Practice Test for EL 115 Campus Journalism
1. It comes from the Latin word diurnal which means “daily.”
a. Journal
c. Journal Entries
b. Adjourn
d. Journalism
2. TV Patrol, 24 Oras, Kapuso mo, Jessica Soho, Rappler
a. Newspaper
c. Tabloid
b. Magazine
d. Broadcast
3. Honesto was being harassed the school’s Committee on Election for reporting
about the anomaly that happened during the Student Council election but he still
stands that the student body should know this issue. Which of the following tenet
is showcased by Honesto?
a. Independence
c. Responsibility
b. Accuracy
d. Fairness
4. Which of the following is NOT a function of campus journalism in a school?
a. To enhance critical thinking among young writers
b. To engage in acts to cause damage to public facility
c. To inform readers of timely and factual events
d. To document significant events and accomplishments
5. Also known as red-tagging or the practice of some journalist to place a tag on
persons or organizations which redound to editorializing the news.
a. Labeling
c. Misquotation
b. Bribery
d. Fabricating stories
6. It is the act that mandates the establishment of campus publication in basic
education and in higher learning institutions. It is also known as the Campus
Journalism Act of 1991.
a. RA 7079
b. RA 8292
c. Article 26 of the Civil Code
d. Article 358 of the Revised Penal Code
7. It is the act that protects patents, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual
property.
a. RA 7079
b. RA 8292
c. Article 26 of the Civil Code
d. Article 358 of the Revised Penal Code
8. Libel or “defamation of character” is a published false statement that is damaging
to a person’s reputation. If this is also published in social media or the internet, the
person also violated the ______________.
a. Anti-obscenity law
b. Anti-cybercrime law
c. Invasion of Privacy law
d. Copyright law
9. All the following descriptions fit the news reporter EXCEPT _________.
a. an ability to speak and write well
b. a sense of responsibility and punctuality
c. a very high degree of education
d. an extensive vocabulary
10. Reflecting on his stint as a chief executive, Duterte said he has “assembled one
of the best Cabinets” in Philippine history.
What type of quotation was made?
a. Direct quotation
c. Paraphrased quotation
b. Indirect quotation
d. Partial quotation
11. The placement of the story in the front page is determined by the ________ of
the news story.
a. importance
c. recency
b. length
d. proximity
12. Which of the following is NOT true?
a. Front page make-up attracts readers.
b. News stories are set in alphabetical order.
c. Page design is the personality of your school paper.
d. Gray areas should be avoided in page designing.
13. It is the journalistic jargon for a too long or too big title for an unimportant news
story.
a. Tombstoning
c. Screaming headline
b. Gray area
d. Masthead
14. Read the sentence below then answer the question.
“Residential customers of the Manila Electric Co. will see their bills go down by
43 centavos per kilowatt hour this month due to reduction in generation system
low charges.” Under which does it fall?
a. Editorial
c. Straight news
b. Obituaries
d. Feature article
15. Which of the following is NOT true about inverted triangle in news reporting?
a. It makes makeup easier.
b. It delays the reader to grasp the information.
c. It satisfies curiosity in a logical way.
d. It makes the work of the copydesk easier.
16. Which part of the news story gives you the gist of the news story?
a. Intro
b. Lead
c. Head
d. Topic sentence
17. Can the primary or most interesting facts be put at the ending paragraph in a
straight news story?
a. Yes, when that is soft news.
b. Yes, when logic tells it so.
c. No, news articles follow inverted triangle.
d. No, news articles are rule-governed.
18. Which of the following refers to the general format of news story?
a. inverted triangle style
c. dual-triangle style
b. triangle style
d. diamond style
19. What kind of lead is the paragraph below?
Synchronizing with the standards of the ASEAN Integration was the primordial aim
of the members of the Board of Trustees in approving yesterday the new grading
system of Batangas State College.
a. Clause lead
c. Prepositional Phrase Lead
b. Gerundial Phrase Lead
d. Infinitive Phrase Lead
20. Which of the following is a NOT newsworthy event for a school paper?
a. Mobile legends became a competition for intramurals
b. A COE student was qualified for a national competition
c. CBSUA offices are always clean and disinfected.
d. CBSUA Calabanga produced 11 Magna Cum Laude
21. Which of the following articles does NOT use the lead?
a. News feature
c. News
b. Editorial
d. Feature story
22. What should a personality sketch be?
a. descriptive-informative
b. informative
c. suggestive
d. opinionated
23. Which of the following publishes more feature stories than news items?
a. newspaper
c. magazine
b. tabloid
d. literary folio
24. What technique in writing the introduction is portrayed in this statement?
He was a murderer and a drug pusher. Yes, that was Ambo seven years ago.
You now see him preaching in the chapel of St. Anthony every Wednesday.
a. allusion
c. summary
b. contrast
d. descriptive
25. What is called of feature story that is based on a timely news happening?
a. news feature
b. historical essay
c. personality sketch
d. human interest feature
26. Which of the following does an article about Japan’s plan of creating a real
Gundam Mecha belongs?
a. DevSpec
c. DevTech
b. DevEco
d. DevCommunity
27. With types of feature story in mind, which of the following does NOT belong to
the group?
a. Journey to Mt. Iriga
b. How to Cook Dalgona Candy
c. Story of a Transgender
d. CBSUA celebrates Independence Day
28. Which of the following is NOT included during the post-writing stage in crafting
features?
a. narrowing the topic
c. polishing construction
b. verifying facts
d. checking grammar
29. Travelogue : Journey :: ____________ : Celebrity Profile
a. Career Feature
c. Human Interest
b. Personality Sketch
d. Lifestyle Feature
30. DevSpec : Most Dangerous Sea Animals :: DevEco : ____________
a. Google Meet is Now Free
b. Text Message Phenomenon in the Philippines
c. First Water Supplemented Stove is from Cotabato
d. Coral garden discovered in Greenland
31. If an editorial aims to interpret, news is to inform, what do you call an article that
aims to entertain?
