JLS111

Category: JLS111

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JLS111

1 / 50

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

A. Only one thought per sentence

B. A great many details

C. The simple declarative form

D. Relative brevity

2 / 50

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

A. Unity

B. Objectivity

C. Emphasis

D. Coherence

3 / 50

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

4 / 50

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

A. The straight forward news

B. Investigative news reports

C. Human Interest news

D. none of the above

5 / 50

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

6 / 50

Technology makes
_-the work of the journalist

7 / 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 although you may lack completeness

C. Be brief without sacrificing completeness

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

8 / 50

The first prototype of
English newspaper is called

9 / 50

Which of these is not a
function of the Copy Desk

A. Creative function

B. Copying fuction

C. managerial function

D. Policing function

10 / 50

10.

Fairness and equal
presentation of news event
is referred to as

11 / 50

11.

Two key new values are
and

12 / 50

12.

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

A. Iraqi-American

B. German-British

C. Isreali-Palestine

D. Spanish-American

13 / 50

13.

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

14 / 50

14.

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

15 / 50

15.

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

A. Rev. Henry Townsend

B. Bishop Ajayi Crowther

C. Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe

D. Herbert Macaulay

16 / 50

16.

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. Sports

B. Social

C. Feature

D. Hard news

17 / 50

17.

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

18 / 50

18.

What is the rule for the
length of a cutline?

A. Use one sentence

B. Use one line

C. Use two or three lines

D. Use the fewest words that will convey the message clearly

19 / 50

19.

How should you use verb
tenses in cutlines?

A. Use the past tense throughout.

B. Use the present tense throughout

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

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

20 / 50

20.

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

A. proofreaders

B. editors

C. reporters

D. headline casters

21 / 50

21.

The newspaper first
newspaper establishe by
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was

22 / 50

22.

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

23 / 50

23.

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

A. Pyramid

B. Inverted pyramid

C. Literary only

D. Inverted pyramid and literary

24 / 50

24. List 3 main types of style

25 / 50

25.

Which of these is not a
function of headline

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

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 for.

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

26 / 50

26.

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

27 / 50

27.

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

A. Makes writing headlines easier

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

C. Makes page layout easier

D. Presents facts rapidly and simply

28 / 50

28.

The Nigerian Daily Times
was formally called

29 / 50

29.

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

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

B. When and where the action occurred

C. How and where the picture will be used

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

30 / 50

30.

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

31 / 50

31.

How should you use verb
tenses in cutlines?

A. Use the present tense throughout

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

C. Use the past tense throughout.

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

32 / 50

32.

he appropriate news
writing format

33 / 50

33.

Public Journalism is also
referred to as

34 / 50

34.

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

35 / 50

35.

_is referred to as the fourth
estate of the realm

36 / 50

36.

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

A. A sharp sense of sentence structure

B. Accurate perception of the story.

C. A keen eye for ambiguity

D. Knowledge of more than one language

37 / 50

37.

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

A. Indiginous era

B. Missionary era

C. Aliendominated era

D. Commercialization era

38 / 50

38.

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

A. The news peg, or “why”

B. The persons shown, or “who”

C. The background details, or “when”

D. The action shown, or “what”

39 / 50

39.

Robert Campbell was a
newspaper publisher who
published the

40 / 50

40.

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

A. Businesss

B. Production

C. Editorial

D. Printing

41 / 50

41.

Disrupting court
proceedings amounts to

42 / 50

42.

Which of the following does
not constitute court
contempt

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

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

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

D. Shedding tears in court

43 / 50

43.

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

A. The length of the story

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

C. The situation that the story concerns

D. The dominant news elements of the story

44 / 50

44.

List 3 determinants of news
,
_, and

45 / 50

45.

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

46 / 50

46.

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

A. Iraqi American

B. Isreali-Palestine

C. Spanish-American

D. German-British

47 / 50

47.

The weekly newspaper
published by Robert
Campbell was

48 / 50

48.

Good journalism is
influenced by the
_of the society

49 / 50

49.

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

50 / 50

50.

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

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