News stories
Newswriting race
Persuasive/Informative
Punctuation
Formal register/IMRaD
100

What are the questions a news stories has to answer?

why, what, who, when, how

100

Use a single word to replace each of this phrase: In the vicinity of

Near

100

What is the objective of informative style?

To inform.

100

Which are english quotation marks?

'...' or "..."

100

What are open-ended questions?

Ability to respond freely

200

what two discourses can we find in news articles?

persuasive and informative


200

List 4 euphemisms for toilet

Lavatory, washroom, ladies'room and gentlemen's room.

200

What type of style appeals to the reason?

Informative style.

200

Which punctuation mark is similar to dashes?

Brackets

200

What are impersonal forms?

Lack of first and second person in writing

300

What is the structure of a news article?

headline, leadline or paragraph, body and ending

300

Correct the sentence:

Police officers were summoned to the scene by a neighbour.

A neighbour called the police officers. 

300

What style uses denotation as a technique?

Informative style.

300

Can we use quotation marks when we are summarizing or paraphrasing someone else's words? 

No.

300

What is the abstract?

Summary of the report.

400

name three functions of the headline

catches the readers eye, it summarizes the main info and it focusses on one main idea

400

Correct the sentence:

It is never advisable to attempt to utilize a nail upon which there is any indication of th epresence of rust

Dop not use rusty nails.
400

What style has a problem-solution structure?

Persuasive style.

400

Is this sentence correct? Why or why not?: The mayor announced cutbacks in: research funding, staff development...

No; we cannot use colons after prepositions.

400

What is the IMRaD report?

Used to record planned, systematic research.

500

what are the do's and don't's of headline language

DON’T tell the obvious 

DO be accurate 

DON’T steal the reporter’s first paragraph 

DO use active verbs and vibrant words 

DO appeal to the ordinary reader (be easily understood)

500

Rewrite the following sentences, avoiding stereotypical language and comments.

Members of the American Indian Movement went on the warpath today when federal agents attempted to interrupt a powwow of tribal elders.

Members of the American Indian Movement got heated today when federal agents attempted to interrupt a meeting between tribal elders.

500

What type of style does this headline use "The 10 Best Ways to Get Rich Without Working a 9-to-5"?

Persuasive style.

500

For what can we use the M dahs? (3 things)

To interject a clause to add emphasis, to clarify when we add details and to indicate an interruption.

500

What is probability sampling?

Sampling of the whole population.