SLO Practice Q & A / Caption Writing

Q & A

1. In the following, which news value is most clearly represented in the caption below?
     Caption - "Courtney Suel and Lesia Bridges navigate a flooded Aquaria Springs Drive in San Marcos on Tuesday. One gauge in the city recorded nearly seven inches of rain.
     Answer - Conflict.

2. In the following, which news value is most clearly represented in the caption below?
     Caption - "Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday in Nogales, Ariz: "This is a new era. This is the Trump era. The lawlessness, the abdication of the duty to enforce our immigration laws....are over."
     Answer - Human Interest.

3. Which of the following is an example of a present tense action verb?
     Answer - Paints.

4. What is the MOST wrong with the following headline?
     Headline - Big win
     Answer - The lack of a subject.

5. What information is missing from the first sentence of this caption?
     Caption - "On Wednesday, March 13th, senior Sarah Smith captured the flag."
     Answer - The location.

6. What information is missing from the second sentence of this caption?
     Caption - "On Wednesday, March 13th, senior Sarah Smith captured the flag in the annual senior games event held at Bowie High School. Smith lives at 10405 Johnston Street in Austin.
     Answer - Some background information about the senior games.

Caption Writing

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, walks through a church down the red carpet with feminist movement leader Ail'lah Nadi to a ceremony for women's rights. Planning for the ceremony had been arranged to help inspire girls to live up to their full potential - Nadi was glad to see that the ceremony did, in fact, inspire some girls.