Vocabulary
What noun means ‘the order in which things happen’?
Sequence
What tense is mostly used in headlines?
Present Tense
What is the first paragraph of a news report called, which summarises the key information?
Lead paragraph
In which voice is the subject doing the action?
Active voice
What literary device is used here? ‘The moon smiled down on us.’
Personification (giving human qualities to non-human things)
Which adjective would you use to describe land that is ‘empty, destroyed, and without life’?
Desolate
In headlines, articles like ‘a’, ‘an’, and ‘the’ are often…?
Omitted
Which type of speech in a report is the exact words someone said?
Direct speech
Transform this active sentence into passive: ‘The cat chases the mouse.’
The mouse is chased by the cat.’
What literary device is used when one thing is said to be another to show similarity?
Example: ‘The storm inside his heart would not calm.’
Metaphor (here, his intense emotions are compared to a storm)
Which adjective describes something that is sudden and severe?
Drastic
Why can a colon be used in a headline?
To introduce additional information
In news writing, what do you call the words used to make the story more dramatic?
Exaggerated language
Identify the verb tense: ‘She had been studying all night.’
Past perfect continuous
What is it called when a poet, writer, or speaker uses one concept to refer to something closely related?
Example: ‘Silicon Valley is innovating faster than ever.’
Metonymy (here, ‘Silicon Valley’ represents the US tech industry)
What adjective is used to describe something seriously affected by disaster, tragedy, or problems?
Stricken
What punctuation would replace a missing word in informal writing or headlines?
Ellipsis (…)
Name a technique used to make a story more engaging by focusing on people’s emotions and/or experiences.
Human interest
Change this sentence from passive to active:
Passive: ‘The blaze had been extinguished quickly by the firefighters.’
Active: ‘The firefighters had extinguished the blaze quickly.’
In political speeches, what is often used to represent the audience or a group of people to create unity or persuade them?
‘We’ (used to represent the speaker and the audience collectively).
Example: ‘We must stand together to protect our future.’
If a fire is ‘burning slowly with smoke but no flames’, what adjective describes it?
Smouldering
Why is this punctuation mark (...) used in headlines?
to create curiosity
It is believed that…
It is feared that…
It is claimed that…
are phrases used by journalists when information is not confirmed. What are they called?
‘Uncertain Facts’ Phrases
Write the following sentence from direct speech to reported speech: ‘I have finished my homework,’ said Sam.
Sam said that he had finished his homework.
What is it called when someone selects only the evidence that supports their argument and ignores anything that doesn’t?
Cherry-picking
Example: A politician highlights only the good economic news while ignoring rising unemployment.