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A spontanous shot instead of a posed photo.

What is a candid.

100

This spread is dedicated to everyday activities.

What is Student Life Spread?

100

In the ABCD Formula, this is what the 'A' stands for.

What is Attention Getter?

100

This MUST accompany all photos.

What is a caption?

100

This spelling is important to verify every time you do an interview.

What is the person's name?

100

This is a photo on a page that draws the attention of the reader and lets them know what the page is about.

What is a Dominant Photo?

100

The reference at the back of the yearbook where page numbers are listed with names.

What is the Index?

200

A method of dividing a photo vertically and horizontally to create intersection points.

What is the Rule of Thirds.

200

Spread dedicated to sports and coaches

What is Athletics Spread?

200
(B) Basic information should be written in this tense.

What is present?

200

A survey that samples opinion on a current or related topic to the spread

What is Poll?

200

Another word for the organization of a page.

What is layout?

200

This is the largest TYPE element on a page that draws attention to the story.

What is Headline?

200

The space down the center of the book where the left and right pages meet.

What is the Gutter?

300

This feature of the camera that changes the film's sensitivity to light.

What is ISO speed?

300

Spread that focuses on specific classes or subject.

What is Academics Spread?

300

The five Ws you must have in the first two sentences.

What is the 5Ws - Who, What, Where, When, Why

300

This is another word for Sidebar.

What is a Mod?

300

The empty space on a page that prevents overcrowding.

What is White Space?

300

Copying another person's work and passing it off as your own.

What is plagiarism?

300

Two facing pages in the yearbook.

What is a spread?

400

Real or imaginary lines that direct the viewers direction to the point of interest in a photo.

What are Lead Lines.

400

Used to separate each of the sections of the yearbook.

What is a divider?

400

True or False: You can only interview a person one time.

What is False?

400

This is the direction in which you identify people in a group photo.

What is left to right?

400

A copy of the yearbook’s final pages that are sent to the staff for a final review and approval.

What is a proof?

400

This is a yearbook term to describe page numbers. 

What is a folio?

400

Area of the book connected the front and back covers. Includes name of school, city/state and volume #.

What is the Spine?

500

Text that briefly explains the photo.

What are captions?

500

A lsit of the technical printing information about the yearbook, including colors, fonts, etc.

What is Colophon?

500

A strong caption includes this from your interviewee

What is a quote?

500

This is the opposite of a kicker.

What is a hammer?

500

A word or part of word that sits alone at the end of a paragraph; on a line by itself.

What is a widow or orphan?

500

The team leader who works with other leaders to make sure the yearbook stays on track.

What is the Editor in Chief?

500
A page-by-page listing of the yearbooks contents.

What is a Ladder?

600

Pictures where the people are smiling at the camera.

What are posed photos? Also know as Photos you should not take!
600

This spread that wraps up the yearbook

What is the closing?

600

Besides first and last names, you must also have this when identifying a student.

What is grade/grad year?

600

A word or phrase that labels the topic and leads into the main headline.

What is a kicker?

600

Posed photographs of students and staff.

What are portraits?

600

A statement and visual that ties a yearbook together.

What is a theme?
600

Unit of measurement equal to 1/6 inch.

What is Pica?

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