MCM310 Final Term Past Papers by VUBuddy

FINALTERM EXAMINATION · Fall 2009 · MCM310- Journalistic Writing (Session - 3) · Ref No: 1184903

Q1. Which of the following is not a basic clause pattern? (1 marks)

1. S + V + IO + DO
2. S + V
3. S + V + C
4. S + V + CO + IO + D

Q2. Which of the following word should be used instead of “Pretty” in writing? (1 marks)

1. Very
2. Tremendously
3. Extremely
4. Enormously

Q3. Which of the following truly defines the “Continuation Signals Words”? (1 marks)

1. Diminish the continuity among the paragraphs.
2. Break ideas of the writer.
3. Warning-there are more ideas to come.
4. Give literary touch to the writing.

Q4. “APA Manual” stands for: (1 marks)

1. American Professional’s Association Manual
2. American Psychological Association Manual
3. American Proofreaders Association Manual
4. American Publishing Association Manual

Q5. We use abbreviations in which one of the following situations in English writing? (1 marks)

1. Use abbreviations for all names of places
2. Use abbreviations for Proper Nouns
3. Use abbreviations for common adverbs
4. Use standard abbreviations for titles immediately before and after proper

names.

Q6. Which one of the following is TRUE for editorial writing? (1 marks)

1. Express opinions of the newspaper about the latest developments or news of national interest
2. They always contain criticism on the government policies.
3. They are about the latest developments or news of national interest but not written by newspaper employees.
4. They are long opinion articles written by professionals.

Q7. The main story on the front page, usually as splash corresponds to: (1 marks)

1. Kicker
2. Lead Story
3. Headline
4. Feature

Q8. "I want stories to startle and engage me within the first few sentences, and in their middle to widen or deepen or sharpen my knowledge of human activity, and to end by giving me a sensation of completed statement." This quote belongs to: (1 marks)

1. John Updike
2. Shakespeare
3. Bill Gates
4. Barak Obama

Q9. Which one of the following is TRUE about Editorials? (1 marks)

1. Newspaper’s ideas on an issue
2. Always elaborates a story in 5 paragraphs
3. Favors readers views
4. Supports government polices

Q10. Editorials don’t use which one of the following forbidden words? (1 marks)

1. “I, Me and You” pronouns
2. Simple Expressions
3. Plural Voice
4. Easy Words

Q11. Which one of the following statements clearly defines the term Feature? (1 marks)

1. It is basically a commentary
2. It is an advanced form of an editorial
3. It helps to express the opinion of a writer on a specific issue.
4. A news feature goes way deeper than the headlines

Q12. “Columns sell newspapers.” This quote belongs to: (1 marks)

1. Hamid Mir
2. Kamran Khan
3. Javed Chauhdry
4. Shahida Imran

Q13. Which of the following is a characteristic of an article in the newspaper? (1 marks)

1. The heading can be ambiguous so that the reader the article in-depth.
2. An article can be written without a heading.
3. The heading can be written with the body of the text, not necessarily at top.
4. The heading is a summary of the article.

Q14. In writing analysis, when writer seeks to change people's attitudes and behaviors toward a particular issue. This approach will be called _______________. (1 marks)

1. Policy Claims
2. Value Claims
3. Closed Claims
4. Faucal Claims