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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. A person who gives advice - never advisor
hang - hangs
over
adviser
felony
2. The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name
alumna
pore
who
who's
3. Homicide without malice or premeditation
half staff
forward
manslaughter
because
4. Kiss
buss
whose
century
half mast
5. On ships and at naval stations flags are flown at
since
principal
half mast
firefighter - police officer
6. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
flout
which
City Council
less
7. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of
primiere
amid
among
Orient - Oriental
8. Correct spelling of an individual or group being sued or charged with a crime
buss
naval
off of
defendant
9. Only for ensembles of actors - dancers - singers - etc.
in-law
criterion
troupe
in spite of
10. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.
infer
login - logon - logoff
afterward
norm
11. When referring to a group of men or men and women who attended a school
among
immigrate
in spite of
alumni
12. Means more than the highest number (subtract lower number from highest number to get this)
courtesy titles
muslims
hopefully
plurality
13. Legal term for slaying or killing
medium
homicide
ravish
hung
14. A table-like platform used in a religious service
italics
half mast
altar
firefighter - police officer
15. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid
manslaughter
crises
drowned
biennial
16. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.
plurality
subject
majority
century
17. Singular form of problem or turning point
collide - collision
crisis
semiannual
troops
18. Means to gaze intently or steadily
pore
alumnae
his
arrest
19. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense
figuratively
firefighter - police officer
last
crisis
20. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about
Orient - Oriental
who
flounder
adviser
21. Do not use the term teenaged
majority
person
that
teenage
22. Create or put together. It is commonly used actively and passively.
compose
criteria
as
each
23. Writing paper
median
stationery
compliment
among
24. 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
Black muslim
complement
primiere
flaunt
25. Means at the side of
each other
emigrate
whom
beside
26. To change
collide - collision
ensure
because
alter
27. Means to make sure or give confidence
rock 'n' roll
assure
ravage
was drowned
28. Means in an exact sense
magazine names
half staff
speeds
literally
29. Capitalize their proper names - do not use quotes
complement
immigrate
reference works
flay
30. 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.
native
website
its
toward
31. Multiple transportation vehicles
buses
homicide
median
fiance
32. Means more than half of an amount
was drowned
hanged
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
majority
33. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger
drowned
flare
refute
criterion
34. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)
marshal
troops
misdemeanor
over
35. Twice a year (same as biannual)
semiannual
fiance
bus
lie
36. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person
was drowned
phase
flay
accept
37. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations
National Organization for Women
Orient - Oriental
buss
login - logon - logoff
38. Not afterwards
afterward
affect
collide - collision
heaven
39. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -
principal
NAACP
rack
refute
40. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.
people
lay
all right
criterion
41. To stand still
stationary
federal
pour
people
42. When referring to a group of women who attended a school
under way
whom
alumnae
alumnus
43. Copy pertaining to the navy
flout
amid
president
naval
44. 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
composition titles
altar
teenage
alumna
45. Verb to stop the flow of something
hung
medium
stanch
firefighter - police officer
46. 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
nicknames
native
badly
47. 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
immigrate
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
murder
native
48. Singular form of a standard
staunch
alumnae
criterion
criteria
49. Despite means the same thing and is shorter
muslims
subpoena - subpoenaed - subpoenaing
either
in spite of
50. To abduct - rape or carry away with emotion not interchangeable with ravage
accept
primiere
whose
ravish