CP Numbers
Reporting Skills
CP STYLE:Mixed
Captions
Headline Style
100
When do you "spell out" numbers in the body of a story?
Hint: two part answer
At the start of a sentence or for numbers 10 and more
100
What two question words make the best explainer headlines?
How and why
100
How do you spell this boardgame's name in CP Style?
Scrabble
100
Which verb tense are CP captions usually written in?
Cutlines are written in the present tense.(In reality a caption might include a mix of present and past tense: “Johnny Gaudreau scores a nifty goal in a game held Feb. 15.”)
100
How would you write two million dollars in a headline?
$2M
200
What's CP Style for this time in the afternoon?
3:25 p.m.
200
Fix the punctuation in this quote:
'Less is more": said Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
"Less is more," said Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
200
How does CP abbreviate Saskatchewan?
Sask.
200
When naming individuals in a group of people in a photo, what direction should you follow?
left to right
200
How would this be written in the headline of a CP story?
6%
300
What's CP Style for this temperature?
-4 C
300
What single word describes a short, complete story that often tells the bigger truth about the piece you're writing or a person in it? Can be witnessed or gleaned from an interview.
Anecdote
300
Identify this town as you would in a CP story:
Drumheller, Alta.
300
What phrase do you use in a Calgary Journal photo credit if a source lets you use his or her profile photo?
PHOTO SUPPLIED BY: Source Name
300
What should quote marks in a headline look like?
'Like this' - single quote marks
400
Write the first of november in the year twenty twenty-three in CP Style.
Nov. 1, 2023
400
What is the name for a lead that relies on imagery? It does not recreate a scene, just describes what the writer saw.
Descriptive lead
400
What time zone is B.C. in and what's the abbreviation?
Pacific standard time or PST
400
Identify this person and her job title.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith
400
When do you "spell out" numbers in a headline?
Never
500
Write the street address of University of Calgary in CP Style.
2500 University Dr. N.W.
500
What was the name of the organization that got a new assistant coach in the fourth CP Style Quiz?
Canoe Kayak Canada
500
Write the date of the next provincial election in CP Style.
May 31, 2027
500
Write a caption for this photo, using CP Style rules. Limit is eight words
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hands out ice cream.
500
What word is misspelled in this headline?
Government denounces pubic school test results
Public should be public