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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.






2. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose






3. The title of an individual who is the first minister in a national government that has a council of ministers. also the correct title for individuals who lead the provincial governments in canada and australia






4. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.






5. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.






6. Use instead "survived by his wife" or "leaves his wife" not ______ of the late






7. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






8. 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.






9. A group of people - often military or animals






10. Every two years






11. One who leaves a country ___s from it






12. 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.






13. 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






14. Homicide without malice or premeditation






15. Completeness of process of supplementing something






16. Plural form of a standard






17. Not afterwards






18. Noun that means a fundamental truth - law - doctrine - or motivating force






19. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying






20. Do not use this pronoun in reference to nations or ships except in quoted matter






21. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online






22. Woman to be married






23. Used in proper names and as someone in a parade






24. Extension of time or degree






25. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






26. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us






27. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






28. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






29. Spelling for the noun that carries a badge and gun and verb that describes one who keeps things in order






30. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity






31. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage






32. 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






33. Also Independence Day. The federal legal holiday is observed on Friday if July 4 falls on a Saturday - on Monday if it falls on a Sunday.






34. To show contempt for






35. A contraction for it is or it has


36. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location






37. Individual items reduced in number






38. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10






39. Always preferred over persons - persons only used when it's in a direct quote - also a collective noun when referring to a single race or nation so peoples should only be used when speaking of multiple groups






40. When referring to a man who has attended a school






41. Is the possessive of who






42. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set






43. Means more than half of an amount






44. Two objects must be in motion before they can ____.






45. The proper name for some trains and buses






46. 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.






47. 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






48. Plural means several groups of people - often military or animals






49. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite






50. To bog down become disabled or sink






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