very prominently the news that are paid for.

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

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

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

29 / 50

29.

A story about the new
football coach at the Kwara
United in which his
background and
qualifications are detailed
is what type of news story?

A. Feature

B. Sports

C. Social

D. Hard news

30 / 50

30.

Which of these is not a
function of the Copy Desk

A. Policing function

B. Copying fuction

C. managerial function

D. Creative function

31 / 50

31.

Another name for copy
editing is

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32.

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

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

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

C. ability to see what others cannot see naturally

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

33 / 50

33.

The West African Pilot was
established by------------

A. Chief Obafemi Awolowo

B. Tafawa Balewa

C. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

D. Chief Ahmed Yayale

34 / 50

34.

_is defamation in transients
form most often through the
medium of spoken words or
gestures.

35 / 50

35.

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

A. Spanish-American

B. Iraqi American

C. Isreali-Palestine

D. German-British

36 / 50

36.

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

37 / 50

37.

Disrupting court
proceedings amounts to

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38.

Two key new values are
and

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39.

The editing symbols LC
means

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40.

The main reason headline
writers use a specialized
vocabulary is the necessity
for which of the following?

A. Clarity

B. Colorful writing

C. Originality

D. Brevity

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41.

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

A. Commercialization era

B. Missionary era

C. Aliendominated era

D. Indiginous era

42 / 50

42.

The first prototype of
English newspaper is called

43 / 50

43.

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

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44.

The major instrument for
editing is

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45.

Anything that is of interest
to the immediate
environment can be
regarded as

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46.

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

A. exposes someone to shame, contempt or ridicule

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

C. causes other person to be shunned or avoided

D. flatters someone openly

47 / 50

47.

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

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48.

A newspaper that circulates
above 50,000 copies daily
is said to be

A. Large

B. Extra-large

C. Small

D. Medium

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49.

The Federal Government
established (a)
and (b)
to fight the postindependence politicians

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50.

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

A. The persons shown, or “who”

B. The action shown, or “what”

C. The news peg, or “why”

D. The background details, or “when”

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