Famous Journalists
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She became a famous journalist by joining NBC's The Today Show.

Barbara Walters

100

Another word for 'no fraud'

Accuracy

100

What is missing?

Connor said Rancho Santana is the best!

Quotations

100

The ending to a government website

.gov

100

Whose nose grew longer every time he lied?

Pinocchio

200

He is known for being an American journalist and pioneer of television news programing.

Walter Cronkite

200

When writing, you must chose a source that is ______ .

Credible

200

This signals a 'pause' in your writing. 

a comma

200

This is the ending on a site from somewhere like a college. 

.edu

200

 Which ocean is off the California coast?

The Pacific

300

Today, she is mostly forgotten, but she paved the way for other women to pursue writing.

Momma/ Margareta von Bragner

300

A good journalist shows good _________ .

Judgement

300

This punctuation mark indicates a list is coming. 

a colon/ :

300

Which would be the most reliable source?

a blog, a newspaper article, a government site

a government site

300

Which big cat is the largest?

a Tiger

400

She won two awards in a row for ‘Best Business Talk Show’ at the News Television.

SHEREEN BHAN

400

Another word for 'balance'.

Fairness

400

Which of these words could need a capital letter?


mountains, the park, dad, store, pumpkin

Dad

in this case you are calling someone Dad by name. It would be lowercase if it was the dad, my dad, etc. 

400

When writing, you should always _____ your source. 

cite

400

Are worker bees male or female?

female

500

Weegee's Real Name

Arthur Fellig

500

News needs to be ________ to all to make a difference. 

Accessible
500

Which word is spelled correctly?

1. onomonopoeia

2. discernable

3. hyperboly


2. discernable

500

The most common format for citing a source. 

MLA

500

How many legs does a lobster have?

10