Numbers & Dates
Punctuation
Journalism
Commonly Used Words
Misc
100

These numbers are spelled out unless it precedes a unit of measure or an age

What is 1-9?

100

This should be on each side of an ellipses

What is a space?

100

A reporter must do this if a source wants certain conditions in an interview.

What is, establish them before the interview?

100

"Graf" is short for what?

What is, paragraph?

100

Explain why the following is correct:

Q: Why did you start the fire?

A: It was an accident.

What is, the Q&A format does not use quotation marks?

200

It is okay to abbreviate days of the week in this circumstance.

What is, in tabular formats only, three letters without periods.

200

This is what an Em-dash looks like.

What is, a longer-looking dash (—)?

200

An example of a conflict of interest.

What is, accepting or offering favors, accepting tickets for unrelated work, gifts with a value of more than $25.

200

What "on the record" means.

What is, you can be quoted by name?

200

This is AP's preferred dictionary. (Be specific)

What is, Webster's New World College Dictionary?

300

The months March, April, May, June, and July not abbreviated.

What certain months are short enough to spell out?

300

Which is correct: "That is the waitress' tip." or "That is the waitress's tip."

The second one. Add 's to singular nouns that end in S.

300

A _____ is held by a company for 95 years from original publication or 120 years from the creation, whichever is shorter.

What is, copyright?

300

This is a geographic identifier of where the story was written or filed.

What is a dateline?

MILWAUKEE — Blah, blah, blah, blah

300

This is the plural of "emoji."

What is emoji?  (No S or ES)

400

Which is correct: "...the 2-year-old dog" or "the two year old dog"?

The first is correct because of hyphenating ages expressed as adjectives and the number 2 because it's an age.

400

Which is correct: "There are two ingredients: milk and eggs" or "There are two ingredients: Milk and eggs"

The first is correct because a list follows the colon.

400

Where a mistake should be corrected.

What is, on all platforms on which it was printed, broadcast, or appeared?

400

The names of the reporters or contributors of an article.

What is a byline?

400

This is the style for paragraph layout, according to AP.

What are indented paragraphs?

500

You use a % sign instead of the word "percent"

What is, when a percentage used with figures (i.e. 4.5%)?

500

This punctuation mark is used to note a range of dates, numbers, or amounts.

What is, a hyphen?

500

If you ask to remain confidential, these should be the only two people who should know your identity.

Who is, the reporter and their manager?

500

Abbreviations or acronyms in headlines should not be used except in this instance.

What are "millions" and "billions"?

500

This punctuation mark is used to indicate a separation in thought or information.

What is a semicolon?

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