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100

Which of the following is correct

  1. 45 people attended the football game 

  2. Forty-five people attended the football game

  3. 45 people attended the Football game

  4. Forty-Five people attended the Football game 

Answer: 2

Fourty-five people attended the football game. 

100

Correct the sentence:

He is worth up to 3,000,000,000 dollars

He is worth up to $3 billion.


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100

  1. Which one is correct?

    1. The room is 12-by-16 feet.

    2. The room is 12 feet by 16 feet.

    3. The room is twelve feet by sixteen feet.

    4. The room is twelve-by-sixteen feet.

Answer: 2

The room is 12 feet by 16 feet.

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100

True or false

    Figures are used to indicate dimension ONLY with values greater than 10

Answer: False

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100

Correct the sentence

I will travel throughout the entire southeast region of the United States this summer.   

I will travel throughout the entire Southeast region of the United States this summer.  

AP Style Rule: 

200

Which of the following is correct?

  1. The value of a Dollar was at its greatest value on March 5, 1985

  2. The value of a Dollar was at its greatest value on March 5th, 1985

  3. The value of a dollar was at its greatest value on March 5, 1985

  4. The value of a dollar was at its greatest value on March 5th, 1985

Answer: 3

The value of a dollar was at its greatest value on March 5, 1985

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200

Which of the following is correct?

  1. Back in the day, gas was only 79¢ per gallon

  2. Back in the day, gas was only seventy-nine cents per gallon

  3. Back in the day, gas was only $0.79 per gallon

  4. Back in the day, gas was only 79 cents per gallon

Answer: 4

Back in the day, gas was only 79 cents per gallon.

200

Which of the following is correct? 

  1. The plank is five feet long and twelve inches wide

  2. The plank is 5 feet long and 12 inches wide

  3. The plank is 5ft. long and 12in. wide

  4. The plank is five ft. long and 12 in. wide

Answer: 2

The plank is 5 feet long and twelve inches wide. 

AP Style Rule: 

200

Addresses: 

Abbreviate compass points used to indicate directional ends of a street or quadrants of a city IF the number is omitted.

Abbreviate compass points used to indicate directional ends of a street or quadrants of a city EXCEPT when the number is omitted.

200

Which one is correct?

  1. The Atlantic ocean is the second largest of the world’s oceans.

  2. The atlantic ocean is the second largest of the world’s oceans.

  3. The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world’s oceans.

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world’s oceans.

300

What sentence is correct?

  1. Within the next three months, I expect twelve of our sales people to reach 90 percent of their quota.  

  2. Within the next three months, I expect 12 of our sales people to reach 90 percent of their quota.  

Sentence 2: Within the next three months, I expect 12 of our sales people to reach 90 percent of their quota.  

Why: When two consecutive unrelated numbers occur in a sentence, write one in figures and the other in words. Ordinarily, spell out the first number.

300

Correct the following sentence

It will cost our country 4 trillion dollars to cure COVID-19.

It will cost our country $4 trillion to cure COVID-19.

300

The following sentence is correct according to AP Style. If not, correct it.

My mom is 5 ft 5 in and my dad is 6’2 inches tall.

False 

Correction: My mom is 5 feet 5 inches tall and my dad is 6 feet 2 inches tall.

300

True or false

Figures are used to indicate dimension ONLY with values greater than 10

False 

300

Which of the following is true for using a semicolon?    

  1. Use a semicolon to indicate small thoughts and items in a series that have similar references. 

  2. Use a semicolon to list nouns and run-on sentences. 

  3. Use a semicolon to indicate a greater separation of thought and information than a comma can convey.

Answer: C

AP Style rule: Use a semicolon to indicate a greater separation of thought and information than a comma can convey.

