OSSLT OSSLT - Ontario Secondary School Literacy Writing a News Report

Question 1

What is the opening paragraph of a news report, which summarizes the most important information, called?

Accepted Answer

Lead

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Byline

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Headline

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Subheading

Question 2

Which structural format do news reports typically follow, placing the most important information first?

Accepted Answer

Inverted pyramid

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Pyramid

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Circular structure

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Chronological order

Question 3

A strong news report lead must answer which set of essential questions?

Accepted Answer

Who, What, When, Where, Why (and How)

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Introduction, Body, Conclusion

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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

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Topic, Argument, Counter-argument

Question 4

What is the bold title at the top of a news article that summarizes the story called?

Accepted Answer

Headline

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Byline

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Caption

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Lead

Question 5

News reports are primarily written in which verb tense?

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Past tense

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Future tense

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Present perfect tense

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Conditional tense

Question 6

What is a 'byline' in a news article?

Accepted Answer

The name of the reporter who wrote the article

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The closing sentence of the report

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A short summary beneath the headline

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A quotation from a key source