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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. When referring to a man who has attended a school
rack
since
alumnus
each
2. Completeness of process of supplementing something
insure
complement
was drowned
faze
3. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10
lie
biannual
century
widower
4. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
principal
as
lie
5. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late
widow
was drowned
Cabinet
troops
6. 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
principal
magazine names
century
daylight saving time
7. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
forward
City Hall
liaison
titles
8. When referring to a woman who has attended a school
half staff
insure
alumna
manslaughter
9. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.
affect
in spite of
as
principal
10. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid
phase
medium
in-law
drowned
11. 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.
website
under way
national
pore
12. Not afterwards
impostor
which
misdemeanor
afterward
13. Is acceptable on first reference to avoid a cumbersome lead - but provide the full name in the body of the story - HQ is in Baltimore
busses
NAACP
buses
figuratively
14. Means to make sure or give confidence
assure
which
principle
manslaughter
15. Singular form of problem or turning point
crisis
felony
allege
aide
16. Plural form of problem or turning point
crises
ensure
imply
except
17. To bog down become disabled or sink
it's
heaven
founder
flare
18. Verb to stop the flow of something
stanch
person
last
stationary
19. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast
alumni
plurality
in-law
staunch
20. Means to exclude
except
faze
nicknames
century
21. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions
No.
speeds
on
citizen
22. 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
adviser
heaven
wrack
arrest
23. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage
flare
among
ravish
pore
24. Singular form of a standard
marshall
criterion
flier
ZIP code
25. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger
flare
widower
among
troops
26. Refers to inhabitants of states and cities
stanch
resident
except
semiannual
27. Means to receive
accept
flyer
fiance
murder
28. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
italics
farther
criteria
flout
29. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
speeds
forward
amid
ravage
30. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter
biennial
her
speeds
naval
31. Means in an exact sense
that
fiancee
flier
literally
32. 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
forward
crisis
badly
33. Means more than half of an amount
flier
majority
Legislature
wrack
34. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
pore
under way
National Organization for Women
average
35. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
compliment
crisis
less
who's
36. One who comes into a country ___s to it
immigrate
century
demolish or destroyed
media
37. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)
stationery
who's
over
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
38. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations
farther
City Council
except
Orient - Oriental
39. A contraction for it is or it has
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40. Extension of time or degree
further
aid
ensure
biannual
41. When speaking of an individual
felony
Legislature
homicide
person
42. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.
demolish or destroyed
ravish
person
buss
43. A table-like platform used in a religious service
imply
homicide
altar
flout
44. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc
allege
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
Cabinet
bus
45. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.
NAACP
login - logon - logoff
pore
besides
46. To stand still
flare
stationary
affect
person
47. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
national
president
half mast
criteria
48. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.
alumni
federal
principle
rack
49. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
flounder
more than
City Council
50. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.
navel
comprise
forward
flare