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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. Do not use the term teenaged
in-law
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
Cabinet
teenage
2. Means at the side of
website
beside
aide
flay
3. Implies that another person caused the death by holding the victims head under the water.
bad
aid
his
was drowned
4. A location on the World Wide Web that maintains one or more pages at a specific address. Also webcam - webcast - and webmaster. But as a short form and in terms with separate words - the Web - Web page and Web feed.
marshal
teenage
arrest
website
5. Kisses
was drowned
accept
navel
busses
6. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person
felony
primiere
flay
refute
7. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.
troupe
flounder
troop
troops
8. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish
like
ravage
login - logon - logoff
Orient - Oriental
9. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location
alumni
native
her
accept
10. Means to receive
accept
marshal
its
crisis
11. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive
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12. When referring to a woman who has attended a school
alumna
which
like
among
13. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
either...or - neither...nor
flaunt
courtesy titles
half mast
14. Not afterwards
complement
mean
afterward
in spite of
15. Capitalize with the name of city or when referenced specifically. lowercase when plural and when used generically (you can't fight city hall)
in-law
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
City Hall
hang - hangs
16. Means in an exact sense
literally
ravish
crises
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
17. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
composition titles
homicide
one another
alumni
18. 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
fewer
who
Black muslim
literally
19. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.
like
defendant
complement
teenage
20. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online
website
media
marshal
alter
21. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
president
half mast
ravish
hang - hangs
22. Legal term for slaying or killing
norm
whom
homicide
principal
23. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction
toward
emigrate
fewer
because
24. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
alumnae
compose
toward
forward
25. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use
accept
imply
primiere
badly
26. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school
alumni
marshal
imply
ravage
27. 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
besides
busses
mean
murder
28. Means to flow in a continuous stream
hopefully
marshall
phase
pour
29. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at
who
troop
each
half staff
30. The title of an individual who is the first minister in a national government that has a council of ministers. also the correct title for individuals who lead the provincial governments in canada and australia
comprise
imply
premier
that
31. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
assure
its
flyer
Legislature
32. One who leaves a country ___s from it
sneaked
emigrate
resident
fiance
33. The proper name for some trains and buses
flout
defendant
flyer
over
34. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam
person
muslims
fiance
toward
35. Completeness of process of supplementing something
medium
complement
aide
Internet
36. Takes a singular verb
stationary
daylight saving time
each
last
37. A table-like platform used in a religious service
altar
assure
flaunt
buses
38. A listener or reader ____s something from the words
infer
Internet
buss
that
39. Means to make sure or give confidence
average
ravish
infer
assure
40. Books - computer games - movies - operas - plays - poems - albums and songs - radio and tv programs - lectures - speeches and works of art should all: - capitalize principal words - capitalize an article - quotes around these works that are not: reli
who's
staunch
manslaughter
composition titles
41. To swing the arms widely
criteria
flair
naval
refute
42. Twice a year (same as biannual)
semiannual
misdemeanor
magazine names
alumna
43. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides
norm
hanged
refute
navel
44. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
person
marshall
widow
widower
45. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy
compliment
in-law
alumnae
median
46. Man to be married
teenage
firefighter - police officer
fiance
all right
47. One who comes into a country ___s to it
majority
immigrate
compliment
City Hall
48. Twice a year (same as semiannual)
Internet
biannual
accommodate
fiance
49. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.
resident
further
City Council
more than
50. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid
imply
buses
drowned
half mast