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1. Which mode of writing relates a story or an event? A. Persuasive B. Expository C. Narrative ✅ D. Descriptive Correct Answer: C. Narrative Rationale: Narrative writing tells a story or recounts events, typically using a structured plot with characters, setting, and conflict. 2. Which writing mode is considered a 'subcategory' of others? A. Creative B. Academic ✅ C. Descriptive D. Narrative Correct Answer: B. Academic Rationale: Academic writing is considered a subcategory because it uses other modes (expository, argumentative, narrative) depending on purpose and discipline. 3. What are the journalist's questions? A. Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? ✅ B. Why? What? How?
C. What? How? Why? D. Who? What kind? When? How? Correct Answer: A. Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? Rationale: These are the standard questions journalists use to gather comprehensive information for reporting.
4. Which Bible verse gives guidelines for writing? A. John 3: B. Proverbs 3: C. Phil. 4:8 ✅ D. Psalm 23 Correct Answer: C. Phil. 4: Rationale: Philippians 4:8 encourages thinking and writing about things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable—ideal for guiding ethical writing. 5. What kind of writing ignores punctuation, capitalization, etc.? A. Persuasive writing B. Formal writing C. Freewriting ✅ D. Technical writing Correct Answer: C. Freewriting Rationale: Freewriting is an unstructured, continuous form of writing without regard to grammar or mechanics, often used to generate ideas. 6. Is interviewing part of the planning stage of writing? A. True B. False ✅ Correct Answer: B. False Rationale: Interviewing typically takes place during the research or development stage, not the initial planning stage like brainstorming. 7. What is the first step in the planning stage? A. Editing B. Publishing
11. Who is the Dean of Columbia Journalism School? A. Vince Gilligan B. Steve Coll ✅ C. Greta Thunberg D. Mitch McConnell Correct Answer: B. Steve Coll Rationale: Steve Coll is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and current Dean of the Columbia Journalism School. 12. Who is Greta Thunberg? A. Environmental activist ✅ B. UN Secretary C. Actress D. Singer Correct Answer: A. Environmental activist Rationale: Greta Thunberg is known globally for her activism on climate change, especially among youth. 13. Who is the President of France? A. Vladimir Putin B. Angela Merkel C. Emmanuel Macron ✅ D. Xi Jinping Correct Answer: C. Emmanuel Macron Rationale: Macron has served as the President of France since 2017. 14. Who is the Chancellor of Germany? A. Angela Merkel ✅ B. Olaf Scholz C. Emmanuel Macron D. Reuven Rivlin Correct Answer: A. Angela Merkel Rationale: Angela Merkel served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. (Note: Olaf Scholz is her successor.)
15. What event was Operation Peace Spring? A. Iraq invasion B. Afghan withdrawal C. Turkish offensive in Syria ✅ D. Russian annexation of Crimea Correct Answer: C. Turkish offensive in Syria Rationale: Operation Peace Spring was a 2019 Turkish military operation in northeastern Syria. 16. Who is Amanda Knox? A. Climate activist B. Imprisoned in Iran C. Acquitted of murder in Italy ✅ D. Reality TV star Correct Answer: C. Acquitted of murder in Italy Rationale: Knox was wrongfully convicted and later acquitted of the murder of Meredith Kercher. 17. Who is Vince Gilligan? A. Talk show host B. Author of Harry Potter C. Creator of Breaking Bad ✅ D. Netflix CEO Correct Answer: C. Creator of Breaking Bad Rationale: Vince Gilligan created Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul , both critically acclaimed TV series. 18. What is Netflix? A. News aggregator B. Social media platform C. Streaming and production company ✅ D. TV network
Correct Answer: C. Example of celebrity culture in media Rationale: Kim Kardashian is often cited in discussions of celebrity culture, social media influence, and fame through reality television.
23. Who are all 9 U.S. Supreme Court justices as of 2020? A. Not subject to a multiple-choice answer ✅ Rationale: This is an open-ended factual list and is best suited for memorization or listing tasks, not multiple choice. 24. Who are major cabinet members? A. Supreme Court judges B. Members of Congress C. Appointed executive branch heads ✅ D. State governors Correct Answer: C. Appointed executive branch heads Rationale: Cabinet members are appointed officials who lead major federal departments (e.g., Secretary of State, Defense, Treasury). 25. Who were likely/possible 2020 presidential candidates? A. Not suitable for MCQ due to time specificity ✅ Rationale: This is context-dependent and time-bound; suitable for essay or discussion format. 26. Who is the President of Brazil? A. Jair Bolsonaro ✅ B. Andrés Manuel López Obrador C. Bashar al-Assad D. Ashraf Ghani Correct Answer: A. Jair Bolsonaro Rationale: As of 2020, Jair Bolsonaro was the President of Brazil. 27. Who is the President of Mexico? A. Andrés Manuel López Obrador ✅ B. Hugo Chávez
C. Rafael Correa D. Enrique Peña Nieto Correct Answer: A. Andrés Manuel López Obrador Rationale: López Obrador became President of Mexico in December 2018.
