AP Style

Click on the sentence that uses correct AP style for numbers:

• Thomson scored 40 percent of his hook shots during the finals.

• Thomson scored forty percent of his hook shots during the finals.

• Thomson scored 40% of his hook shots during the finals.

Click on the sentence that uses correct AP style for numbers:

• 35 police officers attended the ceremony.

• Thirty-five police officers attended the ceremony.

Which of the following is a key characteristic of the AP writing style?

• Use of jargon and technical terms

• Emphasis on simplicity and directness

• Use of long, complex sentences

• Preference for passive voice

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Which of the following best describes the AP writing style?

• Using complex and lengthy sentences

• Prioritizing clarity, brevity, and accuracy

• Writing in a narrative format

• Using informal language

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Which of the following is correct AP style?

• Bachelors of Arts

• Bachelor of Arts

Select the preferred form according to AP style:

• Fatima Kader, who has a doctorate in psychology.

• Fatima Kader, Ph.D. in psychology.

Answer explanation

If mention of degrees is necessary to establish someone's credentials, the preferred form is to avoid an abbreviation and use a phrase instead.

Which of the following is NOT an AP style question?

• Rhetorical Organization

• Author's Purpose

• Footnotes

• Matching

Choose the sentence that correctly uses AP style for abbreviations:

• Ms. Pearce should be the editor of that publication.

• Pearce should be the editor of that publication.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses AP style for abbreviations: (careful, it's a trap!)

• The meeting date was two weeks ago, on Sept. 30.

• The meeting date was two weeks ago, on September 30.

• The meeting date was two weeks ago, on Sept. 30, 2005.

• The meeting date was two weeks ago, on September 30, 2005.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses AP style for abbreviations: 

• Marshall asked whether they could meet again in early Oct.

• Marshall asked whether they could meet again in early October.