AP Style Quiz Study

Which quote is punctuated and attributed correctly? Answers: "It's an amazing honor." McMillin said. "I am so happy I get to represent married women of Mississippi in Las Vegas in August. Pageantry has had such a huge impact on my life. "It's an amazing honor. I am so happy I get to represent married women of Mississippi in Las Vegas in August. Pageantry has had such a huge impact on my life." McMillin said. "It's an amazing honor," McMillin said. "I am so happy I get to represent married women of Mississippi in Las Vegas in August. Pageantry has had such a huge impact on my life." "It's an amazing honor," said McMillin, "I am so happy I get to represent married women of Mississippi in Las Vegas in August. Pageantry has had such a huge impact on my life."

"It's an amazing honor," McMillin said. "I am so happy I get to represent married women of Mississippi in Las Vegas in August. Pageantry has had such a huge impact on my life."

The speaker in this quote, Emily Hutton, has already been identified on previous mention. Which answer shows the correct attribution? Answers: A. "No one expects to have a premature baby," Hutton said. "A lot of the mothers were so young and unprepared, and didn't have a blanket or anything. To have a little something when you have nothing speaks volumes. It gives hope." B. Hutton said "No one expects to have a premature baby. A lot of the mothers were so young and unprepared, and didn't have a blanket or anything. To have a little something when you have nothing speaks volumes. It gives hope." C. "No one expects to have a premature baby. A lot of the mothers were so young and unprepared, and didn't have a blanket or anything. To have a little something when you have nothing speaks volumes. It gives hope," Hutton said. D. "No one expects to have a premature baby. A lot of the mothers were so young and unprepared, and didn't have a blanket or anything," Hutton said. "To have a little something when you have nothing speaks volumes. It gives hope."

"No one expects to have a premature baby," Hutton said. "A lot of the mothers were so young and unprepared, and didn't have a blanket or anything. To have a little something when you have nothing speaks volumes. It gives hope."

The speaker in this quote, Judy Wood, has been previously identified by first and last name. Which quote has the correct speaker tag? Answers: A. "These quilts are the perfect way to preserve t-shirts that you just can't let go of, but that you don't really wear anymore," Wood shared. "A person's t-shirts tell their life story." B. "These quilts are the perfect way to preserve t-shirts that you just can't let go of, but that you don't really wear anymore," said Wood. "A person's t-shirts tell their life story." C. "These quilts are the perfect way to preserve t-shirts that you just can't let go of, but that you don't really wear anymore," said Judy. "A person's t-shirts tell their life story." D. "These quilts are the perfect way to preserve t-shirts that you just can't let go of, but that you don't really wear anymore," Wood said. "A person's t-shirts tell their life story."

"These quilts are the perfect way to preserve t-shirts that you just can't let go of, but that you don't really wear anymore," Wood said. "A person's t-shirts tell their life story."

Here is the intro for a short piece about a local choir group. Which quote has the correct attribution? Oxford Civic Chorus, a nonprofit choir consisting of more than 40 singers, invites the L-O-U community to a free concert next month, celebrating the group's 20th anniversary. Answers: A. "We're hoping it will feel very 'Great Gatsby'-like, and it's a celebration that we hope will reach people who don't always have the opportunity." B. "We're hoping it will feel very 'Great Gatsby'-like, and it's a celebration that we hope will reach people who don't always have the opportunity," Young said. C. "We're hoping it will feel very 'Great Gatsby'-like, and it's a celebration that we hope will reach people who don't always have the opportunity." — OCC president Stephanie Young D. "We're hoping it will feel very 'Great Gatsby'-like, and it's a celebration that we hope will reach people who don't always have the opportunity," OCC president Stephanie Young said.

"We're hoping it will feel very 'Great Gatsby'-like, and it's a celebration that we hope will reach people who don't always have the opportunity," OCC president Stephanie Young said.

The U.S. Capital/Capitol is located in Washington. Capitol Capital

Capitol

My uncle lives in Springfield, Illinois/Ill. Ill. Illinois

Illinois

Have you ever been to Kansas City, Kansas/Kan.? Kansas Kan.

