Flashcards: AP Style Quiz
All 42 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What numbers do you spell out? | Numbers under ten |
| Do you capitalize PRINCIPAL? | No. Lakeview High School principal Elizabeth Auer |
| Do you ever capitalize freshman, sophomore, junior or senior? | NO. Unless it is the first word of a sentence. The other two post players returning for the Hokies are rising redshirt-junior Cadarian Raines and rising sophomore Joey van Zegeren. "I'm getting stronger, ... |
| How do you abbreviate Boulevard? | Blvd |
| Proper use of First... | First |
| Proper use of Tenth... | 10th |
| Proper use of Drive in an address... | Drive |
| Proper AP use of Road in an address | Road |
| Proper use of 21 year old student | 21-year-old student |
| Proper use of thirties | 30s |
| Proper AP style for books | Italics |
| Proper AP style for songs | "Paparazzi" or italics |
| Proper AP style for 3/30/1978 | March 30, 1978 |
| Proper AP style for the1990s | '90s |
| Proper AP style for height | 5-foot-3 |
| Proper AP style for names | Always use full names |
| Which of the following do you not use... | Mr. or Mrs. |
| Proper use for millions... | $1 million |
| Proper use for money... | $25.52 |
| Proper use for money... | $8 |
| Proper use for money | 6 cents |
| How many spaces are after a period? | One |
| Should commas go inside quotation marks? | Yes - ex. "I did nothing wrong," he said. |
| When should you spell out the name of a state? | When it stands alone. |
| When can you use abbreviations for states? | When it is next to a city. There are exceptions that include Iowa. |
| Proper use of time... | 1 p.m. or 3:30 a.m. or noon, but don't ever use :00 |
| Should you capitalize occupations or grade level? | No. defense attorney Arnold Becker second baseman Bobby Richardson futurist Rad Bradbury - sophomore John Law principal Bacon |
| What is the purpose of AP style? | Consistency, Clarity, Accuracy, Brevity |
| Should you capitalize titles? | Yes. President Obama |
| Should you spell out numbers under ten for ages? | No |
| When should you use numbers for ages? | Always |
| What is the correct way to write a person's height? | 5-foot-3 |
| When should you use a person's first and last name? | The first time he or she is mentioned |
| What is the abbreviation for Iowa? | Iowa |
| How do you write three thirty correctly? | 3:30 a.m. |
| How do you write 3 p.m. correctly? | 3 p.m. |
| How do you correctly use website or web site? | website |
| How do you correctly use email? | e-mail |
| If you have a question what book that is laying around the news lab should you use to find answers to AP style questions? | Associated Press Stylebook 2012 |
| For addresses what should you abbreviate for street names? | Ave. Blvd. and St. |
| For addresses what street names should you spell out? | Alley Drive and Road |
| What is the best way to attribute a person in a quote? | "Life is a box of chocolates," Forest Gump said. "Filled with all different kinds of sweets." |