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WorksheetsAP Style
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses AP style for abbreviations:
a)
Ms. Pearce should be the editor of that publication.
b)
Pearce should be the editor of that publication.
2.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses AP style for abbreviations: (careful, it's a trap!)
a)
The meeting date was two weeks ago, on Sept. 30.
b)
The meeting date was two weeks ago, on September 30.
c)
The meeting date was two weeks ago, on Sept. 30, 2005.
d)
The meeting date was two weeks ago, on September 30, 2005.
3.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses AP style for abbreviations:
a)
Marshall asked whether they could meet again in early Oct.
b)
Marshall asked whether they could meet again in early October.
4.
School starts Jan./January 9.
a)
Jan.
b)
January
5.
The bassoon camp begins at Ball State University on June 9/9th.
a)
9
b)
9th
6.
In the astronomy class, however, only 3/three people earned an A.
a)
3
b)
three
7.
They woke up at 5 a.m./am ready to go fishing.
a)
a.m.
b)
am
8.
The administrators asked for a $3 million/three million dollar increase in the budget.
a)
$3 Million
b)
three million
9.
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.
10.
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.
11.
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.
12.
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.
13.
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.
14.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses AP style for abbreviations:
a)
They set up a meeting for 4 P.M. Friday.
b)
They set up a meeting for 4 pm Friday.
c)
They set up a meeting for 4 PM Friday.
d)
They set up a meeting for 4 p.m. Friday.
15.
Oxford comma: yea or nay?
a)
YEA
b)
NAY
16.
You're interviewing a senior at OHS. How would you format their name on the first mention?
a)
Firstname McLastname(12)
b)
Senior Firstname McLastname
c)
McLastname (12)
d)
Firstname McLastname (12)
17.
You're interviewing Mr. Woodcock. How do you format his name on the first mention?
a)
Mr. Woodcock (English)
b)
Mr. Ben Woodcock
c)
Ben Woodcock (English)
d)
Ben Woodcock(English)
18.
True or False: AP is basically the same thing as MLA
a)
True
b)
False
19.
You've interviewing Mrs. Sermak and you've used her name already in your story. How do you refer to her the second+ time?
a)
Christine
b)
Mrs. Sermak
c)
Principal Sermak
d)
Sermak
20.
What does AP stand for?
(a)
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