Which statement about the body of a newspaper article is false? A. The body of an article provides a detailed account of a news story. B. Any of the five standard journalist's questions that are not answered in the story's lead are addressed in the body of an article. C. The information in the body is presented in order from least important to most important. D. The body contains facts, quotes, and other details that readers need to fully understand the article.

The answer is:

C. The information in the body is presented in order from least important to most important.

There are several techniques that journalists use to write the body of a newspaper article. For example, The Inverted Pyramid, The Hourglass, The Nut Graph, The Narrative and The Five Boxes Story. They present news stories with a strong remark, in chronological order or in order of importance - from the most important facts to background information. However, none of the procedures introduce information from least important to most important.

C. The information in the body is presented in order from least important to most important.