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Hard news reporting are
News and Vivek's Profile Story
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1
Hard news reporting are
descriptive and subjective
important and factual
argumentative and optimistic
clean and uncluttered
2
Hard news stories include...
government announcements
Hollywood trivia
international events
reports on crime
3
Vivek is a stand-up comedian based in Hong Kong.
True
False
4
A profile story exposes different facets of the subject so readers will feel they know the person.
True
False
5
Vivek's way of life illustrates that he is a typical Hongkonger, but he is still discriminated against.
False
True
6
What has Vivek gone through in his eventful life?
fighting cancer
teaching at City University
being racially discriminated against
playing a musical instrument
7
Vivek performs to help make Hong Kong a more harmonious city.
True
False
8
Since profile stories are a subtype of feature stories, they are often...
written in descriptive and colourful language
written in argumentative and opinionated language
researched
thoughtful and reflective
9
All editorials...
expresses an opinion
may also contain solutions to current issues
are objective and factual
from a personal point of view
10
Typical examples of soft news are...
feature stories
politics
sport news
entertainment news
11
Vivek enjoys his multicultural identity and aspires to make ethnic minority children in Hong Kong feel the same.
False
True
12
Look at the word ‘routine’ in paragraph 2. Which of the following best defines how it is used here?
a sequence of instructions that forms a computer program
A regular series of movements, jokes, or acts used in a performance
ordinary and not usual or special
A usual or fixed way of doing things
13
Vivek stand-ups often describes his own experiences racism in a bitter way.
True
False
14
Vivek doesn't only perform to students, but also adults, and his stand-ups are about being an ethnic minority in India.
True
False
15
Hard news articles usually start with...
an attention grabber (hook)
a thesis statement
a colourful opening
a summary lead (the journalists' 5W)
16
Vivek never intends to convey deep messages like social integration and racial harmony in his performance.
True
False
17
Vivek studied at Diocesan Boy's School, and unfortunately he experienced racism there.
False
True
18
Vivek learned to speak and write Chinese easily as he studied in local schools.
False
True
19
Profile story (our Unit 3 writing) is a subtype of feature stories.
False
True
20
He faces prejudice as an adult in Hong Kong.
False
True
21
There are 3 main types of news: hard news, soft news and editorials.
False
True
22
It can be inferred that Vivek is an optimistic person.
False
True
23
Feature stories, like other subtypes of soft news articles, are often...
thoughtful and reflective
written in descriptive and colourful language
researched
written in argumentative and opinionated language