Kansas

The Vermont legislature/Legislature approved the amendment. legislature Legislature

Legislature

Which is the correct way to write about a city and a state? Answers: Originally from Seattle, Washington, John Jones had no idea when he moved to Oxford, Mississippi, how much he would come to love the South. Originally from Seattle Washington John Jones had no idea, when he moved to Oxford Mississippi, how much he would come to love the South. Originally from Seattle Washington, John Jones had no idea when he moved to Oxford Mississippi, how much he would come to love the South. Originally from Seattle, Washington John Jones had no idea when he moved to Oxford, Mississippi how much he would come to love the South.

Originally from Seattle, Washington, John Jones had no idea when he moved to Oxford, Mississippi, how much he would come to love the South.

Which of the following is the correct way to refer to the legislation related to the Securities and Exchange Commission? Securities Exchange Act Securities and Exchange Act

Securities Exchange Act

Choose the correct sentence. She wore sweat-pants to class. She wore sweatpants to class. She wore sweat pants to class.

She wore sweatpants to class.

What is the correct way to abbreviate television? t.v. T.V. TV

TV

Which of the following is correct? The CEO of Target is Brian Cornell. The Chief Executive Officer of Target is Brian Cornell. The chief executive officer of Target is Brian Cornell.

The CEO of Target is Brian Cornell.

In compliance with AP style for abbreviations within company names, which of the following is correct? Coca-Cola The Coca-Cola Co. The Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Co.

Choose the correct sentence. The movie has an R-rating. The movie has an "R" rating. The movie has an R rating.

The movie has an R rating.

Which of the following is correct? Time Magazine Time magazine time Magazine

Time magazine

John Smith, U.S. Circuit Judge/U.S. circuit judge, has been married for 14 years. U.S. Circuit Judge U.S. circuit judge

U.S. circuit judge

Which of the following is correct? Velcro velcro

Velcro

He was the program's advisor/adviser. adviser advisor

adviser

Skipping the assignment negatively affected/effected his overall grade. effected affected

affected

He was a part of the Baby Boomer/baby boomer generation. Baby Boomer baby boomer

baby boomer

They walked backwards/backward carefully. backwards backward

backward

The town has a popular bed-and-breakfast/bed and breakfast. bed-and-breakfast bed and breakfast

bed-and-breakfast

She has blond/blonde hair. blonde blond

blond

Come to the meeting in business-like/businesslike attire. businesslike business-like

businesslike

The army fired the cannon/canon. canon cannon

cannon

When used in a financial sense, this word describes money, equipment or property used in a business by a person or corporation. capital capitol

capital

The character is introduced in Chapter 8/Chapter eight. Chapter eight Chapter 8

chapter 8

According to AP style, the word startup as a noun or adjective should actually be spelled start-up. true false

false

It is not necessary to specify whether a monetary figure is income before taxes or net income. true false

false

When writing a newsletter about a brand new business, use as much business jargon as possible to seem knowledgeable about the industry. true false

false

He wrote a full length/full-length story. full length full-length

full-length

The Internet/internet is a decentralized, worldwide network of computers. internet Internet

internet

He opened the door and ran in/into the room. into in

into

Making its/her landfall near New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina caused $75 billion in damages. her its

its

Sonya lays/lies on the beach for two hours each day. lays lies

lies

Which of the following is correct when referring to the cosmetics often applied to faces? make up make-up makeup

makeup

Which of the following is correct? men's wear menswear mens wear

menswear

The painting dates back to the ninth/9th century. 9th ninth

ninth

What is the singular form of paparazzi? paparazzi paparazzo paparaz

paparazzo

Which of the following is the correct way to punctuate a movie title? quotation marks ("The Lion King") italics (The Lion King) commas (,The Lion King,)

quotation marks ("The Lion King")

The term merger should be used liberally or sparingly in reference to business combinations? liberally sparingly

sparingly

Which of the following is correct? tshirt tee shirt T-shirt

t-shirt

When referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC is acceptable on second reference. false true

true

When referring to the Standard & Poor's 500 index, use the name S&P 500 on all references following the first. false true

true