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Select the appropriate headline for the following:
A lion has recently escaped from a local zoo and authorities are warning people not to venture into the nearby forest.

headline writing english

  1. Lion at large

  2. Lion has escaped from local zoo

  3. Lion a large.

  4. A lion at arge

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option A. 'Lion at large' is accurately mentioning the fact that the animal has escaped and is catchy enough to attract the attention of the readers. Option B is incorrect as it is a statement and it should be a part of the article rather than the headline. Also 'perfect tense' is not used in headline writing. Options C and D do not adhere to the context and the format and thus are incorrect.

Select the appropriate headline for the following:
Several residents have complained that the new metro line has disrupted the calm and quiet of their neighborhoods and has led to a spike in the traffic leading up to the metro line.

headline writing english

  1. The residents are unhappy about the new metro line

  2. Residents unhappy new metro line

  3. Residents are unhappy about new metro line

  4. Residents unhappy about new metro line

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct answer is Option D. It denotes the central idea of the article and suits to the norms of a headline. Option A is incorrect due to the extra use of articles and auxiliary verb which are generally left out in a headline. Option C is incorrect due to the extra use of an auxiliary verb. Option B does not make any sense due to the omission of the preposition 'about'.

Identify the error in the given headline:

Three Hizbul militants were killed -- police investigations ongoing

headline writing english

  1. Three

  2. --

  3. were

  4. killed

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The error in the headline is Option C. In a headline, an event which has already occurred or can be written in the past perfect form in the article, is always written in past tense. So the correct headline will be written as " Three Hizbul militants killed--police investigations ongoing." The other options adhere to the Headline writing norms and so are incorrect.

Identify the most appropriate headline:

As part of the initiative of the state government and bankers, to bring workers mainly from the unorganized sector into the banking system, several banks have opened 3 lakh new bank accounts for laborers through a series of special camps held at industrial clusters.

headline writing english

  1. Banks have opened 3 lakh new accounts for workers

  2. Banks open 3 lakh new accounts for workers as part of an initiative

  3. Banks open 3 lakh new bank accounts for workers through special camps

  4. Banks open 3 lakh new accounts for workers

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct headline is Option D. A headline must be accurate and precise portraying the central idea of the news. 'Banks open 3 lakh new accounts for workers' is precise and stands for the central idea of opening numerous bank accounts. Option A is incorrect due to improper use of tense. Options B and C are incorrect due to lack of precision. They contain too many details which are not necessary in a headline.

Identify the correct headline:

Mumbai University declared yesterday that it would soon provide free Wi-Fi to both staff and students.

headline writing english

  1. Mumbai University is planning free Wi-Fi for staff, students

  2. Mumbai University plans free Wi-Fi for staff, students

  3. Mumbai University plans free Wi-Fi for staff and students

  4. Mumbai University plans to provide free Wi-Fi for staff, students

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct headline is Option B. The headline here is precise and provides us with the complete idea of the article. An immediate past event is written in simple present tense which also makes the headline suitable. Option A is incorrect as we avoid using 'be verbs' in a headline. Also the tense of the headline is incorrect. Option C is incorrect due the improper use of the conjunction 'and'. Option D is incorrect as we generally use one 'principal verb' to write a headline.

Identify the error in the headline:

Engineer killed as car, bus catch fire

headline writing english

  1. ,

  2. killed

  3. catch

  4. No error

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There are no errors in the headline and so the correct answer is Option D. Options A, B and C are incorrect as all the given examples adhere to the format of headline writing. A comma (,) replaces 'and'; past perfect is written as past tense and simple past i written as simple present in a headline.

Select an appropriate headline with respect to the following information:

A doctor from Beawar town was found dead in his hotel room in Ajmer's Shastri Nagar area on Saturday morning. Police have not yet identified the reason behind the suicide but doctors suspect that the deceased was mentally depressed.

headline writing english

  1. A doctor from Beawar was found dead in a hotel room in Ajmer

  2. Beawar doctor found dead in a hotel room in Ajmer

  3. Beawar doctor was found dead in hotel room in Ajmer

  4. Beawar doctor found dead in hotel room in Ajmer

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct headline is option D. This headline is accurate, precise and follows the correct format of headline writing. Option A is incorrect due to use of the article 'a' in several places and also the use of a 'be verb' like 'was' in the headline. Such additions are avoided in a headline to make it precise. Option B is incorrect due to improper use of article 'a' in the headline. Option C is incorrect due to the improper use of 'be verb'- 'was' in the headline.

Select the appropriate headline:

The Rajya Sabha received reports on Monday that 34 out of UP's 75 districts are currently over-exploited for groundwater.

headline writing english

  1. Out of 75 UP districts, 34 are 'over-exploited' for groundwater

  2. 34 'over-exploited' UP districts for groundwater

  3. Out of 75 UP districts, 34 'over-exploited' for groundwater

  4. Out of the 75 UP districts, 34 'over-exploited' for groundwater

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The correct headline is Option C. The headline is precise, accurate and stands by the format of an appropriate headline. Option A is incorrect due to the use of a 'be verb', 'are' in the headline. Option B is precise but only provides incomplete information on the data provided. Option D is incorrect due to the use of the 'article', 'the' in the headline.

Given below is a newspaper headline. Choose the option which explains the headline:
Rain Disrupts Last Day Play Between India-Australia

headline writing english

  1. India-Australia play disrupted by rain.

  2. The rain disrupted the last day's play between India and Australia.

  3. The Australia and India last day's play disrupted by rain.

  4. None of the above.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In newspaper headlines, the auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) are generally omitted, because headlines are designed to be short, in order to attract attention. Hence the English rules used will be slightly different than the normal spoken language.
In the given newspaper headline, the tense has been changed from simple past tense to simple present 'disrupts'.
Option B explains the headline by using the past tense form of the verb, 'disrupted'. Hence B is the correct option.
Option A: The explanation has left out a specific detail 'last day'. This changes the meaning of the headline. Hence option A is incorrect.
Option C is incorrect because it does not give the clear meaning of the headline. The hyphen sign '-' means 'between' and not 'and': The Australia and India last day's play.
Option D is incorrect because the answer lies in B.

Given below is a newspaper headline. Choose the option which explains the headline:
Al staff to go on an indefinite strike

headline writing english

  1. The Al staff will go on an indefinite strike.

  2. Indefinite strike goes on Al.

  3. Both A and B.

  4. None of the above.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In newspaper headlines, the future tense is generally changed to a to-infinitive phrase, because headlines are designed to be short, in order to attract attention. Hence the English rules used will be slightly different than the normal spoken language.
In the given newspaper headline, the future tense has changed to an infinitive phrase "to go on an indefinite strike".
Option A explains the headline by using the future tense form of the verb 'go'. Hence A is the correct option.
Option B: This has changed the meaning of the headline. Also, the meaning of this sentence is incoherent. Hence B is incorrect.
Option C is incorrect because B is not the correct option.
Option D is incorrect because the answer lies in A.