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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.
imply
courtesy titles
subject
rock 'n' roll
2. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose
accommodate
login - logon - logoff
City Council
federal
3. Assistance
aid
infer
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
homicide
4. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size
Cabinet
median
fiancee
whose
5. When referring to a man who has attended a school
affect
widower
Legislature
alumnus
6. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.
demolish or destroyed
adviser
naval
flier
7. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
homicide
courtesy titles
stanch
heaven
8. Means to influence
troupe
affect
median
premier
9. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
phase
because
one another
alumni
10. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck
sneaked
since
its
each
11. Man to be married
composition titles
century
fiance
widow
12. All tenses of the word that means a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding
citizen
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
norm
aid
13. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides
semiannual
hanged
under way
comprise
14. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition
further
primiere
whom
plurality
15. Extension of time or degree
complement
its
his
further
16. For hanging not referring to a person's death
hung
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
comprise
premier
17. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location
wrack
Legislature
flair
native
18. A person who serves as an assistant
aide
toward
compose
rock 'n' roll
19. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.
mean
founder
Legislature
on
20. 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
principal
NAACP
effect
composition titles
21. To argue to the contrary
premier
rebut
hanged
half staff
22. Every two years
biannual
century
biennial
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
23. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
imply
on
flounder
each other
24. Not hyphenated when referring to electronic mail - hyphenate other e- terms such as: e-book or e-commerce
naval
hanged
half staff
email
25. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.
principal
reference works
widow
phase
26. Individual items reduced in number
immigrate
marshal
besides
fewer
27. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations
flair
fiance
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
Orient - Oriental
28. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -
each
widow
rack
alumna
29. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement
last
widow
felony
as
30. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship
flare
daylight saving time
among
because
31. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement
flounder
rock 'n' roll
half mast
refute
32. In general - confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual's name
NAACP
president
titles
demolish or destroyed
33. To change
alter
between
compose
figuratively
34. Means more than half of an amount
majority
Internet
stanch
stationery
35. 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
speeds
fiancee
criteria
daylight saving time
36. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife
manslaughter
naval
criteria
heaven
37. Woman to be married
ensure
literally
that
fiancee
38. Means to guarantee
accept
ensure
which
president
39. 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
in-law
hopefully
Nobel Prize
in spite of
40. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam
City Hall
muslims
premier
either...or - neither...nor
41. Means in an exact sense
because
bad
literally
Fourth of July
42. 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
among
people
whose
composition titles
43. Twice a year (same as semiannual)
media
whose
stationery
biannual
44. Kisses
besides
busses
primiere
plurality
45. Legal term for slaying or killing
homicide
liaison
heaven
either...or - neither...nor
46. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast
amid
toward
website
staunch
47. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
italics
founder
accept
median
48. Applied to a person residing away from the nation of which he or she is a citizen - or to a person under the protection of a specified nation.
national
impostor
less
alumna
49. 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
figuratively
stanch
Nobel Prize
50. Capitalize if part of a proper noun - lowercase in other uses.
City Council
widow
one another
all right