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Bacj 114:English For Journalists Question Paper

Bacj 114:English For Journalists

Course:Communication And Journalism

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2013 (PT) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM
UNIT CODE : BACJ 114
UNIT TITLE : ENGLISH FOR JOURNALISTS
TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question ONE and ANY Other TWO

Question One

Write and punctuate the following passage titled: Why Economists often disagree.

a common complain about economics which many people voice not excluding students in the principles of economics course might be expressed as follows you economists purport to be a professional group you use complicated terminology mathematics statistics and the whole paraphernalia of scientific inquiry yet when it comes to a specific issue of national economic policy you can seldom agree among yourselves and when you do you often cant seem to convince enough of your fellow citizens to follow your advice which anyway sometimes appears to fly in the face of common sense most of the subjects with much economic deals have important implications for national policy what is the role of competition in achieving our high living standards to what extent does the existence of a few giant firms in an industry like the big three in autos violate the competitive ideal and how is this situation affected by the antitrust laws that would be the effect of a reduction in taxes paid by upper income groups on the level of output on the growth of output on income distribution.
(30marks)

Question Two

Journalists use the following terminologies or jargon. Explain what they mean:-

Cub
Editorialise
By-lie
Bulletin
Assignment
Copy
Flash
Exclusive
Story

Spot news

(20marks)

Question Three

Replace the following phrases and clauses with one word that means the same.

Destroyed by fire ____________________
Any of the two ________
A great number of times______________
A little less than _____________
Small number of ___________
A large number of ______________
A sufficient number of ___________
At regular intervals of time __________
Commute back and forth ____________

From time to time _________________

(20marks)

Question Four

Explain briefly what each of the following idiomatic expressions mean:

In black and white
To put one`s best foot forward
Have at one`s finger tips
At the eleventh hour
Once in a blue moon
At logger heads with
By leaps and bounds
Bury the hatchet
As fit as a fiddle

Turn over a new leaf

(20marks)

Question Five

Use the following words in sentences to show that you know their meanings:

Canvas

Canvass

Aid

Aide

Exercise

Excise

Stationery

Stationary

Canon

Cannon

Principal

Principle

Beside

Besides

Aisle

Isle

Bloc

Block

Correspondent

Correspondence (20marks)

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