Deck 2: Exploring Different Types of Journalism Features and Techniques

Question 1

------- articles celebrate the regularity of life - the cycles and rhythms of nature and human life that govern our lives.

A)seasonal
B)daily
C)weekly
D)mothly

Answer 1

seasonal

Question 2

Williamson (1975) said a ------- feature is "an account of an annual event or an aspect of that annual event which captures its spirit.

A)historical
B)seasonal
C)live-in
D)profile

Answer 2

seasonal

Question 3

Feature stories about contemporary news events are usually called -------.

A)trend stories
B)live in stories
C)News features
D)spot stories

Answer 3

News features

Question 4

News articles are -------.

A)Exagerration-based
B)Point-based
C)Fact-based
D)Fiction-based

Question 5

Human interest stories are more -------.

A)Time-based
B)Fact-based
C)Interest-based
D)Point-based

Question 6

------- features take the reader back to revisit an event and issues surrounding it.

A)spot
B)Lifestyle
C)Trend
D)Historical

Question 7

The perception of women not being interested in current affairs or world news, gave rise to a different section for them in newspapers called -------.

A)Historical features
B)Trend features
C)Spot features
D)Lifestyle features

Question 8

------- interviews are used to gather material to supplement the theme of the current news story.

A)Trend features
B)Historical features
C)Lifestyle features
D)Spot News

Question 9

------- Interview emphasizes the individual being featured.

A)Q&A
B)Depth
C)Profile
D)face-to-face

Question 10

------- is the chief tool of active journalism.

A)Interviewing
B)Talking
C)Writing
D)Listening

Question 11

------- is the key to good interviewing.

A)Jargon
B)Conversation
C)Difficult diction
D)Flowery language

Question 12

In ------- interviews it is important to make eye contact.

A)None of the above
B)telephonic
C)face-to-face
D)email

Question 13

------- are a vital ingredient of journalism, adding authority, drama, and powerful or colloquial expression to an account.

A)Drama
B)Action
C)Music
D)Quotes

Question 14

------- ads are mostly found in the space close to classified advertising.

A)Product
B)Creative
C)Obituary
D)Small

Question 15

An ------- question is designed to encourage a full, meaningful answer using the subject's own knowledge and/or feelings.

A)complex
B)close-ended
C)question tag
D)open-ended

Question 16

a ------- question encourages a short or single-word answer.

A)close-ended
B)complex
C)simple
D)open-ended

Question 17

A ------- is a question which subtly prompts the respondent to answer in a particular way.

A)close-ended question
B)typical question
C)open-ended question
D)Leading question

Question 18

The ------- is where the feature writer lays out for the reader exactly what the story is all about.

A)box
B)Nutgraf
C)middle
D)start

Question 19

------- deal with the mix of travel, tourism and the hospitality industry.

A)Diaries
B)Travellogues
C)Fiction
D)Nonfiction

Question 20

------- typically records the people, events, sights and feelings of an author who is touring a foreign place for the pleasure of travel.

A)historical story
B)seasonal story
C)Travel literature
D)Literature

Question 21

A story written on a festival is an example of a ------- story.

A)seasonal
B)historical
C)yearly
D)human interest

Question 22

------- features are cyclic in nature.

A)seasonal
B)historical
C)profile
D)nostalgic

Question 23

A ------- feature story is a walk down memory lane, a recollection of facts from an era long gone.

A)historical
B)seasonal
C)nostalgic
D)profile

Question 24

------- feature stories help relive the past.

A)nostalgic
B)historical
C)profile
D)seasonal

Question 25

------- stories discuss a person, place, animal or thing in an emotional way.

A)historical
B)Human interest
C)Hard news story
D)seasonal