Lesson 1: Newspaper Stories
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Unit Pretest Answer Key

1.      When a newspaper reports about an individual, a group of individuals, or an organization giving time, talent, or treasure for the common good, it is reporting acts of

 b.   philanthropy.

2.      When individual citizens give their time, knowledge, or resources for the greater benefit of all, it is known as an effort to promote

a.   the common good.

3.      An article found in newspapers that expresses the writer’s opinion of a current issue is known as

d.   an op-ed.

4.      A reflection is best described as

c.   an opinion formed based on ones thinking about an experience or event.

5.      Written reflections are most often likely to be found

e.   in diaries or journals.

6.      A personal narrative is

c.   a piece of writing that explains a personal experience.

7.      A newspaper has the responsibility to

a.   get the facts right.

8.      Which of the following would not be found in a newspaper?

e.   personal narrative

9.      Which of the following is an example of a persuasive essay?
a.   op-ed

10.  A good supporting detail in a persuasive essay

c.   sticks to the facts.