Top 550+ Solved Editing MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Editing is done to improve news stories _______, structurally, style-wise, factually, and in terms of readability.
a. sentences
b. grammatically
c. orally
d. in speech
Q. The most significant attribute of News is that it is_________
a. perishable
b. timely
c. happening
d. informative
Q. The different types of writing styles are________
a. Expository & Descriptive
b. Narrative
c. Persuasive & Argumentative
d. Expository, Descriptive, Narrative, Persuasive & Argumentative
Q. The timely report of events, facts, and opinions that interests a significant number of people is called_________
a. Information
b. News
c. Event
d. Policy
Q. News publications considered popular press, dynamic and colourful layouts, less in-depth reporting with headlines including a pun are generally known as _______
a. Newsletters
b. Magazines
c. Tabloids
d. Broadsheets
Q. News publications with serious press, simple layouts, serious and focused headlines and news reporting with a larger format are generally known as ___________
a. Newsletters
b. Magazines
c. Tabloids
d. Broadsheets
Q. A ________obtains information and writes stories that may cover all types of stories or may be a specialist who is concerned with a specifc area of the news, such as sport or crime.
a. managing editor
b. desk-editor
c. reporter
d. editor-in-chief
Q. A _______ is senior journalist, in charge of a section of the paper and a team of reporters, who decides what stories should be covered.
a. desk-editor
b. reporter
c. copy-editor
d. coulmnist
Q. A good editorial policy is always a ____________policy
a. pro-government
b. pro-marketing
c. pro-people
d. pro-owner
Q. A brief description of a photograph or graphic is called a __________.
a. headline
b. standfirst
c. caption
d. Byline
Q. A quote from the story that is enlarged and appears within the text is called ________
a. standfirst
b. pull-quote
c. Headline
d. caption
Q. One or two word small headline appearing on the left hand top of the story
a. Topline
b. Slug
c. Small head
d. Tophead