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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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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. A person who gives advice - never advisor
either
crises
adviser
Cabinet
2. In an analogous sense but not in an exact sense
media
figuratively
each other
misdemeanor
3. Means to receive
daylight saving time
accept
was drowned
majority
4. Copy pertaining to the navy
sneaked
naval
liaison
literally
5. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead
busses
forward
compose
arrest
6. 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
reference works
premier
emigrate
felony
7. Ashore and not on naval stations flags are flown at
besides
compliment
impostor
half staff
8. Extension of time or degree
stanch
further
in-law
afterward
9. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck
altar
adviser
sneaked
biannual
10. Means to influence
was drowned
further
all right
affect
11. 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
media
person
NAACP
crisis
12. Is used when someone is the object of a verb or preposition
troops
whom
stationery
effect
13. Use instead "survived by her husband" or "leaves her husband" not ______ of the late
widower
over
manslaughter
stationery
14. Writes or speakers ____s in the words they use
each
imply
lie
over
15. Kiss
buss
which
because
buses
16. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.
courtesy titles
like
further
half staff
17. The nouns that follow these words do not constitute a compound subject; they are alternate subjects and require a verb that agrees with the nearer subject - Neither they nor he is going - Neither he nor they are going.
misdemeanor
either...or - neither...nor
flounder
subject
18. The preferred term to describe adherents of Islam
muslims
either...or - neither...nor
rack
felony
19. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington
phase
widow
that
National Organization for Women
20. Bulk or quantity reduced in number
National Organization for Women
widow
his
less
21. Means to gaze intently or steadily
pore
compliment
felony
person
22. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish
accept
sneaked
troop
ravage
23. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations
hanged
person
Orient - Oriental
troop
24. A group of people - often military or animals
immigrate
troop
was drowned
like
25. To swing the arms widely
flair
infer
alumnus
email
26. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid
majority
drowned
over
rebut
27. Multiple transportation vehicles
buses
login - logon - logoff
afterward
flout
28. Not afterwards
average
plead - pleaded - pleading - plurals
afterward
Cabinet
29. Do not use the term teenaged
OK - OK'd - OK'ing - OKs
principle
further
teenage
30. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.
principal
founder
semiannual
as
31. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10
median
century
president
refute
32. Two people look at - can be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
each other
who's
Orient - Oriental
half mast
33. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship
because
buss
homicide
president
34. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying
bad
lay
principle
marshall
35. Correct punctuation and spelling for family relative by marriage
sneaked
assure
in-law
Black muslim
36. Indicates a state of reclining. It does not take a direct object. Its past tense is lay. Its past participle is lain and present participle is lying - when __ means to make an untrue statement - the verb forms are lie - lied - lying.
whom
fiance
lie
norm
37. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger
flare
as
each
person
38. To change
which
City Council
alter
people
39. A first performance
criteria
badly
primiere
since
40. Generally refers to spatial relationships (not numerals)
Internet
firefighter - police officer
stationery
over
41. 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
heaven
Nobel Prize
half staff
marshall
42. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size
median
murder
emigrate
occur - occurred - occurring - occurrence
43. Means more than half of an amount
one another
badly
majority
Internet
44. Is the possessive of who
flare
since
whose
wrack
45. Means to cause or as a noun means a result
accept
in spite of
effect
arrest
46. A person who serves as an assistant
stanch
effect
troupe
aide
47. Every two years
alumni
faze
biennial
NAACP
48. More than two people look atcan be used when the number of people being used is indefinite
refute
one another
norm
in-law
49. The pronoun used for references to human beings and to animals with a name
less
citizen
who
naval
50. Implies a standard of average performance for a given group
norm
defendant
flounder
felony