FBLA JOURNALISM COMPETITIVE EVENT TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS

FBLA JOURNALISM COMPETITIVE EVENT
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWERS

●● Nut Graph / Nutgraf
Answer: Paragraph explaining the main point of the story (often in
features).


●● Inverted Pyramid
Answer: News structure: most important → least important.


●● 5 W's and H
Answer: Who, What, When, Where, Why, How.


●● Angle
Answer: The specific focus of a story.


●● Attribution
Answer: Identifying the source of information or a quote.


●● Anonymous Source
Answer: A source whose name is withheld.

,●● Byline
Answer: The writer's name.


●● Dateline
Answer: Location and date where story originates.


●● Quote
Answer: Exact words spoken by a source.


●● Paraphrase
Answer: Restating someone's words without quoting directly.


●● Background
Answer: Contextual info for understanding a story.


●● Sidebar
Answer: A related story that accompanies the main article.


●● Breaking News
Answer: Fast-developing, urgent news.

, ●● Follow-up Story
Answer: Additional reporting on a previous story.


●● Exclusive
Answer: A story no other outlet has.


●● Hard News
Answer: Serious, timely news (politics, crime, business).


●● Soft News
Answer: Human-interest stories, entertainment, features.


●● Deadline
Answer: Time by which a story must be complete.


●● Fact-checking
Answer: Verifying accuracy of information.


●● Beat
Answer: A reporter's regular topic or area (e.g., sports, business, city
hall).