MAC225

Category: MAC225

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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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MAC225

1 / 50

You can identify a poor
writing by which of the
following? ____

A. B and c

B. If the story is too vague, abstract or unclear

C. If the story is interesting to a many people

D. If the story shows dull writing

2 / 50

There is no excuse for a
journalist to do a sloppy job
because he can verify
every fact by reference to
these except ___

A. Trade and professional journals and newsletters, Bartlett’s familiar quotation, Readers’ Digest

B. Guinness Book of World Records, Facts on File, National Assembly Records

C. City/town directories personal diaries, editors current biography Private letters

D. Webster’s new world dictionary of the American language, Who’s Who in America (Marquis), Word Abundance of Book of Facts, Readers’ Guide

3 / 50

A reporter that is motivated
by getting on the front page
means _____

A. His photograph is published on the front page of the news paper to encourage him

B. All his stories will be published in the front page

C. The editors judge the stories as big, and the reporter fills fulfilled

D. He is specially paid for appearing on the front page

4 / 50

Crime reporters are
encouraged to work closely
with which agency of
Government?

5 / 50

A bad writing will end up
where? ____

A. Inside the middle of the paper

B. Inside the editor’s waste basket

C. In the hand of proof readers

D. Arbitration panel

6 / 50

In the Nigerian judicial
system, there are superior
and
courts

7 / 50

“The bus overturned at
least three times,” the
police man said “ none of
the twenty passengers was
hurt, luckily the car did not
explode to flames,” is an
example of ___

A. A bad indirect quote

B. A bad direct quote

C. A good direct quote

D. A good indirect quote

8 / 50

A reporter covering the
court if not careful is almost
likely to commit
of the courts.

9 / 50

Advocates for collective
ownership of resources as
a cardinal principle in the
eastern world

10 / 50

10.

_____ is not when to use
direct quote to add colour
and credibility?

A. When someone says something uniquely

B. When some one says something unique

C. When someone is with unique people

D. A above alone

11 / 50

11.

Education, Politics,
Business, Economy
Science and Technology
are examples of
Beat?

12 / 50

12.

Prize was instituted to
reward journalists who
excel in investigative
journalism, etc

13 / 50

13.

The reporter must not
editorialize. This means
____

A. He should not write like the editor

B. He should not imagine what topic the editorial writer would choose

C. His news report must be straight forward and objective

D. He must edit his story before sending to the editor

14 / 50

14.

Some interviewees may
want to know why you want
to interview them, in such a
case you can do one of the
following _____

A. Give him/her just a general idea and nothing more

B. Tell him straight that it is unprofessional

C. Call him up in confidence and request he keeps it secrete

D. Type out the list of the questions and send through his secretary

15 / 50

15.

The lead performs several
functions excluding the
following _____

A. The lead should suggest the headline

B. The lead should be in a pyramid form

C. The lead summarizes the news

D. The lead must attract readers to the story

16 / 50

16.

Update is a type of
story

17 / 50

17.

Journalists enjoy press
freedom in the
world.

18 / 50

18.

Lull periods are a
challenges for the
journalist; but an
imaginative report can turn
to which of these for his
story ____

A. The dictionary, thesaurus, stories in your own newspaper

B. Advertisement yellow pages, news releases, other people, etc

C. A and b above

D. You yourself, local news papers, are copy,

19 / 50

19.

When many reporters from
different media
organizations participate in
an interview, they are in
involved in ____

A. A and b above

B. Group interview

C. Personality interview

D. Panel interview

20 / 50

20.

To give the news a sense of
immediacy, the broadcast
newsis item should be
written in
tense, in order to give the
news a sense of immediacy
and currency.

21 / 50

21.

An aspiring reporter is
driven by the following to
perform excellently, except
____

A. Need to show off to his readers or listeners

B. Being first with new facts

C. Telling stories in a compelling way

D. Getting on the front page

22 / 50

22.

The first step in a typical
court trial process in
America is called
_statement

23 / 50

23.

reigns in a state where
there is no law?

24 / 50

24.

The most outstanding
difference between news
writing and poetry or novel
is which of these? _____

A. News writing is always in a pyramid format ending with the salient points

B. News writing is always very short

C. News writing is always full of details and figures

D. News writing is presented in an inverted pyramid format

25 / 50

25.

