General de Jesus College San Isidro, Nueva Ecija

FINAL EXAMINATION IN ENGLISH 7 (CAMPUS JOURNALISM)2nd SEMESTER, A.Y. 2014-2015I. Give the meaning of the following copyreading symbols.1. UP president2. eleven3. 30 or #4. 95. to gether6. indicaet7. usesymbol this8. Use a caret to precisely indicate whereword fits into the picture9. Carries a by/line 10. Times Journal11. Dr. Albert Domingo Jr.12. meet on Friday13. High School14. enrolmente starts15. I made my point, he said.

II. Choose the word or phrase that should be deleted, corrected or streamlined in the following sentences to make them fit for newspapers.

1. The police found a lifeless body in Pasig River.2. He excels in the field of journalism.3. Classes will end on March 24th.4. There are a large number of absentees these days.5. The new building has been painted brown in color.6. The boys are expected to be in by 7:00 a.m. in the morning tomorrow.7. The department heads met for the purpose of planning the schools Foundation Day.8. The assistant principal is the first to arrive in school everyday.9. The club purchased a camera.10. The annual celebration takes place every year.11. The principal chose twenty students to represent the school.12. The two boys reside near the school.13. The adviser accompanied the delegates.14. The conflagration destroyed many houses.15. The students elective subject is Journalism.III. TRUE OR FALSE. Write A if the statement is true or B if it is false.1. In copyreading, use a soft black pencil.2. In copyreading, errors in grammar are not corrected.3. It is the duty of the copyreader to check attributions and see to it that they are properly identified.4. If the story is too long, it is not the duty of the copyreader to cut it to fit the paper.5. The copyreader has nothing to do with opinion, speculations and statement so it is the responsibility of the writer.6. Wrong use of adjectives is one error that a copyreader should check.7. In lay outing, tombstoning must be avoided.8. We may use as many headlines of the same size on a page.9. It is advisable to avoid separating related stories and pictures in lay outing.10. We should also avoid placing small heads on rather long stories.

IV. Identification. Identify the following. Write the letter of your answer on your paper.

1. These pages must have a literary and feminine appearance.a. News pagesb. editorial pagesc. feature and literary pagesd. sports pages2. The content of every page and of every double page spread should be blend into a harmonious unit.a. Unityb. balancec. emphasisd. contrast

3. Every story and cut should have an individuality of its own.a. Contrastb. balancec. unityd. emphasis4. The picture must be sized properly to keep up with other shapes on the page.a. Contrastb. proportionc. unityd. movement5. This is similar to contrast and balance makeup but the name plate is usually floated, headlines are flushed up in cap and lower case type.a. Broken column makeupb. streamlined makeupc. circus makeupd. occult makeup6. It is broken-column carried to the extreme.a. Circus makeupb. streamlined makeupc. brace or focus makeupd. perfect balance7. The page is broken into several units to give space to many stories.a. Circus makeupb. streamlined makeupc. broken column makeupd. perfect balance8. A one-column cut at the top of column two is balanced with another one-column cut at the top of column four. a. Circus makeupb. streamlined makeupc. broken column makeupd. perfect balance9. Type groups are arranged at varying distances from the center like two boys on a see saw.a. Occult makeupb. broken column makeupc. streamlined makeupd. circus makeup10. Headlines are diagonally arranged from the upper left to the lower right hand corner or vice-versa just like a brace supporting house.a. Brace or focus makeupb. circus makeupc. streamlined makeupd. broken column

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Prepared by:Jennifer G. Erese