SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
journalism-and-media
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place
national
in-law
citizen
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
2. Kiss
National Organization for Women
buss
widower
insure
3. 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
hang - hangs
Nobel Prize
was drowned
lie
4. Plural form of a standard
flout
heaven
magazine names
criteria
5. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship
because
each
manslaughter
crises
6. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase
altar
alter
subject
his
7. Use the abbreviation for number in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank
demolish or destroyed
No.
alumni
felony
8. Means more than half of an amount
nicknames
majority
fiancee
troops
9. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person
bad
flay
more than
Orient - Oriental
10. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce
stationery
effect
misdemeanor
email
11. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
who's
impostor
one another
lie
12. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
like
president
norm
marshall
13. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun
its
reference works
half mast
people
14. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
bad
National Organization for Women
which
it's
15. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.
City Council
last
subject
defendant
16. 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
arrest
president
plurality
crises
17. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)
arrest
buses
insure
over
18. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement
refute
media
troops
more than
19. A person who serves as an assistant
like
aide
people
which
20. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together
murder
alumnus
average
arrest
21. Every two years
medium
last
toward
biennial
22. For essential clauses -important to the meaning of a sentence and without commas. Use when referring to inanimate objects and to animals without a name
that
people
website
collide - collision
23. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish
Legislature
besides
ravage
lay
24. Takes a singular verb
each
its
Legislature
who's
25. 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
which
email
as
Orient - Oriental
26. A minor offense against the law
misdemeanor
native
busses
lay
27. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)
stanch
buses
staunch
more than
28. To bog down become disabled or sink
half staff
as
founder
person
29. Means to influence
alter
naval
besides
affect
30. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime
ensure
defendant
bad
Fourth of July
31. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
felony
in spite of
biannual
forward
32. When referring to a man who has attended a school
ZIP code
badly
allege
alumnus
33. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
flounder
flare
homicide
titles
34. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
35. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use
Cabinet
imply
busses
buss
36. An aspect or stage
fiance
medium
phase
defendant
37. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
38. The proper name for some trains and buses
sneaked
toward
person
flyer
39. For hanging not referring to a person's death
hung
crisis
its
Nobel Prize
40. 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
infer
in-law
founder
41. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
titles
National Organization for Women
except
badly
42. The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name
alumni
busses
fiance
who
43. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location
as
native
beside
magazine names
44. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.
half staff
ZIP code
compose
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
45. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.
infer
complement
either
on
46. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.
Legislature
flaunt
flyer
principal
47. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying
bad
lie
lay
email
48. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause
buses
City Council
since
in spite of
49. 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.
biannual
last
because
primiere
50. When speaking of an individual
it's
who's
over
person
Sorry!:) No result found.
Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?
Let me suggest you:
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests
Major Subjects
Tests & Exams
AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT
Certifications
CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/
PMP
ITIL
RHCE
MCTS
More...
IT Skills
Android Programming
Data Modeling
Objective C Programming
Basic Python Programming
Adobe Illustrator
More...
Business Skills
Advertising Techniques
Business Accounting Basics
Business Strategy
Human Resource Management
Marketing Basics
More...
Soft Skills
Body Language
People Skills
Public Speaking
Persuasion
Job Hunting And Resumes
More...
Vocabulary
GRE Vocab
SAT Vocab
TOEFL Essential Vocab
Basic English Words For All
Global Words You Should Know
Business English
More...
Languages
AP German Vocab
AP Latin Vocab
SAT Subject Test: French
Italian Survival
Norwegian Survival
More...
Engineering
Audio Engineering
Computer Science Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Structural Engineering
More...
Health Sciences
Basic Nursing Skills
Health Science Language Fundamentals
Veterinary Technology Medical Language
Cardiology
Clinical Surgery
More...
English
Grammar Fundamentals
Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
Elements Of Style Vocab
Introduction To English Major
Complete Advanced Sentences
Literature
Homonyms
More...
Math
Algebra Formulas
Basic Arithmetic: Measurements
Metric Conversions
Geometric Properties
Important Math Facts
Number Sense Vocab
Business Math
More...
Other Major Subjects
Science
Economics
History
Law
Performing-arts
Cooking
Logic & Reasoning
Trivia
Browse all subjects
Browse all tests
Most popular tests