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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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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. Avoid the use of last as a synonym for latest if it might imply finality - this word is unnecessary to imply the most recent if there is a month or day used.
last
staunch
login - logon - logoff
biannual
2. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.
collide - collision
subject
people
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
3. Twice a year (same as semiannual)
in spite of
among
biannual
semiannual
4. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
compliment
italics
ravage
effect
5. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.
further
federal
No.
toward
6. Legal term for slaying or killing
flair
compliment
fiance
homicide
7. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)
infer
was drowned
emigrate
more than
8. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding
flounder
email
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
fiance
9. A listener or reader ____s something from the words
infer
phase
italics
citizen
10. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
Orient - Oriental
comprise
flounder
primiere
11. In its sense used in arithmetic and statistics - is an average and is determined by adding the series of numbers and dividing the sum by the number of cases
mean
rack
premier
Legislature
12. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship
because
farther
principle
who
13. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size
defendant
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
afterward
median
14. Transportation vehicle
misdemeanor
pour
bus
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
15. Means to cause or as a noun means a result
faze
effect
except
comprise
16. Means to make sure or give confidence
in spite of
Orient - Oriental
demolish or destroyed
assure
17. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of
afterward
widower
comprise
amid
18. Means to influence
affect
assure
No.
ravage
19. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities
as
each other
national
resident
20. A table-like platform used in a religious service
native
altar
among
president
21. Not afterwards
marshal
afterward
mean
resident
22. Means to gaze intently or steadily
rack
NAACP
pore
login - logon - logoff
23. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity
stanch
forward
NAACP
impostor
24. Plural form of a standard
criteria
immigrate
allege
flay
25. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.
like
heaven
half staff
alumnus
26. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.
ravish
all right
half staff
semiannual
27. Should not be used as an adverb - use only as adjective. "I feel badly" - could be interpreted as meaning that your sense of touch was bad.
badly
immigrate
century
muslims
28. 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
biennial
flier
Black muslim
one another
29. Correct spelling for a word that means a channel for communication between groups
liaison
which
reference works
defendant
30. A group of people - often military or animals
comprise
troop
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
in-law
31. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.
widower
principal
his
rock 'n' roll
32. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group
norm
Black muslim
forward
less
33. To bog down become disabled or sink
founder
altar
pore
drowned
34. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.
among
collide - collision
under way
demolish or destroyed
35. To avoid any suggestion that someone is being judged before a trial - do not use a phrase such as arrested for killing. Instead - use arrested on a charge of killing. If a charge hasn't been filed - arrested on suspicion of - or a similar phrase - sh
rebut
criteria
arrest
aid
36. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us
over
each other
among
one another
37. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should
City Hall
lie
effect
as
38. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
flier
firefighter - police officer
titles
principle
39. Verb to stop the flow of something
norm
stanch
navel
effect
40. 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.
half staff
composition titles
hopefully
aid
41. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill
half staff
either...or - neither...nor
flier
one another
42. For non essential clauses - where the pronoun is less necessary and use commas. use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name
heaven
flout
was drowned
which
43. Plural form of problem or turning point
nicknames
crises
besides
further
44. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton
navel
affect
City Hall
impostor
45. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement
Cabinet
stationery
muslims
refute
46. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast
her
staunch
misdemeanor
immigrate
47. Two words in virtually all uses - one word only when used as an adjective before a noun in a nautical sense: an underway flotilla
allege
criteria
century
under way
48. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order
rock 'n' roll
marshal
aide
criterion
49. For: peace - chemistry - literature - physics and physiology or medicine - the prize in economic studies is in memorial to alfred and should be referred to as such - ceremonies are held on Dec. 10 - Capitalize when with name - lowercase when not with
navel
Nobel Prize
that
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
50. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.
median
compose
compliment
each