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

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. Hard news

B. Social

C. Feature

D. Sports

2 / 50

When writing a news
release, what rule should
you observe with regard
to completeness and
brevity?

A. Assure that the article is short, even though it may be incomplete.

B. Be brief without sacrificing completeness

C. Be brief although you may lack completeness

D. Assure completeness, even though the article may be lengthy

3 / 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

4 / 50

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

5 / 50

The term the fourth estate
was created by

6 / 50

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

A. Inverted pyramid and literary

B. Literary only

C. Inverted pyramid

D. Pyramid

7 / 50

Sensational stories that do
not serve the democratic
function of journalism

8 / 50

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

9 / 50

Fairness and equal
presentation of news event
is referred to as

10 / 50

10.

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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11.

Which of these is not a
function of the Copy Desk

A. Policing function

B. Copying fuction

C. Creative function

D. managerial function

12 / 50

12.

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

13 / 50

13.

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

A. The action shown, or “what”

B. The background details, or “when”

C. The persons shown, or “who”

D. The news peg, or “why”

14 / 50

14.

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

A. proofreaders

B. headline casters

C. reporters

D. editors

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15.

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. Eliminate the story and select another unrelated topic

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

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16.

Two key new values are
and

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17.

The Nigerian Daily Times
was formally called

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18.

‘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

19 / 50

19.

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

A. Originality

B. Clarity

C. Brevity

D. Colorful writing

20 / 50

20.

Which of the following
sentences contains a
strong, active verb?

A. The tank slowly rolled to a stop

B. The ship’s crew ate dinner with the admiral

C. The car wash was manned by the chiefs of the air station

D. The men in the life raft were rescued by the destroyer

21 / 50

21.

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

A. Investigative news reports

B. Human Interest news

C. The straight forward news

D. none of the above

22 / 50

22.

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

A. Answer all of the five W’s and H

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

C. Present a summary of the story

D. Stress the news peg

23 / 50

23.

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

A. 1895

B. 1859

C. 1865

D. 1856

24 / 50

24.

The Nigerian Tribune was
established by----------

A. Chief Obafemi Awolowo

B. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

C. Chief Amed Yayale

D. Tafawa Balewa

25 / 50

25.

By injecting personal
feelings or opinions in a
straight news story, you
violate the
rules.

26 / 50

26.

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

A. Keep the word count consistent in sentences

B. Use a simple, declarative sentence

C. Use sentences that mirror normal, informal conversation

D. Use compound sentences sparingly

27 / 50

27.

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

28 / 50

28.

Which of these is not a
function of headline

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

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

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.

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

30 / 50

30.

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

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

C. All six questions should be answered in the lead

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

31 / 50

31.

could be regarded as the
principal gatekeeper in the
newsroom

32 / 50

32.

The lead that uses
superlative expressions to
break the news is called
_and

33 / 50

33.

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

A. Use a simple, declarative sentences

B. Use compound sentences sparingly

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

D. Use sentences that mirror normal, informal conversation

34 / 50

34.

The first newspaper in
Nigeria was established by

35 / 50

35.

we Irohin was purely a
newspaper

36 / 50

36.

The first paragraph or two
or any news report is called

37 / 50

37.

Gutenberg printing
technology was developed
in

38 / 50

38.

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

A. Printing

B. Production

C. Businesss

D. Editorial

39 / 50

39.

The press is often referred
to as

40 / 50

40.

The Supreme court of
Nigeria was establish in the
year

41 / 50

41.

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

A. Tafawa Balewa

B. Chief Ahmed Yayale

C. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

D. Chief Obafemi Awolowo

42 / 50

42.

The interrogative method of
newswriting was
propounded by?

A. Harold Lasswell

B. Westley and Maclean

C. Ungrait and Bohnn

D. HaroldLasswell

43 / 50

43.

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

C. Shedding tears in court

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

44 / 50

44.

The weekly newspaper
published by Robert
Campbell was

45 / 50

45.

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

46 / 50

46.

The bridge can be used for
which of the following
purposes?

A. All of the above

B. To elaborate, explain or provide authority to facts in the lead

C. To update the reader on events related to the story

D. To provide a smooth transition from the lead to the body by bringing in secondary facts or filling in identification for the lead

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47.

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

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48.

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

A. The dominant news elements of the story

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

C. The length of the story

D. The situation that the story concerns

49 / 50

49.

An interview conducted by
a reporter concerning an
individual’s life, activities,
views or character is called

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50.

List 3 determinants of news
,
_, and

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