Deck 3: Sports Writing: the Basics

Question 1

Sports stories are written to inform, entertain and ."

A) Persuade
B) Engage
C) Comfort
D) Promote

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Sports fans watch sports on:

A) One screen
B) Two screens
C) Three screens
D) Four screens

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A sports story written prior to a game is called a .

A) Prerequisite
B) Preview
C) Postmortem
D) Postulation

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which should be included in a game story:

A) The score
B) Play-by-play
C) Quotes
D) All of the above

Question 5

A sidebar story is a slice of the game story.

Question 6

Blogging or Tweeting during a game is a form of a notebook story:

Question 7

When Tweeting during games, a sports journalist should:

A) Only provide play-by-play that can be seen on TV
B) Provide an informed opinion when making critical comments
C) Engage audience questions and comments
D) Include hastags, photos and additional information

Question 8

A story written a day or two after the game is called a .

A) Postmortem
B) Review
C) Follow
D) Preview

Question 9

Writing for the Web is the same as writing for the morning newspaper:

Question 10

Tips for Web writing do not include:

A) Writing in chunks
B) Providing additional links
C) Writing a straight game story without updates
D) Interaction with readers