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WorksheetsAP Style Practice — Multiple-Choice Questions
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which sentence follows AP style for numbers?
He carried 5 books for twelve blocks.
He carried five books for 12 blocks.
He carried five books for twelve blocks.
He carried 5 books for 12 blocks.
Which sentence correctly uses percentages?
The price increased five percent.
The price increased 5%.
The price increased 5 percent.
The price increased five %.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for ages?
She is five years old.
She is 5 years-old.
She is 5 years old.
She is five-years old.
Which sentence correctly uses an age as an adjective?
The 16 year old student won the award.
The 16-year-old student won the award.
The sixteen-year-old student won the award.
The 16 years old student won the award.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for dollar amounts?
The jacket cost fifteen dollars.
The jacket cost $15.
The jacket cost $15 dollars.
The jacket cost fifteen ($15).
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for addresses?
He lives at 450 Pine Street.
He lives at 450 Pine St.
He lives at Four Hundred Fifty Pine St.
He lives at 450 pine st.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for dates?
The event is on September 3rd.
The event is on Sept. 3.
The event is on September 3.
The event is on Sept 3rd.
Which sentence correctly uses a title?
The President Joe Biden spoke Tuesday.
President Joe Biden spoke Tuesday.
Joe Biden, President, spoke Tuesday.
The president Joe Biden spoke Tuesday.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for time?
The meeting starts at 7 PM.
The meeting starts at 7 p.m.
The meeting starts at seven p.m.
The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for state names?
She lives in Austin, TX.
She lives in Austin, Texas.
She lives in Austin, Tex.
She lives in Austin, Tx.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for percentages in a news sentence?
Sales jumped twenty percent last quarter.
Sales jumped 20%.
Sales jumped 20 percent last quarter.
Sales jumped twenty % last quarter.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for a decade or age range?
He is in his twenties.
He is in his 20s.
He is in his 20's.
He is in his Twenties.
Which sentence correctly capitalizes a title that follows a name?
Mary Jones, Director of Admissions, will attend.
Mary Jones, director of admissions, will attend.
Mary Jones, Director of admissions, will attend.
Mary Jones, director Of Admissions, will attend.
Which sentence correctly abbreviates a month with a numbered date?
The deadline is Nov 8.
The deadline is Nov. 8.
The deadline is November 8.
The deadline is Nov. 8th.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for movie titles?
I watched The Godfather last night.
I watched "The Godfather" last night.
I watched The "Godfather" last night.
I watched 'The Godfather' last night.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for street types in a numbered address?
Meet me at 200 Market avenue.
Meet me at 200 Market Ave.
Meet me at 200 Market Ave
Meet me at two hundred Market Ave.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for compass directions in an address?
300 east 5th Street
300 E 5th St.
300 E. 5th St.
300 E. 5th Street
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for monetary cents?
The item costs $0.12.
The item costs zero point one two dollars.
The item costs 12 cents.
The item costs0.12 cents.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for dimensions?
The table is 6ft long and 3ft wide.
The table is six feet long and three feet wide.
The table is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide.
The table is 6' long and 3' wide.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for abbreviated formal titles before a name?
Doctor Smith will attend.
Dr. Smith will attend.
Dr Smith will attend.
doctor Smith will attend.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for plural ages?
The contest is for 18 year olds.
The contest is for 18-year olds.
The contest is for 18-year-olds.
The contest is for eighteen year olds.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for a month alone?
The conference is in Oct.
The conference is in October.
The conference is in Oct
The conference is in Octob.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style when a street name is a number?
He lives on 3rd Street.
He lives on third street.
He lives on Third Street.
He lives on 3rd St.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for a newspaper title?
She reads "The New York Times" every morning.
She reads The New York Times every morning.
She reads 'The New York Times' every morning.
She reads "the New York Times" every morning.
Which sentence correctly follows AP style for hyphenation with ages used as nouns?
The competition is for 15 year olds.
The competition is for 15-year olds.
The competition is for 15-year-olds.
The competition is for fifteen-year olds.
