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Features and Opinion | Set 1

1. ------- generally refers to up-to-the-minute news and events that are reported immediately.

Correct : B. hard news

2. ------- is background information or human-interest stories.

Correct : A. Soft news

3. One difference between hard and soft news is the ------- of presentation.

Correct : C. Tone

4. Arts, entertainment and lifestyle stories are considered to be ------- in nature.

Correct : D. Soft News

5. ------- stories are human-interest articles that focus on particular people, places, events and issues.

Correct : A. Feature

6. ------- stories are journalistic, researched, descriptive, colorful, thoughtful, reflective, thorough writing about original ideas.

Correct : B. Feature

7. In ------- stories, the reporter makes the point, sets the tone, and frames the issue in the first paragraph or two.

Correct : D. Hard news

8. Feature stories aren't defined so much by subject matter as they are by the ------- in which they are written.

Correct : B. style

9. the ------- is an article about an individual.

Correct : B. profile

10. The objective of a ------- story is to create a true portrait of your profile subject.

Correct : B. profile

11. The ------- is just what it sounds like - a feature article that focuses on a topic of interest in the immediate news.

Correct : A. News feature

12. ------- are feature stories produced on deadline that focus on a breaking news event.

Correct : D. Spot features

13. ------- stories take the pulse of the culture at the moment, looking at what's new, fresh and exciting in the world of art, fashion, film, music, high-technology etc.

Correct : B. Trend

14. The ------- is an in-depth, often magazine-length article that paints a picture of a particular place and the people who work or live there.

Correct : A. Live-in

15. In -------, you simply choose a topic and make a list of everything that comes to mind.

Correct : D. brainstorming

16. Magazine articles have a ------- shelf life than newspaper articles.

Correct : C. Longer

17. ------- aims to please a geographically restricted audience, with a broad range of ages, interests, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Correct : A. Newspaper writing

18. ------- is directed towards a geographically diverse, but narrow target audience who has specific interests and demographic characteristics.

Correct : C. Magazine writing

19. Newspaper feature writing is generally detached and -------.

Correct : C. Objective

20. ------- writers have more freedom to display viewpoint, voice, tone, and style in their writing.

Correct : A. magazine

21. One must always use the ------- voice while writing a headline.

Correct : C. active

22. The role of the ------- paragraph is to grab the reader’s attention and persuade him or her to read more.

Correct : D. opening

23. ------- validate the writer's viewpoints.

Correct : A. Facts

24. ------- help to maintain reader interest.

Correct : B. Anecdotes

25. Relevant ------- adds authenticity to the information and opinions.

Correct : A. jargon

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

Correct : A. seasonal

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

Correct : B. seasonal

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

Correct : C. News features

29. News articles are -------.

Correct : C. Fact-based

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

Correct : C. Interest-based

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

Correct : D. Historical

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

Correct : D. Lifestyle features

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

Correct : D. Spot News

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

Correct : C. Profile

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

Correct : A. Interviewing

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

Correct : B. Conversation

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

Correct : C. face-to-face

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

Correct : D. Quotes

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

Correct : C. Obituary

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

Correct : D. open-ended

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

Correct : A. close-ended

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

Correct : D. Leading question

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

Correct : B. Nutgraf

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

Correct : B. Travellogues

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

Correct : C. Travel literature

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

Correct : A. seasonal

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

Correct : A. seasonal

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

Correct : C. nostalgic

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

Correct : A. nostalgic

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

Correct : B. Human interest

51. The ------- formula for writing a good feature was discovered by Prof. Schoenfeld .

Correct : C. APPLAUSE

52. The first "A" in the APPLAUSE formula stands for ------- .

Correct : B. appeal

53. The "L" in the APPLAUSE formula stands for ------- .

Correct : B. Logic

54. The "U" in the APPLAUSE formula stands for ------- .

Correct : B. Both of them

55. The "S" in the APPLAUSE formula stands for ------- .

Correct : A. Significance

56. The "E" in the APPLAUSE formula stands for ------- .

Correct : B. Enthusiasm

57. An ------- is an opinionated article written by the senior editorial staff or publisher of a newspaper or a magazine.

