Deck 5: Understanding Columns, Editorials, and Newspaper Layout

Question 1

By the rule, ------- are NOT critical.

A)obituaries
B)editorials
C)letters to the editor
D)op-eds

Answer 1

obituaries

Question 2

A ------- is a speech or piece of writing that says good things about somebody/something that is no more.

A)op-eds
B)eulogy
C)letters to the editor
D)editorials

Answer 2

eulogy

Question 3

A ------- is a fixed place in a newspaper/ magazine assigned to a particular writer

A)feature
B)hard news story
C)column
D)page

Answer 3

column

Question 4

Those who write columns are called -------.

A)stringers
B)copy editors
C)editors
D)columnists

Question 5

A column is an ------- piece of writing.

A)emotional
B)short
C)analytical
D)long

Question 6

A ------- is a small brief that is an extract from a larger article.

A)advertisment
B)snippet
C)classified
D)sports news

Question 7

Which of these personalities is not a columnist?

A)MJ Akbar
B)Shobhaa De
C)PV Sindhu
D)C Rajamohan

Question 8

Columns that analyse issues critically are called ------- columns.

A)sports
B)Agony aunt
C)advisory
D)analytical

Question 9

An ------- column break down what is complex for the benefit of the reader/ viewer.

A)sports
B)advisory
C)Agony aunt
D)analytical

Question 10

A column that offers advice from an expert in the field is called an ------- column.

A)Agony aunt
B)analytical
C)complicated
D)advisory

Question 11

A column on the new rules of applying for a passport is an example of ------- column.

A)advisory
B)Agony aunt
C)letters to the editor
D)editorial page

Question 12

------- columns offer advice to people of all ages, especially the youth, on sexual or other situations that are personal in nature.

A)analytical
B)Agony aunt
C)letters to the editor
D)sports

Question 13

------- columns break down the jargon for the reader.

A)letters to the editor
B)Analytical
C)Agony aunt
D)sports

Question 14

This statement: 'the views expressed by the writer are not shared by the newspaper' is called a ------- .

A)warning
B)disclaimer
C)defence
D)offence

Question 15

An ------- is the sanctum sanatorium, the holiest of places, in a newspaper/ magazine.

A)op-ed
B)letters to the editor
C)sports
D)editorial page

Question 16

Editorials are always crafted carefully on issues that are -------, topical and most of the times, controversial.

A)emotional
B)current
C)unreal
D)boring

Question 17

Editorials carry the stamp of ------- of the editor.

A)location
B)company
C)rejection
D)approval

Question 18

The ------- is called the heart of the newspaper.

A)editorial page
B)Op-Ed
C)business page
D)letters to the editor

Question 19

A ------- column reflects what the ordinary/ common man thinks about a particular issue or article.

A)sports
B)Op-Ed
C)letters to the editor
D)editorial page

Question 20

The ------- page is the page opposite to the Editorial page.

A)business page
B)Op-Ed
C)sports page
D)city news page