Chapter 8 Final Assessment

Question 1

Arrangements for an interview with a high-profile person are often made through a(n)

Accepted Answer

Press representative

Question 2

True or False: When writing profiles, you should learn as much as possible about your subjects before you interview them

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

True or False: Chronology is important to the structure of a narrative story.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Catcall category for stories that are usual, offbeat or just the result of keen observation

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Human Interest Story

Question 5

Celebrated person or person of note

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Celebrity

Question 6

Story that has the elements of a news story and is engaging, creative and told from the writer’s perspective

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Narrative

Question 7

Current style or something in vogue

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trend

Question 8

The end of a narrative story

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Kicker

Question 9

To tell a story in detail

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narrate

Question 10

Writing a narrative story differs from writing a news story because a narrative

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Uses storytelling techniques

Question 11

Feature story about a person

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Profile

Question 12

A story that focuses on how to make healthy choices when eating in a restaurant in an example of a(n)

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Informational feature

Question 13

True or False: The narrative writer develops the story with details and quotes in the body of the story.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

True or False: A key component of a trend story is an explanation of how the trend developed

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Story that provides information and uses experts to help explain the story

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information feature

Question 16

The body of the narrative story is developed with

Accepted Answer

Details and quotes

Question 17

True or False: “Profile” is another name for biography

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

True or False: Feature stories are structured in the inverted pyramid journalistic style.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

Secondary story

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Sidebar

Question 20

Common characteristics of feature stories include

Accepted Answer

Facts, relevance and structure

Questions 20