Investigative Journalism Questions

Investigative Journalism Questions Worksheet

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Part 1: Understanding Investigative Journalism testing edits yo yoooo

1. What is the main job of an investigative journalist testyyyyy check eehhehe checkkkk check test yooooo! fuck yes this is actually fkn working!

2. Circle the skills that investigative journalists need:?? test

Asking good questions

Research and fact-checking

Being fair and ethical

Making up stories

Persisting when things are difficult

Part 2: The 5 Ws and How

3. Match each question word with its purpose:

1. Who

2. What

3. When

4. Where

5. Why

6. How

A. The time something happened

B. The people involved

C. The reason something happened

D. The place something happened

E. The way something happened

F. The event that happened

H. Test

Part 3: Reading Passage

The Mystery of the Missing Library Books

Last month, Year 5 student Sarah noticed that many popular books were disappearing from the school library. She decided to investigate like a real journalist. Sarah asked the librarian who had borrowed the books last, what books were missing, and when they went missing. She discovered that the books weren't stolen – they were being moved to a storage room because the library was getting new shelves! Sarah's investigation helped other students understand why their favourite books weren't available. The librarian was so impressed that she asked Sarah to write an article for the school newsletter explaining the situation.

4. Using the 5 Ws and How, answer these questions about Sarah's investigation:

Who was the investigator? _________________________

What was the problem Sarah investigated? _________________________

When did Sarah notice the problem? _________________________

Where were the missing books found? _________________________

Why were the books moved? _________________________

How did Sarah solve the mystery? _________________________

Part 4: Ethics and Values

5. Why is it important for journalists to tell the truth?

6. Circle the behaviours that show good journalistic ethics:

Checking facts before publishing

Respecting people's privacy

Making up quotes to make a story more interesting

Being fair to all people in the story

Only interviewing people who agree with you

Part 5: Your Investigation Ideas

7. Think of something in your school or community that you would like to investigate. Write your topic here: check check

8. Write three investigative questions about your topic using Who, What, When, Where, Why, or How:

Question 1: ________________________________________________

Question 2: ________________________________________________

Question 3: ________________________________________________

9. How could investigating this topic help your school or community?

Part 6: Reflection

10. How can you be like an investigative journalist in your everyday life?

11. Complete this sentence: Investigative journalism is important because...

Year 4 Math Fractions

Investigative Journalism Questions Worksheet

Part 1: Understanding Investigative Journalism testing edits yo yoooo

Part 2: The 5 Ws and How

Part 3: Reading Passage

Part 4: Ethics and Values

Part 5: Your Investigation Ideas

Part 6: Reflection

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