Question

Am I correct on #1?????

Answer 1

Answer:

C. A 73-year-old man died Thursday after his car struck a tree in the 200 block of Northwest 17th Street.

Explanation:

A straight news lead is a "paragraph" consisting of one sentence, that answers "what" "where" and "when" in a story.

What: A 73-year-old man.

Where: in the 200 block of Northwest 17th Street.

When: Thursday.

Answer 2

Answer:

Correct.

Explanation:

The answer you chose is correct, "C. A 73-year-old man died Thursday after his car struck a tree in the 200 block of Northwest 17th Street. " Straight news lead answers the "what" "where" and "when" questions. The old man is the "what", "200 block of Northwest 17th Street" is the "where", and Thursday is when.