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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. Twice a year (same as biannual)
flier
impostor
troupe
semiannual
2. Is a bellybutton - or a seedless orange so named because it has a depression that resembles a bellybutton
navel
crisis
toward
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
3. To show contempt for
affect
flout
muslims
alumnus
4. To embarrass or disturb
beside
figuratively
faze
magazine names
5. Plural form of problem or turning point
premier
crises
refute
because
6. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
nicknames
courtesy titles
faze
City Hall
7. Transportation vehicle
half mast
whom
bus
allege
8. To change
alter
that
majority
flounder
9. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms
majority
bus
president
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
10. Never towards - for a word meaning: moving in a specific direction
hung
Orient - Oriental
toward
more than
11. To be used instead of the sexist terms
beside
since
bad
firefighter - police officer
12. One who comes into a country ___s to it
immigrate
like
who
average
13. Assistance
her
hung
felony
aid
14. Means to cause or as a noun means a result
because
further
principle
effect
15. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase
his
among
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
media
16. 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
stationery
mean
each
majority
17. Writing paper
fewer
stationery
website
National Organization for Women
18. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter
on
rebut
her
crises
19. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
aide
NAACP
each other
Black muslim
20. A table-like platform used in a religious service
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
altar
buses
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
21. The proper name for some trains and buses
founder
median
flyer
troops
22. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.
bus
norm
rebut
on
23. 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.
fiancee
hopefully
which
either...or - neither...nor
24. Do not use the term teenaged
speeds
teenage
phase
figuratively
25. Multiple transportation vehicles
login - logon - logoff
plurality
buses
accommodate
26. A person who has acquired the full civil rights of a nation either by birth or naturalization. Cities and states in the U.S. do not confer citizenship.
flier
citizen
last
flyer
27. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity
collide - collision
impostor
it's
navel
28. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of
person
amid
resident
was drowned
29. A person who gives advice - never advisor
who
adviser
sneaked
that
30. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.
federal
plurality
as
nicknames
31. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
one another
allege
No.
toward
32. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc
emigrate
ravage
Cabinet
naval
33. Verb to stop the flow of something
Internet
stanch
between
naval
34. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes
magazine names
liaison
National Organization for Women
flounder
35. Use all-caps ZIP for zoning improvement plan - but always lowercase the word code - run the 5 digits together without a comma and do not put a comma between state name and ZIP
City Council
fewer
bad
ZIP code
36. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam
flare
muslims
resident
email
37. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.
premier
like
troops
flounder
38. Means to gaze intently or steadily
busses
pore
firefighter - police officer
one another
39. To stand still
refute
stationery
stationary
off of
40. Legal term for slaying or killing
alumna
muslims
lay
homicide
41. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals
accommodate
premier
troops
who
42. Man to be married
fiance
semiannual
as
each other
43. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck
hopefully
firefighter - police officer
norm
sneaked
44. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.
farther
widow
average
demolish or destroyed
45. References to insurance
insure
ravish
hopefully
troops
46. Means in an exact sense
literally
fiance
hopefully
his
47. Physical distance
either...or - neither...nor
farther
accommodate
principle
48. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.
compose
emigrate
except
alter
49. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement
refute
teenage
compose
City Council
50. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
whose
criterion
over