28. Who is the Senate Minority Leader (as of 2020)? A. Nancy Pelosi B. Mitch McConnell C. Steve Coll D. Chuck Schumer ✅ Correct Answer: D. Chuck Schumer Rationale: Schumer served as the Senate Minority Leader until Democrats took majority control in 2021. 29. What is the House of Representatives? A. Judicial body B. Upper chamber of Congress C. Lower legislative chamber of Congress ✅ D. Executive branch department Correct Answer: C. Lower legislative chamber of Congress Rationale: The House of Representatives is one of two chambers in the U.S. Congress and is known as the lower house. 30. Who is the President of China? A. Xi Jinping ✅ B. Kim Jong Un C. Shinzo Abe D. Hassan Rouhani Correct Answer: A. Xi Jinping Rationale: Xi Jinping is the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President of China. 31. Who is the President of Syria? A. Hassan Rouhani
C. Isaac Herzog D. Ehud Barak Correct Answer: B. Reuven Rivlin Rationale: Rivlin was President of Israel from 2014 to 2021.
36. Who is the President of Egypt? A. Mohamed Morsi B. Hosni Mubarak C. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ✅ D. Anwar Sadat Correct Answer: C. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Rationale: El-Sisi took power following a military coup in 2013 and was later elected President. What is the first type of outline drafted for a paper? - ANSWER Tentative outline What is the last type of outline used before the drafting phase? - ANSWER Sentence outline Which mode of writing persuades readers to change their minds? - ANSWER Persuasive Brexit - ANSWER Withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Following a June 2016 referendum, in which 51.9% voted to leave, the UK government formally announced the country's withdrawal in March 2017, starting a process that is currently due to conclude with the UK withdrawing no later than 31 January 2020. Panama Papers - ANSWER The Panama Papers are an unprecedented leak of
11.5m files from the database of the world's fourth biggest offshore law firm, Mossack Fonseca. The records were obtained from an anonymous source by the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, which shared them with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The ICIJ then shared them with a large network of international partners, including the Guardian and the BBC. Dallas Shooting - ANSWER On July 7, 2016, Micah Xavier Johnson ambushed and fired upon a group of police officers in Dallas, Texas, killing five officers and injuring nine others. Two civilians were also wounded. Simone Biles - ANSWER Simone Arianne Biles is an American artistic gymnast. Biles is the 2016 Olympic individual all-around, vault and floor gold medalist, and balance beam bronze medalist. She was part of the gold-medal-winning team dubbed the "Final Five" at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Steven Avery - ANSWER Subject of Netflix's documentary series "Making a Murderer." Exonerated by DNA evidence after serving 18 years in prison House of Representatives Minority Leader - ANSWER Kevin McCarthy (Republican) House of Representatives Minority Whip - ANSWER Steve Scalise (Republican) Ways and Means chairman - ANSWER Richard Neal (Democrat). The Committee on Ways and Means is the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives. Members of the Ways and Means Committee are not allowed to serve on any other House Committee unless they are granted a waiver from their party's congressional leadership. The Committee has jurisdiction over all taxation, tariffs, and other revenue-raising measures, as well as a number of other programs including Social Security, unemployment benefits, Medicare, the
8th Ammendment - ANSWER protection against cruel and unusual bails, fines, punishment 9th Ammendment - ANSWER there are rights that exist outside the Constitution 10th Ammendment - ANSWER enforces separation of power: powers neither granted to the federal government nor prohibited to the states are left to the states Suicide attack kills Indian security forces, sparks conflict with Pakistan - ANSWER Forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed as an explosivesladen vehicle rammed into their bus in the district of Pulwama, India. India blamed Pakistan for the attack, and in the fallout, the Indian Air Force reportedly bombed a terrorist training camp in Pakistan on Feb. 26. The two countries came close to war before tensions de-escalated. Jacinda Ardern - ANSWER Prime Minister of New Zealand Julian Assange - ANSWER After seven years of taking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, England, the WikiLeaks co-founder was arrested after he was found guilty of failing to surrender to the court. He also faces federal conspiracy charges in the U.S. for leaks of government secrets. Presently, extradition hearings are going on against Assange in the British courts. Volodymyr Zelensky - ANSWER In a runoff election, Ukrainian comedian and Servant of the People party's Volodymyr Zelensky scored a landslide victory to become the sixth president of the nation. He defeated incumbent Petro Poroshenko, taking more than 73 percent of the votes.
