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

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

2 / 50

A story about new
regulations affecting civil
servants pay is what type
of news story?

A. Social

B. Hard news

C. Sports

D. Feature

3 / 50

One of the following was a
pioneer of alien-dominated
press in Nigeria--------

A. Bill Crow

B. Robbert Campbell

C. Fanny Bull

D. Connel Brown

4 / 50

Public Journalism is also
referred to as

5 / 50

The opinion of the
newspaper organisation on
an issue is called

6 / 50

The following are the three
key interests of journalism
except-----

A. news disseminating

B. news feedback

C. news processing

D. news gathering

7 / 50

The first prototype of
English newspaper is called

8 / 50

The newspaper first
newspaper establishe by
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was

9 / 50

9. The laws of defamation are

10 / 50

10.

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

A. Immediacy

B. Sex

C. Prominence of suspense

D. Human interest

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11.

The type of lead that
emphasizes many aspects
of an event instead of
concentrating on one is

12 / 50

12.

Fairness and equal
presentation of news event
is referred to as

13 / 50

13.

All these newspapers were
owned by aliens during
Nigeria pre-independence
except.............

A. The Lagos Weekly

B. Lagos Anchor

C. Iwe Irohin Eko

D. The Weekly Times

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14.

Good journalism is
influenced by the
_of the society

15 / 50

15.

What is the purpose of a
picture cutline?

A. To identify the picture elements

B. TO tell the complete story

C. To add interest to the picture

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

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16.

The writer should never
violate which of the
following principles of
newswriting?

A. Clarity

B. Unity.

C. Emphasis

D. Accuracy

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17.

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

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18.

The first book produced by
Gutenberg’s invention
was_________

A. Poor Richard’s Almanak

B. The Bible

C. The whole book of Psalms

D. The Gutenberg Galaxy

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19.

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

A. Printing

B. Businesss

C. Editorial

D. Production

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20.

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

21 / 50

21.

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

A. Write the topics as two separate news stories

B. Eliminate the story and select another unrelated topic

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

D. Continue to combine all the facts into one story

22 / 50

22.

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

23 / 50

23.

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

24 / 50

24.

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

A. Keep the word count consistent in sentences

B. Use compound sentences sparingly

C. Use sentences that mirror normal, informal conversation

D. Use a simple, declarative sentence

25 / 50

25.

When selecting words for a
news story, you should
observe which of the
following rules?

A. Avoid unnecessary word

B. All of the above

C. Simplify technical words

D. Use short, common words

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26.

The Nigerian Daily Times
was formally called

27 / 50

27.

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

A. Spanish-American

B. Isreali-Palestine

C. Iraqi-American

D. German-British

28 / 50

28.

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

29 / 50

29.

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

30 / 50

30.

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

31 / 50

31.

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

A. Commercialization era

B. Missionary era

C. Indiginous era

D. Aliendominated era

32 / 50

32.

The popular Decrees No. 4
and No. 2 were
promulgated under
regime.

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33.

Which of the following is
NOT an axiom of
newswriting?

A. Use well-known, often-used phrases

B. Avoid gobbledygook

C. Use specific words

D. Don’t use unnecessary words

34 / 50

34.

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

A. Use a simple, declarative sentences

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

C. Use compound sentences sparingly

D. Use sentences that mirror normal, informal conversation

35 / 50

35.

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

A. Relative brevity

B. Only one thought per sentence

C. A great many details

D. The simple declarative form

36 / 50

36.

In the era of penny press,
the two publisher who were
engaged in circulation
battle were

37 / 50

37.

Which of the following does
not constitute court
contempt

A. Shedding tears in court

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

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

38 / 50

38.

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

39 / 50

39.

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

40 / 50

40.

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

A. A keen eye for ambiguity

B. A sharp sense of sentence structure

C. Knowledge of more than one language

D. Accurate perception of the story.

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41.

The press is often referred
to as

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42.

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

43 / 50

43.

Another name for copy
editing is

44 / 50

44.

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

45 / 50

45.

The Supreme court of
Nigeria was establish in the
year

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46.

Mention any 3 techniques
of interview
_,
and

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47.

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

A. The tank slowly rolled to a stop

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

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

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

48 / 50

48.

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

49 / 50

49.

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

50 / 50

50.

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

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