Difference between head and top

[Nadezhda]

Test No. incompl/advan-4 "Newspaper Headlines", question 1

Some people only read the ......... lines in a newspaper.

(a) top
(b) big
(c) main
(d) head

Test No. incompl/advan-4 "Newspaper Headlines", answer 1

Some people only read the head lines in a newspaper.

Correct answer: (d) head

Your answer was: incorrect
Some people only read the top lines in a newspaper.
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What is the difference between head and top?

[Torsten]

A headline is the title of a newspaper article or a large type at the beginning of an article. so, headline is clearly the word needed here.

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