a. cartoon
c. comics
b. feature
d. development communication
32. In what page is the official stand of the newspaper found?
a. Inside page
c. Editorial page
b. Feature page
d. Front page
33. Which part of the editorial should give a punch to drive home its message?
a. ending
c. body
b. introduction
d. either a or b
34. Angel Martinez is an editorial writer. She begins her write up by stating the news
event or issue upon which the editorial is based. Such statement is called
________.
a. lead
c. news peg
b. introduction
d. gerundial lead
35. The school paper wanted to point out the good and the bad features of a school
problem or some information found in the news that interest the readers. What type
of editorial should cover this? Editorial of _________.
a. criticism or persuasion
c. interpretation
b. appreciation or tribute
d. entertainment
36. Which of the following is true?
a. An editorial article should have a by-line
b. A cartoonist must not exaggerate a known personality’s face
c. A column writer should not tackle personal opinions
d. An editorial of crusade promotes an advocacy.
37. In a cartoon, this could mean a death penalty or cure.
a. pencil
c. syringe
b. chain
d. mallet
38. All are qualities of an effective cartoon EXCEPT:
a. It deals with several issues.
c. It uses analogy.
b. It is humorous.
d. It entertains the readers.
39. In a cartoon, this could mean justice.
a. man wearing a salakot
b. blindfolded woman carrying a scale
c. boy wearing a baseball cap
d. a skull with crossed bones
40. Disproportionate in editorial cartooning is _____________.
a. an understanding of the practices and beliefs of others, even if they are
different from your own
b. when something is too large or too small in comparison with something else.
c. is when two things are put beside each other.
d. is something that stands for something else.
41. It is the coverage of what happened to a game.
a. sports news
c. sports editorial
b. sports feature
d. sports poetry
42. You have read about an article about the hardships of Hidilyn Diaz before she
won a gold medal from the Olympics. What type of sports article is this?
a. sports news
b. sports feature
c. sports editorial
d. sports poetry
43. You have read an article asking the government on their response to Filipino
athletes whose Olympics to be participated to were cancelled due to the
pandemic. What kind of article is this?
a. sports news
c. sports editorial
b. sports feature
d. sports poetry
44. All of these are important questions to answer for your coverage story EXCEPT:
a. What was the weather condition during the game?
b. Who were the star players of both teams?
c. What chant did the supporters yell?
d. What were the spectacular parts of the game?
45. The campus administrator was watching on the volleyball exhibition game of
College of Education versus College of Arts and Science. Would you include this
detail to your sports coverage?
a. No, the campus administrator did not play.
b. No, the campus administrator did not support your college.
c. Yes, the campus administrator is a prominent person.
d. Yes, for you to be recognized by the campus administrator.
46. Which of the following does not require a rhyme scheme?
a. villanelle
c. haiku
b. sonnet
d. dalit
47. Why do describing a mother as “ilaw ng tahanan” and a father as “haligi ng
tahanan” will not work in a poem?
a. These expressions are not real.
b. These expressions are too real.
c. These expressions are cliché.
d. These expressions can moralize.
48. Ang Amain Namin by Marcelo Del Pilar is a/ an ___________.
a. ode
c. sonnet
b. elegy
d. parody
49. This is a creative way to define or interpret a literary piece in a newspaper or a
magazine.
a. comic strip
c. cover design
b. editorial cartoon
d. literary graphic
50. This is a sequence of images that tells a story with a small amount of text in each
box.
a. comic strip
c. cover design
b. editorial cartoon
d. literary graphic
51. The title in news writing is also called as ________ in journalistic jargon.
a. news peg
c. topic
b. head
d. lead
52. Which of the following is the best headline?
a. CSU plans to meet its school building needs
b. CSU meet to plan solve classroom needs
c. CSU plans program to meet classroom needs
d. CSU planning to meet needs
53. We will do better next year, said Falcon, the team captain.
How should the copyeditor improve the sentence above?
a. Quotation marks before ‘We’ and after ‘year’ should be added.
b. The phrase ‘the team captain’ should be deleted.
c. The ‘n’ and ‘y’ in ‘next year’ should be capitalized.
d. The name of Falcon should be italicized.
54. Which of the following is NOT correct in writing the headline?
a. Using a comma instead of conjunction ‘and’
b. Putting a period at the end of the headline
c. Using infinitives for future events
d. Using historical present tense.
55. Which of the following is the best headline?
a. Publishing books up during pandemic
b. COVID-19 failed to affect book publishing
c. Number of books published increased
d. Books about COVID-19 pandemic
56. Which term includes the cutting of certain portion of pictures that are not needed?
a. cropping
c. drawing
b. retouching
d. bleeding
57. Which of the following is a good technique in taking photos for school paper?
a. Use “is shown” or “is pictured” in writing a caption.
b. Events with sadness and anger should not be pictured.
c. If taken from other source, it is okay not to credit the owner.
d. A photo should not be too dark or too light.
58. Which of the following compares photography and photojournalism correctly?
a. Photography is for documenting history while photojournalism is for expressing
art.
b. Photographers never alter images with editing software while photojournalists
do posed portraits.
c. Photography is writing or painting with light while photojournalism is visual
reporting of facts.
d. Photography is shooting for action verbs while photojournalism is shooting of
sceneries of nature.
59. This element shows the story by the photo’s surroundings, relevant people and
their actions.
a. correct exposure
c. context
b. focus
d. emotion
60. A caption is a mini-story that answers all questions about a photo. What is it called
in journalistic jargon?
a. catchline
c. catline
b. cutline
d. capline
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