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Newspapers: The Times (exams from 2024) Categorise

Target Level
C
Running Total
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Attempt
1 of 2

Click on an item, then click on a category to place it. Or, drag and drop the item into the correct category. Organise all items before clicking 'Check'.

Broadsheets as a genre
Set Product: 1st February 2022 edition of The Times
The Times in general

Sophisticated vocabulary and grammatical choices
Many of the main news stories are pandemic-related events
Latin motto that is the same as that of the British Crown
Avoids emotive language in headlines and story content
Right-wing conservative political ideology
Avoidance of using colloquial terms like 'Partygate' in lead story
Masthead is printed in the Times New Roman typeface

Pull quote embedded within the main image in a contrasting colour

Predominantly monochromatic, minimal use of colour
High ratio of text-to-imagery
Small font size for body texts 
Logo in an illustrative style with a crest and banner
Image in the teaser overlaps with the masthead


Unflattering choice of photograph
Aims to present stories from an intellectual perspective
Focuses on 'hard' news, i.e. politics, war, economics

This is your 1st attempt! You get 3 marks for each one you get right first time. Good luck!

Pass Mark
70%