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5. 1 The first sentence of a news story is also know as the ____

6. 1 Lede or lead Home

7. 2 In newspaper writing, what is the “nut graf”?

8. 2 The essential paragraph telling how the current news fits into the big picture.

9. 3 What does a “transition” do?

10. 3 Bridges one idea to another or separates two quotes.

11. 4 What is meant by “color”?

12. 4 Gives brief description of the sounds and moods of the story.

13. 5 What is the purpose of a “kicker”?

14. 5 Provides a high impact sentence…a quote, story or bit of surprising information.

15. 6 Why is the sentence “He voted at 10 a.m. this morning” against standard news writing style?

16. 6 a.m. and morning are redundant

17. 7 In style writing the terms “Mr., Miss, Mrs.” are called what?

18. 7 Courtesy titles

19. 8 Name three of the eight state names that are never abbreviated.

20. 8 Any Three: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas, Utah

21. 9 How would you correctly write the number 1155?

22. 9 One thousand one hundred and fifty-five.