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WorksheetsAP Style Quiz 1: Numbers
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
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1.
Click on the sentence that uses correct AP style for numbers:
a)
Thomson scored 40 percent of his hook shots during the finals.
b)
Thomson scored forty percent of his hook shots during the finals.
c)
Thomson scored 40% of his hook shots during the finals.
2.
Click on the sentence that uses correct AP style for numbers:
a)
35 police officers attended the ceremony.
b)
Thirty-five police officers attended the ceremony.
3.
Click on the sentence that uses correct AP style for numbers:
a)
Two thousand and five was a dangerous year to be a journalist.
b)
Two-thousand-and-five was a dangerous year to be a journalist.
c)
2005 was a dangerous year to be a journalist.
4.
Click on the sentence that uses correct AP style for numbers:
a)
If I told you once, I told you 1,000 times, don't use passive voice.
b)
If I told you once, I told you a thousand times, don't use passive voice.
c)
If I told you once, I told you one thousand times, don't use passive voice.
5.
Click on the sentence that uses correct AP style for numbers:
a)
He bought the hedgehog for 75 dollars.
b)
He bought the hedgehog for $75.
c)
He bought the hedgehog for $75.00.
6.
Click on the sentence that uses correct AP style for numbers:
a)
The seven-year-old won the spelling bee.
b)
The 7-year-old won the spelling bee.
7.
Click on the sentence that uses correct AP style for numbers:
a)
She wrote five stories during her first week on the beat.
b)
She wrote 5 stories during her first week on the beat.
8.
Click on the sentence that uses correct AP style for numbers:
a)
She wrote ten stories during her tenth week on the beat.
b)
She wrote 10 stories during her 10th week on the beat.
9.
Click on the sentence that uses correct AP style for numbers:
a)
Police said the suspect was six feet five inches tall.
b)
Police said the suspect was 6' 5".
c)
Police said the suspect was 6 feet 5 inches tall.
10.
Click on the sentence that uses correct AP style for numbers:
a)
The mayor's budget sets aside $5.73 million for the new library.
b)
The mayor's budget sets aside $5.729 million for the new library.
11.
Click on the sentence that uses correct AP style for numbers:
a)
Each reporter's notebook costs $0.83 when bought in bulk.
b)
Each reporter's notebook costs 83 cents when bought in bulk.
12.
Click on the sentence that uses correct AP style for numbers:
a)
Edward outpaced his competitors by a three-to-one ratio.
b)
Edward outpaced his competitors by a 3-to-1 ratio.
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