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Caption and Headline Writing Quiz
Caption and Headline Writing Quiz
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1
Which sentence below
avoids
the use of a
passive present
tense verb?
A forest fire in Bastrop is sprayed down on August 20.
A forest fire in Bastrop gets sprayed down on August 20.
Captain John Smith is spraying down a forest fire.
Captain John Smith sprays down a forest fire in Bastrop.
2
The purpose of the first sentence of a caption is …
To describe the composition of the photo
To explain the action happening in a photo
To describe the quality of a photo
To provide background information
3
Headlines are MOST
different
than titles in which of the following ways?
Headlines are written with a subject & verb like a sentence
Titles are found in books & headlines are only in newspapers
Titles are short and catchy and headlines are long & boring
They preview to readers what the piece of writing is about
4
What is the problem with the
subject
in the following first sentence of a caption?
The subject should be named
There should be more than one subject
The subject is plural
The subject is singular
5
Why is it OK for headline writers to
omit
“to be” verbs and punctuation marks from headlines?
Headlines need to be exciting.
Headlines need to be short to fill up the amount of space.
Headlines need to be long to fully explain the story.
Headlines need to be creative.
6
In this example, which news value is most clearly represented in the caption above?
Conflict
Proximity
Prominence
Timeliness
7
What information is
missing
from the following first sentence of this caption?
a past tense verb
a present tense verb
background information about the ceremony
the date and the place of the ceremony
8
In the following example, which news value is most clearly represented in the caption below?
Proximity
Timeliness
Conflict
Prominence
9
Which of the following is an example of a
present tense action
verb?
is shot
shooting
shoots
gets shot
10
What is
missing
from the following headline to make it a complete headline?
a verb
background information
the date and the place
a subject
11
Why do captions use
present tense action
verbs to describe the action in a photo?
It describes the image as if it is happening now.
It is more engaging for the audience to read.
It helps the reader to understand the action in the image.
All of the above
12
Professional publications
require
names to be used in captions in which of the following cases:
In all circumstances
When three or fewer people are identifiable in the photo
When any number of people are identifiable in the photo
When four or more people are identifiable in the photo
13
Which of the following headlines follow traditional rules for publications?
Zamora defeats Ramirez in tournament!
Zamora defeats Ramirez in tournament
Zamora is victorious in tournament.
Mario Zamora VS Juan Ramirez
14
Why is it
most common
to use
past tense
verbs when providing background info in a caption?
background info is typically based on past events
background info should not describe the action in photo
past tense sounds better
past tense sounds more official
15
The purpose of the second sentence of a caption is …
To explain the action happening in a photo
To provide background information
To describe the quality of a photo
To describe the composition of the photo
