Understanding News Articles Flashcards

1

What does a title do in an article?

To confuse the reader
To provide examples and support for the information
To grab the reader's attention
To summarize the main points

2

What is one place you can find an article?

Newspapers
Online
Fiction Books
Magazines

3

Which is not a feature of news articles?

Interviews
Advertisements
Titles
Dates

4

What's common to see in articles?

images
Facts
Songs
Recipes

5

Complete the sentence: Articles often start with...

A subtitle
A topic sentence
A joke
A fact

6

An article should always be truthful.

True
False

7

Articles are always long and detailed.

True
False

8

Articles only focus on local events.

False
True

9

Which is NOT a place writes should get information for articles?

Interview people
Take a survey or poll
Do research
Their own opinion

10

Articles can include opinions.

False
True

11

Articles are found only in magazines.

True
False

12

Which format is least likely for an article?

Video
Audio
Poem
Print

13

What's the main goal of an article?

Make someone laugh
Give people information
Make people think the same as you
Sell a product to people

14

What is the structure of an article?

Topic, Example, Explain, Last sentence
Title, subtitle, author
Beginning, middle, end
Characters, plot, setting

15

Articles are mostly for entertainment.

False
True

16

Who usually writes articles?

Musicians
Novelists
Journalists
Actors

17

How long are articles usually?

One sentence
One page
Different depending on the topic
One paragraph

Understanding News Articles

Questions 17

Understanding News Articles

Questions 17