Hard news articles have traditionally been structured in this geometric shape.
What is the inverted pyramid?
100
This was the fourth President of the United States of America.
Who was James Madison?
100
This everything within the borders of a photo.
What is the frame?
100
... if you can't get this right in an article,
"There/Their/They're going to smell bad if they leave there/their/they're deodorant over there/their/they're."
What is They're, their, there?
100
Madison has this many floors.
What is 7?
200
A hard news lead should be immediately followed by this.
What is elaboration on the most important details of the story?
200
This was an Adam Sandler movie in which a young man retakes every grade in school in order to inherit his father's fortune.
What is "Billy Madison"?
200
This photographic angle is used to emphasize a subject's power or large stature.
What is a low angle?
200
... if you can't get this right in an article,
"The to/two/too coaches got to/two/too mad at their team and told their players to/two/too go to/two/too hell to/two/too."
What is two, too, to, to, too?
200
Madison has this many exits from the building directly onto the street.
What are four?
300
These are the three grammatical articles.
What are "a," "an," and "the"?
300
This building takes up an entire square block of Manhattan between 7th and 8th Avenues and 33rd street.
What is Madison Square Garden?
300
This frame is used to emphasize the WHAT, and to a lesser degree, the WHO, and the WHERE to an even lesser degree.
What is a 2/3 frame?
300
... if you can't get this right in an article,
"People will think your/you're stupid if you misplace your/you're modifiers."
What is you're, your?
300
This is the quotation engraved above the main entrance to Madison.
What is "Education is the true foundation of civil liberty"?
400
This is why writing headlines could be compared to speed dating.
What is because the point is to impress someone in as few words as possible?
400
Madison is the capital of this US state.
What is Wisconsin?
400
This frame would be used if the WHO is unimportant, but the WHERE is extremely important.
What is a long shot?
400
... if you don't know that apostrophes go in these places,
"Im going to the Dachses house to spend Thanksgiving with Mr. Dachss dog because hes in his 20s and hasnt been loved since the 90s."
What is I'm, Dachses', Dachs's, he's, hasn't, '90s?
400
Madison's administration is composed of this many principals and assistant principals.
What is 11? (English, science, math, social studies, phys. ed, special ed, security, guidance, foreign language, organization, Principal)
500
This is the proper way to integrate a quotation into an article.
What is introduce, start new parag, quote, attribute, explain?
500
This Supreme Court decision established the basis for judicial review.
What was Marbury vs. Madison?
500
This should be used to fill in the holes of what the photo can't tell the reader.
What is a cut line?
500
... if you can't get this right in an article,
"Everyone is expected to do ______________ own home work and hand it in on time."
What is his or her?
500
The auditorium is named after this retired teacher.