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Newspaper Quiz

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Headline   The words in large print at the top of a story or article.  
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By-line   The line that tells the name of the writer of the story or article.  
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Caption   Words explaining a picture or illustration. It usually appears above, below, or beside the picture.  
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Column   A narrow section of the print running from top to bottom. You can only read one column at a time.  
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Nameplate   Top part of the paper that gives the paper a name. (Always remember to capitalize the name of a paper and if referring to it in writing always underline it or make it bold.)  
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Lead   The first paragraph of a story giving a quick summary of the important facts.  
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Index   Table of contents showing what page each section can be found.  
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Subhead   A small headline between paragraphs in a story.  
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Edition   Each separate printing of a newspaper. Some cities have a morning edition and an evening paper.  
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Editotial   an article expressing an opintion  
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Dateline   the line that tells where the story takes place  
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News-brief   summary- calling attention to certain feature article inside the paper  
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