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Radio News and Newspapers
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Helps you learn the key terms for your media exam.
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1
What does hyperbolic language mean?
The headline
Informal langauge
Formal language
Sensationalised language
2
Why was Through The Keyhole referred to in the Family Benefits story?
It showed the family as being celebrities.
It showed it as a serious news story
It mocked the family because the programme is a comedy.
It was their favourite programme
3
Who is the main readership of tabloids in terms of age?
50-60
15-45
60+
45-50
4
What is the role of a teaser in a newspaper?
Shows the reader what they missed the previous day.
Makes the reader put down the newspaper
Reveals the whole story
Entices the reader into the newspaper?
5
What colour does the masthead tend to be on a tabloid newspaper?
Blue
Black
Red
Green
6
The quote "With so many individuals against her, Rachel's spirit and body was broken." is from
The story about the American killer
The Hudson murder trial story
The car wash carnage story
The Family Benefits story
7
In the Benefit family story...What type of quote is "Who's got the right to tell me what to do!
Slang
Emotive
Formal
Informal
8
Which one is not an example of emotive language?
Huge
Beautiful
Grief stricken
Yob
9
What is the role of a jingle?
Fills silent gaps
Grabs the audience's attention
Helps the audience identify the station
They're entertaining
10
Why would readers be enraged about the Benefits Family story?
It was using tax payers money to make the £6,000 changes
The council did the work for free
They won it in a competition
Neighbours were helping with the work
11
A human interest story is...
Makes them lose interest
Makes the audience relax
Makes the audience laugh
A story which pulls on the heart strings
12
Which is the correct definition for the term exclusive?
Free sports supplement
TV guide
It is the only newspaper to have the story
Double page spread
13
Which of the following is a tabloid newspaper?
The Sun
The Guardian
The Times
The Independent
14
Which of the following are incentives to buy a newspaper?
A free gift
A 10% voucher
Tokens for a cheap holiday
The newspaper is the same price as its rivals
15
What is the role of a news angle?
The first word used in a story
The target audience for the story
How a story finishes
How a story is presented to the audience
16
If a news story centres around a family, celebrity, mum, dad or toddler what term do we use?
Timing
Exclusive
Prominence
Proximity
17
What are the news values of a tabloid?
Politics
Gossip
Celebrity news
Comedy
18
What is the main demographic for tabloids?
A - Upperclass
D - retired
B - Middleclass
C - Working class
19
Drunk Driver Detained. This is what type of language device?
Poetry
Slang
Rhyming
Alliteration
20
What facts are correct about the Family Benefits story?
£10,000 in handouts and 5 children.
£5,000 in handouts and twins
£52,000 in handouts and 13 children.
£200,000 in handouts and 24 children
21
What role do headlines play in radio news?
Explains what will feature in the next bulletin
They are just for newspapers
Gives an insight into stories which will feature.
They are read at the end
22
Which headline describes the Hudson family in the murder trial story?
Evil barbaric... the primitive pack caged for life.
They were very loving to the daughter
Nice polite family
You would love to live next door to these.
23
What does a caption explain in a newspaper?
The incentive
The teaser
A picture
The headline
24
In the Benefit Family story... What did neighbours sign to overturn the council's plans?
A petition
They wrote a letter and put it through the letterbox
A letter to the local newspaper
They wrote graffiti on the house
25
Which of the statements is true about a typical tabloid reader?
Stories focus on politics and world news
The stories are shorter because of a shorter attention span
The stories include lots of complex facts
Articles include less pictures and more text
26
In the Benefit family story... What hyperbolic term describes their house?
Detached house
Mansion
Superhome
Big home
27
What language device is more noticeable in a broadsheet newspaper?
Informal
Hyperbolic
Slang
Facts
28
The important parts of a story go at the beginning. This is called the what?
Inverted pyramid
A chronological answer
Hierarchy
Pyramid Theory
29
In the Hudson murder story...What did the judge say about Rachel in terms of being a mother?
"They deserved a better mother"
"She got what she deserved"
"She eventually paid for this with her life"
"The family is sorry for what it's done"
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You and your is what type of language device?
A speech
Straight talking
Inclusive language
Direct mode of address
