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.