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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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Subject
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journalism-and-media
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size
median
National Organization for Women
either...or - neither...nor
fewer
2. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid
in spite of
flounder
half mast
drowned
3. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online
collide - collision
media
his
off of
4. An aspect or stage
website
phase
drowned
troop
5. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition
whom
refute
it's
impostor
6. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
insure
homicide
as
defendant
7. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being
aid
further
allege
was drowned
8. Means to cause or as a noun means a result
collide - collision
demolish or destroyed
effect
alumnae
9. The of is unnecessary
off of
NAACP
among
alter
10. Means in a hopeful manner. Do not use to mean it is hoped - let us hope or we hope - right: It is hoped we will complete our work in June. wrong: Hopefully - we will complete our work in June.
hopefully
between
impostor
teenage
11. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.
figuratively
comprise
buses
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
12. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive
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13. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities
speeds
immigrate
primiere
resident
14. For hanging not referring to a person's death
hung
founder
assure
one another
15. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
National Organization for Women
over
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
courtesy titles
16. Always preferred over persons - persons only used when it's in a direct quote - also a collective noun when referring to a single race or nation so peoples should only be used when speaking of multiple groups
speeds
majority
people
subject
17. To be used instead of the sexist terms
buss
more than
naval
firefighter - police officer
18. When referring to a group of women who attended a school
mean
alumnae
italics
murder
19. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)
accept
more than
sneaked
widower
20. To bog down become disabled or sink
under way
accommodate
immigrate
founder
21. To argue to the contrary
national
off of
rebut
teenage
22. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.
comprise
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
principal
flaunt
23. Kiss
flare
adviser
criterion
buss
24. Physical distance
collide - collision
principal
farther
drowned
25. When speaking of an individual
misdemeanor
compliment
person
Nobel Prize
26. Also Independence Day. The federal legal holiday is observed on Friday if July 4 falls on a Saturday - on Monday if it falls on a Sunday.
Fourth of July
stanch
sneaked
either...or - neither...nor
27. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together
website
login - logon - logoff
drowned
average
28. When referring to a woman who has attended a school
alumna
widow
allege
busses
29. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group
rock 'n' roll
liaison
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
norm
30. A member of a predominantly black Islamic sect in the United States. However the term is considered DEROGATORY by members of the sect - who call themselves muslims
Fourth of July
demolish or destroyed
Black muslim
No.
31. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce
collide - collision
besides
email
more than
32. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
heaven
its
since
33. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam
demolish or destroyed
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
imply
muslims
34. A decentralized worldwide network of computers that can communicate with each other in later references the Net is acceptable - World Wide Web - like email - is a subset of the Internet. They are not synonymous and should not be used interchangeably.
drowned
Internet
fiance
people
35. Not savings - no hyphen - when linking term with the name of a time zone - use only the word daylight (capitalize only when used with a time zone) - lowercase in all uses
emigrate
one another
daylight saving time
in spite of
36. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage
in-law
alumna
semiannual
hanged
37. Means in addition to
bus
its
afterward
besides
38. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
president
either
National Organization for Women
impostor
39. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity
Legislature
allege
impostor
farther
40. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill
flier
emigrate
troops
stanch
41. A contraction for it is or it has
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42. Is the possessive of who
average
composition titles
biannual
whose
43. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger
liaison
citizen
pour
flare
44. A first performance
federal
in-law
primiere
insure
45. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton
subject
as
manslaughter
navel
46. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction
toward
criteria
premier
crisis
47. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
flounder
off of
troops
median
48. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set
biennial
medium
bus
alumna
49. Takes a singular verb
widower
nicknames
flare
each
50. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes
refute
who
daylight saving time
magazine names