Correct : D. editorial

58. A ------- lead tells the reader / viewer the most important aspect of the story at once.

Correct : C. direct

59. A ------- lead entices the reader/ viewer into the story by hinting at its contents.

Correct : A. indirect

60. The role of feature story is to educate and ------- .

Correct : C. entertain

61. An ------- expresses an opinion.

Correct : A. editorial

62. ------- journalism covers writing on shoes, clothing, furniture etc. and also examines expenditure curve of a middle class India among others.

Correct : C. Lifestyle

63. ------- reporter captures the hype created with respect to a way of life.

Correct : A. Lifestyle

64. ------- is a hallmark of a human interest story.

Correct : D. sensitivity

65. ------- means the information can be used with no caveats, quoting the source by name.

Correct : B. On the record

66. ------- means the information cannot be used for publication.

Correct : B. off the record

67. ------- means information can be published but only under conditions negotiated by the source.

Correct : C. background

68. ------- means information can be published but without identifying your source.

Correct : C. deep background

69. A ------- interview is a sit down tete-a-tete.

Correct : A. face-to-face

70. ------- is knowing what you what out of the conversation and not giving in when your questions are not answered.

Correct : C. persistence

71. A major clue in facde-to-face interview is the -------

Correct : C. Both of them

72. The Devil's Advocate is a feature on television hosted by a journalist named ------- .

Correct : A. Karan Thapar

73. The timegap between the moment something is said and the moment it is telecast is called ------- .

Correct : A. broadcast delay

74. The bradcast delay is also referred to as a ------- delay.

Correct : A. seven-second

75. Any noise made by a person, an animal, or an object is called -------.

Correct : D. sound

76. A sound recordist will not allow an interview to proceed unltil he is satisfied by the ------- of the sound.

Correct : A. quality

77. The purpose of an interview is ------- from the interviewee.

Correct : A. to extract information

78. The word ------- is derived from a french word 'recherche'.

Correct : A. research

79. Gathering data information and facts for advancement of knowledge is called -------.

Correct : D. research

80. Research not only uncovers information but gives a fresh ------- to an issue.

Correct : B. perception

81. ------- are the principles we adhere to as a journalist.

Correct : D. ethics

82. ------- is a conscious or unconscious part of our upbringing and the tenets by which we live our life.

Correct : A. ethics

83. Ethics lead us to the path of ------- .

Correct : B. righteousness

84. ------- notes means writing down or noting down information taken while covering a story.

Correct : D. transcribing

85. The ------- is also called the story's hook.

Correct : A. News Peg

86. ------- interviews describe in great detail the subject of the story.

Correct : A. descriptive

87. The ------- interview is conducted when the journalist/ reporter is unable to travel across town for an interview.

Correct : A. telephonic

88. The ------- interview is done when the interviewee doesnot have the patience or time to sit for a face-to-face discussion.

Correct : B. email

89. The full form of OB in the word OB van is -------.

Correct : D. outdoor broadcasting

90. ------- is a prerequisite for any journalistic assignment.

Correct : D. Punctuality

91. A ------- is a critical appreciation or an appraisal of a book, play or film published in news media.

Correct : C. review

92. A film reviewer is one who understands ------- .

Correct : B. cinema

93. In a review, the ------- gives the title and mentions the director, producer and actors.

Correct : B. introduction

94. In a review, the ------- summarises the plot in a few paragraphs.

Correct : B. body

95. In a review, the ------- is a comment on the book, film or play and is mentioned towards the end.

Correct : D. conclusion

96. the formal techniques involved in a review process include ------- .

Correct : C. All of them

97. To be a good reviewer, one must be ------- .

Correct : D. All of them

98. Quality reviews enhance the ------- of the publication/ shows in question.

Correct : B. credibility

99. The goal of a critic is to -------.

Correct : A. All of them

100. An ------- is a tribute to the dead.

Correct : B. obituary