The technical language
used in the media industry
is called _____

A. Journal

B. Journalism

C. Journalist

D. Journalese

26 / 50

26.

‘INEC cannot remove Ngige
based on his expulsion
from PDP,’ said the INEC
chairman, is an example of
a news story anchored on
which of these elements?
_______

A. How

B. When

C. Where

D. Why

27 / 50

27.

A piece of information can
be regarded as news when
_____

A. More than two newspapers report it

B. A reporter gives an account of them in a news medium

C. Two people discuss it among themselves

D. The newsmaker reads his address

28 / 50

28.

is the act of covering and
reporting from a particular
field or subject for your
media organization.

29 / 50

29.

If a news medium presents
news in a way to arouse a
quick and excited reaction,
it is said to engage in

30 / 50

30.

Political reporting is another
area of
_reporting

31 / 50

31.

A geographical area such
as town, or a subject area
such as science and
technology are examples of
a reporter’s

32 / 50

32.

Which of these should a
reporter do if he must
manage his source to
succeed in his reportorial
assignment _____

A. Use source both at the beginning end of his stories not be skeptical about his sources

B. A and c above

C. Must be aware that editors discourage anonymous unattributed sources

D. Be careful with confidential or anonymous sources, use sources as starting point for source stories

33 / 50

33.

In a defamation case earlier
decided, an accused can
plead
as a defence.

34 / 50

34.

When a man/woman
suffers defamation through
the spoken word or gesture,
that is called

35 / 50

35.

The following except one
can best describe a lead
_____

A. The lead is the most important part of a news story because it contain the most important facts of such a news story

B. The lead should always contain three paragraphs only

C. It is the first paragraph of a news story that contain the 5Ws and an H

D. The lead summarizes the facts of a news story and it must be attractive, interesting and readable

36 / 50

36.

Developing stories are
continuing stories;
help to connect parts to the
whole.

37 / 50

37.

A good reporter must abide
by these rules except ____

A. Guard against publication of libelous statement

B. Use the pyramid format, underline every important quotation

C. void use of unfamiliar jargon

D. A and b

38 / 50

38.

In a typical news room, you
are likely to hear which of
these terminologies? ____

A. Background, banner, beat, none

B. Assignment, attribution, actually, airtime

C. Mask, mustard head, more

D. A and b above

39 / 50

39.

For a reporter to win the
credibility and confidence of
his readers and listeners,
he must adhere to which of
the following virtues?

A. Necessity, Truth, Subjectivity

B. Truth, Subjectivity, Accuracy

C. Objectivity, Truth, Accuracy

D. Timelessness, Truth, Novelty

40 / 50

40.

A benefit or immunity
enjoyed by someone or a
class of people which does
not apply to the general
public is called

41 / 50

41.

In Nigerian law, the
is presumed innocent until
proved guilty

42 / 50

42.

To become a specialist
reporter, one needs a Ph.D
degree in the area of
coverage. YES/NO

43 / 50

43.

One of these is not a
general rule for news
writing and reporting ___

A. Use of inverted pyramid format when writing your news story

B. You must underline all important quotations

C. You must quote accurately

D. Each page must be numbered or lettered

44 / 50

44.

Broadcasters should avoid
complex sentence; instead
they should chhose

45 / 50

45.

For Crime reporters,
information is sourced from
people involved, account of
the event and

46 / 50

46.

Those who oppose the right
of the press to freedom
believe that journalists do
not need
to compel them to work

47 / 50

47.

Interview in journalism
parlance can be defined as
_____

A. A way of seeking for a new job elsewhere

B. The art of meeting people and asking them questions with a view to eliciting information on specific issues

C. An act of searching through past record for new facts

D. The process of problem solving among journalist

48 / 50

48.

The major challenge of
online reporting is

49 / 50

49.

Open-ended questions
result in When a reporter
uses which of the following
ways to phrase his question
and achieve the desired
result in addition to other
benefits ____

A. Eliciting specific responses

B. A and b above

C. Allowing the respondents, some flexibility and exploration

D. Keeping the interviewee guessing

50 / 50

50.

One of these is not a
motivating factor for
journalists to go the extra
mile ____

A. Avoiding criticism from colleagues

B. Getting on the front page

C. Telling stories in a compelling way

D. Impressing sources

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