400

Which of the following is correct 

  1. As of Friday, 11 people had filed as candidates for the 3 city council seats up for election this year. 

  2. As of Friday, eleven people had filed as candidates for the three city council seats up for election this year. 

  3.  As of Friday, 11 people had filed as candidates for the three City Council seats up for election this year. 

  4.  As of Friday, eleven people had filed as candidates for the three City Council seats up for election this year. 

Answer: D

  1. As of Friday, eleven people had filed as candidates for the three City Council seats up for election this year. 


400

Which of the following is correct 

  1. The fire at 5 W. Sterling Terrace caused more than $500,000 damage to the $1.45 million house.

  2. The fire at Five West Sterling Terr. caused more than 500,000 dollars damage to the $1,450,000 house. 

  3. The fire at Five W. Sterling Terrace caused more than $500,000 damage to the $1,450,000 house. 

  4. The fire at 5 W. Sterling Terr. caused more than $500 thousand dollars damage to the $1.45 million house. 

Answer: 1 

The fire at 5 W. Sterling Terrace caused more than $500,000 damage to the $1.45 million house.

AP Style Rule: Abbreviate compass points for example west, the form for amounts less the 1 million is always for example $500,000. Million is always spelled out.

400

Correct the sentence:

Today, I am buying new carpet for my living room. It cost $3 dollars and 50¢ per square foot and my contractor said I need 40 square feet, but recommends I get an extra five feet of carpet. How much will I spend?    

Correction: Today, I am buying new carpet for my living room. It cost $3.50 per square foot and my contractor said I need 40 square feet, but recommends I get an extra 5 feet of carpet. How much will I spend?    

AP Style Rule: Use the $ sign and decimal system for amount over $1(for cents); Use figures and spell out inches, feet, or any other dimensions. 

400

DAILY DOUBLE

Explain the currency conversion rule and relation to its use in a lead.

Currency conversions are necessary in stories that use foreign currency to make clear for readers how a number translates into dollars. Conversions should be used sparingly and preferably not in the lead unless it’s a significant part of a story.

400

True or false? 

  1. The weight of precious stones, especially diamonds, is expressed in carets. A caret is equal to 100 milligrams or about 1.5 grains.






False:

Correction/ AP Style Rule: The weight of precious stones, especially diamonds, is expressed in carats or karats. A carat is equal to 200 milligrams or about 3 grains.

500

Which of the following is correct 

a.  The high today was only 7 degrees, making this the 3rd coldest day of the year and the fifteenth consecutive day with a high temperature below freezing. 

 b.  The high today was only seven degrees, making this the third coldest day of the year and the fifteenth consecutive day with a high temperature below freezing

c.  The high today was only seven degrees, making this the third coldest day of the year and the 15th consecutive day with a high temperature below freezing.

 d.  The high today was only seven degrees, making this the 3rd coldest day of the year and the 15th consecutive day with a high temperature below freezing.

Answer: C

The high today was only seven degrees, making this the third coldest day of the year and the 15th consecutive day with a high temperature below freezing.

AP Style rule: You spell out numbers 1-9, you use figures starting with 10th and so on, you spell out 1-9 for example first

500

Which of the following is correct

  1. The value of Nash corporation stock rose 5% on news that it would purchase Widgets Incorporated for $35,000,000. 

  2. The value of Nash corp. Stock rose 5% on news that it would purchase Widgets Inc. for $35,000,000. 

  3. The value of Nash corporation stock rose five percent on news that it would purchase Widgets Incorporated for $35 million.

  4. The value of Nash Corp. stock rose 5 percent on news that it would purchase Widgets Inc. for 35 million.

Answer: 4 

The value of Nash Corp. stock rose 5 percent on news that it would purchase Widgets Inc. for 35 million.

AP Style Rule: You spell out the percentage, Incorporated is always abbreviated, always have the number then spell out million

500

This is the AP Style rule for numbered addresses

  1. What is Abbreviate avenue, boulevard and street in numbered addresses
500

Correct the sentences:      

  1. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the 2nd Continental congress meeting. The Declaration was published July 4th,1776 at the Pennsylvania Statehouse in Philadelphia, PA. 

The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting. The declaration was published July 4,1776 at the Pennsylvania Statehouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

AP Style Rules: For the Declaration of Independence, make declaration lowercase when it stands alone. For dates, capitalize months and set off the year, in numerals, with a comma. Spell out states when used in a story and only if necessary to avoid confusing the city with one in another state.