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Test 1
The first test of the lecture section for JEM 200 will take place during Week 8 of the semester.
The test will be a 50-question, multiple-choice test that will cover all of the lecture material and readings that have been assigned to that point in the course. The test will cover all of the chapters assigned in Writing for the Mass Media. In addition, anything in the lecture notes and anything said during the lecture sessions may be included on the test.
The test will count for 10 percent of the final grade in JEM 200.
The test will cover all of the material presented in the lectures, the lecture notes and the following chapters in Writing for the Mass Media: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 12. You are in good shape with all of this if you have attended all of the lectures, paid attention, read the chapters and carefully read the lecture notes.
If you have any questions about this test, feel free to ask during any lecture session.
There will be no news quiz questions on the test.
Sample questions
a. Use figures for numbers over 100.
b. Use figures for numbers zero through nine.
c. Spell out number zero through nine; use figures for numbers greater than nine.
The strongest words in the English language are
a. nouns and verbs
b. adjectives and adverbs
c. prepositions and conjunctions
d. interjections and pronouns
Clichés were once out of fashion with most writers, but now they are generally accepted as promoting clear, fresh writing.
True or False.
The underlined phrase in the following sentence is an example of what?
John, my brother, left home for the Army.
a. preposition
b. gerund
c. appositive
What kind of error is contained in the sentence below?
The Supreme Court issued their opinion on the case yesterday.
a. Cliché
b. Spelling error
c. Error in agreement
d. Redundancy
e. Punctuation error
Rules for using commas
Learn all the basic rules for using commas at this page on JPROF.
Possible writing lab activities for next week (the week after spring break)
-- Review lecture points as necessary; comments, questions?
-- Style review and quizzes as necessary
-- In-class writing assignments for full inverted pyramid news stories from chapters 4, 5 and 6 as necessary
-- Assign news story to be reported that week and written during second lab of the week; story should include headline, summary, links, nutshell form; full inverted pyramid structure; should be entered onto the TNJN server.
Possible news quiz questions for this week's lecture session.
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