Question 1

By the rule, ------- are NOT critical.

Accepted Answer

A) obituaries 
B) editorials 
C) letters to the editor 
D) op-eds A

Question 2

This statement: 'the views expressed by the writer are not shared by the newspaper' is called a ------- .

Accepted Answer

A) warning 
B) disclaimer 
C) defence 
D) offence B

Question 3

An ------- is the sanctum sanatorium, the holiest of places, in a newspaper/ magazine.

Accepted Answer

A) op-ed 
B) letters to the editor 
C) sports 
D) editorial page D

Question 4

Those who write columns are called -------.

Accepted Answer

A) stringers 
B) copy editors 
C) editors 
D) columnists

Question 5

A column is an ------- piece of writing.

Accepted Answer

A) emotional 
B) short 
C) analytical 
D) long

Question 6

------- columns break down the jargon for the reader.

Accepted Answer

A) letters to the editor 
B) Analytical 
C) Agony aunt 
D) sports

Question 7

------- columns offer advice to people of all ages, especially the youth, on sexual or other situations that are personal in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) analytical 
B) Agony aunt 
C) letters to the editor 
D) sports

Question 8

A ------- is a small brief that is an extract from a larger article.

Accepted Answer

A) advertisment 
B) snippet 
C) classified 
D) sports news

Question 9

A column on the new rules of applying for a passport is an example of ------- column.

Accepted Answer

A) advisory 
B) Agony aunt 
C) letters to the editor 
D) editorial page

Question 10

A column that offers advice from an expert in the field is called an ------- column.

Accepted Answer

A) Agony aunt 
B) analytical 
C) complicated 
D) advisory

Question 11

A ------- is a fixed place in a newspaper/ magazine assigned to a particular writer

Accepted Answer

A) feature 
B) hard news story 
C) column 
D) page

Question 12

The ------- is called the heart of the newspaper.

Accepted Answer

A) editorial page 
B) Op-Ed 
C) business page 
D) letters to the editor

Question 13

Which of these personalities is not a columnist?

Accepted Answer

A) MJ Akbar 
B) Shobhaa De 
C) PV Sindhu 
D) C Rajamohan

Question 14

A ------- is a speech or piece of writing that says good things about somebody/something that is no more.

Accepted Answer

A) op-eds 
B) eulogy 
C) letters to the editor 
D) editorials

Question 15

Columns that analyse issues critically are called ------- columns.

Accepted Answer

A) sports 
B) Agony aunt 
C) advisory 
D) analytical

Question 16

Editorials carry the stamp of ------- of the editor.

Accepted Answer

A) location 
B) company 
C) rejection 
D) approval

Question 17

An ------- column break down what is complex for the benefit of the reader/ viewer.

Accepted Answer

A) sports 
B) advisory 
C) Agony aunt 
D) analytical

Question 18

A ------- column reflects what the ordinary/ common man thinks about a particular issue or article.

Accepted Answer

A) sports 
B) Op-Ed 
C) letters to the editor 
D) editorial page

Question 19

The ------- page is the page opposite to the Editorial page.

Accepted Answer

A) business page 
B) Op-Ed 
C) sports page 
D) city news page

Question 20

Editorials are always crafted carefully on issues that are -------, topical and most of the times, controversial.

Accepted Answer

A) emotional 
B) current 
C) unreal 
D) boring

Exam 5: Understanding Columns, Editorials, and Newspaper Layout