UNIT 1 Vocabulary Exercise

Vocabulary Exercises
Unit 1: Untruth and Consequences
Circle the correct answer.

1. A(n) ______________ presents news stories and interviews expert guests on a TV news show.
a. editor b. anchor c. celebrity

2. A ______________ writes opinions about news events for newspapers and magazines.

a. columnist b. correspondent c. politician

3. A(n) ______________ travels around the world and reports back news stories.

a. anchor b. correspondent c. celebrity

4. A(n) ______________ reviews all the news stories, decides which stories are included, and makes language corrections.

a. reporter b. journalist c. editor

5. A(n) ______________ is any person who is famous.

a. celebrity b. journalist c. politician

6. People vote for the ______________________ who will best represent their interests in
government.

a. editor b. affiliate c. politician

7. A(n) ______________ writes articles for newspapers and magazines.

a. editor b. anchor c. journalist

8. The small local radio station was a(n) ______________ of a large media corporation.

a. tabloid b. network c. affiliate

9. A(n) ________________ covers news stories for print media, radio, or television.

a. reporter b. columnist c. editor

10. A ________________ is a newspaper that focuses on sensational news with lots of photographs and short articles.

a. affiliate b. tabloid c. network

NorthStar, Second Edition, Reading/Writing, High Intermediate: Vocabulary Exercise, Unit 1 Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use.