MCQ Bank
The first broadsheet newspaper was the Dutch Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. published in ______________.
- A) 1618
- B) 1617
- C) 1616
- D) 1619
A small part of the page shaded in a different color is called as:
- A) Box out
- B) Credit
- C) By Line
- D) Caption
In which of the following country the Tabloid newspapers are popular?
- A) France
- B) Pakistan
- C) India
- D) United Kingdom
“Precise conveyance of ideas” indicates which of the following quality of good editorial?
- A) Variety
- B) Tempo
- C) Colors
- D) Clarity
Which of the following is known as the ‘ears’ of page?
- A) Date line
- B) Pugs
- C) Lure
- D) Masthead
A _______________ spans the full width of the page.
- A) Crosshead
- B) Banner headline
- C) By line
- D) Feature
Newspaper writing is not ____________writing.
- A) Journalistic
- B) Investigative
- C) Academic
- D) A & B both
Which of the following is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more)?
- A) Broadsheet
- B) Tabloid
- C) Tabloid and broadsheet
- D) Magazine
Personal experience narratives are type of:
- A) Column
- B) Feature
- C) Press Release
- D) Report
Which of the following statements clearly defines the term Feature?
- A) It is an advanced form of an editorial.
- B) It helps to express the opinion of a writer on a specific issue.
- C) A news feature goes way deeper than the headlines.
- D) It is basically a commentary.
_______________ are the crown jewel of news stories, where you can use colorful language and have some freedom to express yourself.
- A) Report
- B) Column
- C) Press Release
- D) Feature
The use of SVO<24 in journalistic writing is also termed as ___________.
- A) Right-breeding sentence
- B) Relay-between sentence
- C) Right-browsing source
- D) Right-branching sentence
An average editorial is:
- A) 100 words or less
- B) 450 words or less
- C) 750 words or less
- D) 1050 words or less
Detailed Reading means:
- A) Focusing specifically
- B) Getting the gist of something
- C) None of the given options
- D) Extracting information accurately
Which of the following feature tends to be from 1000-1500 words in length?
- A) YPR
- B) YRP
- C) YPS
- D) YPP
Skimming refers to:
- A) None of the given options
- B) Extracting information accurately
- C) Getting the gist of something
- D) A specific focus
A reader uses _____________ technique when he is trying to decide if a book in a library or bookshop is right for him.
- A) Scanning
- B) Memorizing
- C) Skimming
- D) Detailed Reading
Which one of the following is a characteristic of a good journalist?
- A) Inactive
- B) Planner
- C) Partial
- D) Slower
All these things are look for in a newspaper EXCEPT:
- A) Metaphorical language
- B) Compression
- C) Sources
- D) Typographical features
According to _________________, an editorial is an article in a publication expressing the opinion of its publishers or editors.
- A) Longman dictionary
- B) Webster's dictionary
- C) Cambridge dictionary
- D) Oxford dictionary