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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. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam
further
comprise
muslims
whose
2. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
widower
that
Fourth of July
each other
3. Verb to stop the flow of something
flair
bus
figuratively
stanch
4. Assistance
between
comprise
off of
aid
5. For hanging not referring to a person's death
hung
daylight saving time
email
besides
6. To be used instead of the sexist terms
firefighter - police officer
stationary
amid
all right
7. The of is unnecessary
Legislature
either
off of
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
8. Means to cause or as a noun means a result
effect
hang - hangs
City Council
less
9. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase
less
medium
mean
his
10. Capitalize for architectural style or corporate or governmental bodies that use the word as part of their name. Lowercase when used as an adjective.
among
beside
federal
in-law
11. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
subject
among
widower
Legislature
12. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us
each
badly
forward
among
13. Multiple transportation vehicles
semiannual
buses
crisis
all right
14. Kiss
alter
ensure
flaunt
buss
15. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc
phase
since
Cabinet
who
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
busses
people
comprise
17. A listener or reader ____s something from the words
infer
further
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
alumnus
18. Writing paper
whom
stationery
either
was drowned
19. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being
allege
criteria
whom
marshal
20. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes
compose
reference works
flaunt
refute
21. 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
in-law
Black muslim
NAACP
reference works
22. Means to gaze intently or steadily
besides
National Organization for Women
accommodate
pore
23. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
less
over
century
NAACP
24. A contraction for it is or it has
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25. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size
hanged
median
arrest
it's
26. 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
Orient - Oriental
Nobel Prize
citizen
biennial
27. Copy pertaining to the navy
naval
fiance
criterion
flay
28. Means to guarantee
ensure
premier
demolish or destroyed
compliment
29. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.
hung
troupe
demolish or destroyed
misdemeanor
30. 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.
website
hopefully
more than
bad
31. Malicious - premeditated homicide - some states define certain homicides as this if the killing occurs in the course of armed robbery - rape - etc. - do not say a victim was ____ed unless it was proven in court - instead say the victim was killed or
flier
murder
ensure
flair
32. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides
hanged
native
allege
biennial
33. 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.
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
national
its
president
34. Plural form of a standard
fiance
native
Orient - Oriental
criteria
35. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.
farther
collide - collision
buss
beside
36. 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.
rack
last
citizen
allege
37. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime
average
defendant
accept
all right
38. The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name
ZIP code
murder
who
either
39. Is the possessive of who
whose
criterion
Orient - Oriental
since
40. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.
ensure
troupe
emigrate
fewer
41. Singular form of problem or turning point
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
fiance
emigrate
crisis
42. Refers to the result obtained by dividing a sum by the number of quantities added together
widower
average
stanch
Cabinet
43. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill
flier
flout
affect
assure
44. 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.
Cabinet
hang - hangs
farther
website
45. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes
felony
bad
literally
magazine names
46. A minor offense against the law
either
misdemeanor
half staff
flout
47. AP does not italicize words in news stories.
italics
murder
between
drowned
48. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid
drowned
forward
criterion
faze
49. 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
phase
hung
ZIP code
more than
50. Is a contraction of who is - no possessive
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