Theresa May - ANSWER After nearly three years of serving as the U.K. prime minister, May formally quit as the leader of the ruling Conservative Party over failed Brexit negotiations. She remains the prime minister until the party elects a new leader in July 2019. Hong Kong protests - ANSWER Nearly 1.03 million people attended a march protesting a proposed legislation that allows extradition of individuals, including foreign nationals, to mainland China to stand trial. After the protests turned violent, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that the bill would be indefinitely suspended. However, protests have continued so as to ensure the complete withdrawal of the bill. Jair Bolsonaro - ANSWER Brazilian politician and retired military officer who has been the 38th president of Brazil since 1 January 2019. Abdelaziz Bouteflika - ANSWER Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned after weeks of massive street protests. Mr Bouteflika, who has been in power for 20 years, had already dropped plans to seek a fifth term as opposition to his rule grew. The powerful Algerian army had called for the 82-year-old to be declared incapable of carrying out his duties. Sandra Oh - ANSWER Nancy Pelosi - ANSWER Brett Kavanaugh - ANSWER Zhang Yiming - ANSWER By many quantitative metrics, Zhang Yiming is the top entrepreneur in the world. After just seven years, his AI-based social-media
Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces. Though the United Arab Emirates is nominally ruled by President Khalifa bin Zayed, it is his younger brother, Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed, who calls the real shots. And what shots those are. MbZ has gone after his rivals—the Iranians, the Muslim Brotherhood and Qatar—with risky gambles: troops in Yemen, a blockade of Qatar and crackdowns interspersed with reform at home. His penchant for risk taking has inspired imitators: Mohammed bin Salman, the dubious crown prince of Saudi Arabia, has taken more than a few pages from the MbZ playbook. MbZ's military-first approach, which has earned the UAE the nickname of Little Sparta among some U.S. officials, carries costs born of blood in Yemen and reputation in Western capitals. Mahathir Mohamad - ANSWER Malaysian politician who currently serves as the prime minister of Malaysia. He was appointed prime minister in 1981, retired in 2003, and returned to the office in 2018. He is against the LGBTQ community. Mahathir's victory is a win for people power over corruption. His return will see justice done and corrupt public officials will get their comeuppance. Then he will be succeeded by Anwar, fulfilling a promise he made on the campaign trail. We know that Mahathir is no friend of liberal democracy. Under his previous tenure, his government launched vigorous attacks on the judiciary, arrested and detained peaceful opponents under internal security laws, and tightly controlled the press. Zhang Kejian - ANSWER Director of the China National Space Administration. In 2018, China led the world in successful orbital launches. In January 2019, the country's Chang'e 4 rover landed on the far side of the moon—the first-ever soft touchdown in that lunar hemisphere. A Chinese space station is in development. Half a dozen missions have already flown carrying Chinese astronauts—or taikonauts—to Earth orbit, and the CNSA is ultimately aiming for crewed flights to the moon. Other plans include the development of a new heavy-lift rocket and robot probes to Mars and Jupiter. Most important, however, is a recent rapprochement between Kejian and NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine, in which they discussed the possibility of joint exploration projects.
Matteo Salvini - ANSWER Italian politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of the Interior from 1 June 2018 to 5 September 2019. On 12 June 2019, the Sea Watch 3 ship picked up 53 migrants in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast. Sea Watch 3 rejected an offer to dock at Tripoli, which is considered unsafe by humanitarian organizations, and headed toward Lampedusa. According to a report by the Süddeutsche Zeitung and NGOs this was the nearest safe harbor per maritime law. On 14 June, Italy closed its ports to migrant rescue ships. Salvini refused to allow the ship to dock until other European nations had agreed to take the migrants. Ten of the migrants, including children, pregnant women, and those who were ill, were allowed to disembark. On 29 June, without authorization, ship's captain Carola Rackete decided to dock. Cyril Ramaphosa - ANSWER Fifth and current President of South Africa. Led the black National Union of Mineworkers and organized major strikes between 1985 and 1987. Leana Wen - ANSWER American physician and writer. As president of Planned Parenthood, she was forced out of her jobin a dispute over her management style and the direction of the nation's largest women's reproductive rights organization amid growing political and legal challenges to abortion. William Barr - ANSWER American lawyer and government official serving as the 85th United States Attorney General, in the Donald Trump administration since February 14, 2019. He also served as the 77th Attorney General from 1991 to 1993, in the George H. W. Bush administration. A report from the inspector general of the Justice Department was released on December 9, 2019; which found some mistakes in the handling of the Russia investigation, but no evidence that political bias against Trump tainted the investigation. Benjamin Netanyahu - ANSWER Israeli politician who has been Prime Minister of Israel since 2009, having previously held the position from 1996 to 1999.
It is important that complete proper names of news subjects always be included in the lede. - ANSWER No. (#9) When are quotes and questions best used in ledes? - ANSWER As a routine, they should not be used in ledes.
