Newspaper Parts Identification Quiz

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What type of newspaper feature corrects an error introduced during the publishing process?

Editorial Cartoon

Pull-quote

Corrigendum

Erratum (correct)

What is the purpose of a pull-quote?

To correct errors in the text

To divide the newspaper into sections

To provide a brief, attention-catching quotation (correct)

To present the opinions of the editorial board

What is the term for the horizontal divisions of a newspaper?

Columns (correct)

Sections

Units

Folds

What type of correction corrects an error made by the author?

Corrigendum Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the imaginary horizontal lines that divide the paper equally into two?

Folds Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the folio in a newspaper?

To provide publication information such as date and page number Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a headline that runs across the entire page?

Streamer Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a kicker in a newspaper?

To provide a tagline above the main headline Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the engraved or printed name or logo of a newspaper?

Flag/Nameplate Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a headline that is written in the boldest and biggest font?

Banner Head Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a headline written beneath the main headline and is smaller than the main headline?

Strapline/Reverse Shoulder Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a short story related to the main story and run adjacent to it?

Sidebar Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the name or pseudonym of the reporter who prepared the news?

Byline Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a front-page box that lists the important stories run on inside pages?

Teaser/Window Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an art form where words are used with charts, illustrations, graphs or photographs to tell a news story?

Infographic Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a line given as a pay of respect to the source of the story or illustration printed?

Credit Line Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the article that represents the newspaper’s opinion?

Editorial/Leader Signup and view all the answers

Newspaper Parts Identification Quiz

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