Top 250+ Solved Reporting MCQ Questions Answer
Q. It contains the less important information which is often omitted by the newspaper editor if there is not enough space left in the newspaper.
a. Lead
b. Body
c. Beat reporters
d. Tail
Q. When you judge whether something is news, you’re determining whether it’s
a. incomplete
b. lengthy
c. newsworthy
d. body
Q. Journalists looking for sources should try to use
a. a variety of sources representing different opinions
b. close friends and relatives
c. officials who will expect some favor in return
d. officials with whom the journalist has a close personal relation
Q. The central point of a news story is
a. a justification for running the story on the front page or the beginning of a news broadcast
b. the identity of the most important figure of the story
c. to get readers to read the rest of the newspaper or viewers to watch the rest of the news broadcast
d. a one- or two-sentence summary of what the story is about and why it is newsworthy
Q. The reason for constructing a brief outline for a news story is to
a. help decide where the various pieces of information the reporter has collected belong in the story
b. enable the reporter to guess how long the finished story will be
c. enable the layout editor to guess how long the finished story will be
d. let the managing editor know that the reporter has a story in progress.
Q. News reporters try to write sentences with positive construction rather than negative construction because
a. newspapers strive to be up-beat and positive
b. negative sentences are wordier and harder to understand
c. positive sentences make readers feel happier.
d. negative sentences displease advertisers
Q. When a source uses technical language, the reporter should
a. translate it into plain English
b. reproduce it exactly as the source stated it
c. try to guess its meaning
d. expect readers to look it up on Wikipedia
Q. A good newspaper is always on the look-out for potential;
a. Readers
b. Viewers
c. Communities
d. Strategies
Q. Which out of the following is not the priciple of news reporting:
a. Truth
b. Partiality
c. Timeliness
d. Accuracy
Q. They play an active role in gathering information on current events.
a. Entertainers
b. News reporters
c. Politicians
d. Citizens
Q. Which of the following is a journalist's term used for a story which is written so that you can report more of a story which has already been published or broadcasted?
a. Breaking News
b. Follow Up Story
c. Beat
d. Lead
Q. Which of the following sentence is correct regarding Follow Up Stories?
a. Uncovered aspects of an event or controversy can be reported
b. New updates in a story is covered under follow up stories.
c. Only breaking news is covered in follow up stories.
d. Both A & B
Q. Because of what reasons it is not possible to cover all aspects of a story in one single news report
a. Time Constraint
b. Space Limit
c. Both A & B
d. Money Constraint
Q. For which of the following reasons a follow up is used
a. Continuity
b. Lack of Stories
c. To fill empty space
d. Both B & C