IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 1-36 THROUGH 1-40,
SELECT FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST THE TYPE
OF NOVELTY LEAD THAT FITS THE DESCRIPTION
USED AS THE QUESTION.
1-42.
1-36.
1-37.
1-38.
1-39.
1-40.
A.
Contrast
B.
Picture
c.
Freak
D.
Punch
E.
Question
F.
Background
G.
Quotation
H.
Direct Address
Uses a play on words or poetry:
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Attempts to arouse the reader’s
curiosity:
1. A
2. c
3. D
4. E
Tries to make the reader part of
the story:
1. B
2. F
3. G
4. H
Uses colorful phrases to create
an image of the surroundings or
setting of a news event:
1. A
2. B
3. c
4. F
Describes the persons involved
in a story:
1. A
2.
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3. E
4. F
1-41.
1-43.
1-44.
Which of the following types of
leads is NOT a novelty lead?
1.
Picture
2.
Contrast
3.
Summary
4.
Direct address
Which of the following is a
contrast lead?
1.
From debutante to grease
monkey is the goal of Navy
woman Doris Barnes.
2.
Dazed but gratefully alive,
EM3 Donald Clark struggled
to his feet, rubbed his arms,
and admitted that 440 volts
are a lot of volts.
3.
Killer Cain strikes again!
4.
Who would have ever thought
that FT2 George Regan was
timid?
Novelty leads are sometimes used
for which of the following
purposes?
1.
To attempt to answer all the
five W’s and the H
2.
To add variety to a newspaper
story
3.
To give a strong narrative
element
4.
To introduce a chronological
order
When should you identify the
subject of a news story by more
than just name?
1.
When the person is not well
known to the readers
2.
When the person is a familiar
public official
3.
When the action of the story is
more important than the person
involved
4.
When the person is one of a
group of persons involved in
the action
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