AP Style Quiz 2

Question 5: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

A. Each of the three armadillos weighed less than 9 pounds. (correct) Rationale: Spell out countable amounts that are fewer than 10 (three armadillos), but always use numerals for units of measurement, even when less than 10 (9 pounds).

Question 9: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

A. Investigators found nearly $2 million in a box that was buried under a restaurant's parking lot on Ninth Avenue. (correct) Rationale: Don't use zeroes when writing numbers that are millions, billions, etc. Spell out "Avenue" because it has no street address.

Question 16: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

A. The court voted 8-1 in favor of the ban, with Justice Peterson being the lone dissenting vote. (correct) Rationale: Ratios and votes are always numerals, and separate the numerals with hyphens. Always capitalize a title when it comes right before a name.

Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

B. 9 a.m. (correct) Rationale: Always use numerals for times. When it's the top of the hour, never write ":00" or "o'clock.

Question 19: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

B. All Republican delegates will meet in Room 2 at noon. (correct) Rationale: Use "noon," not "12." Always capitalize political parties. Spell out and capitalize "Room," and room numbers are always numerals, even when less than 10.

Question 4: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

B. George Wang, 9 (correct) Rationale: Always use numerals for ages, even when less than 10. This is one of the exceptions to the "spell out when less than 10" rule. Also, put the age right after the name, separated by a comma. You don't need the word "age."

Question 15: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

B. One hundred fifty two teachers packed into the auditorium for the November workshop. (correct) Rationale: Always spell out a number when it starts a sentence. (However, the sentence would be less awkward written as: "Around 152 teachers packed . . .") Also, spell out months when they have no dates.

Question 3: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

C. A 5-4 court ruling (correct) Rationale: Use numerals for votes, scores and ratios. Separate the figures with only a hyphen.

Question 10: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

C. Lt. Gov. Dinesh Chopra raised more than $3.5 million for his campaign. (correct) Rationale: "Gov." and "Lt. Gov." are two of the titles that get abbreviated before names (and capitalize all titles when they come before names). Don't use zeroes when writing numbers in the millions or higher.

Question 13: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

C. The House voted 314-116 to impose new standards for the amount of lead allowed in toys. (correct) Rationale: The word "House" from House of Representatives gets capitalized. Don't use the word "to" in vote totals - only use a hyphen.

Question 7: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

C. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 21, in Room 2. (correct) Rationale: Abbreviate the long months with dates. Room numbers are always numerals, even when under 10. "Room" is capitalized.

Question 20: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

C. The new e-Push phone, produced by LufftonComp Inc., will be only 2 inches long. (correct) Rationale: Abbreviate "Inc." and do not set it off with commas. Units of measurement are always numerals (unless they start a sentence.)

Question 12: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

C. The senator's son was 5 years old. (correct) Rationale: Lowercase titles when they stand alone ("senator"), and always use numerals for ages, even when less than 10.

Question 11: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

D. "I wouldn't pay 5 cents for a ride that only goes 5 mph," she said. (correct) Rationale: Use numerals for all money amounts, even when less than 10. Units of measurement (like mph) are always numerals, even when less than 10.

Question 2: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

D. $8.6 million (correct) Rationale: Do not use zeroes for amounts in the millions and higher, and spell out the word "million." Put the "$" in front of the number.

Question 18: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

D. Around 40 percent of the players in the league are 9 or younger. (correct) Rationale: Spell out the word "percent." Both percents and ages are always numerals.

Question 14: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

D. On Oct. 8 the health department tested the water in lakes Mason and Pinecrest. (correct) Rationale: Abbreviate long months with dates, and always use numerals for dates. Lowercase the word "lakes" because it refers to more than one lake.

uestion 6: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

D. The four-hour game lasted until midnight, with the Marlins winning 8-7. (correct) Rationale: Write "midnight," not 12 p.m. Write scores and ratios in numerals, and use hyphens between the numerals.

Question 17: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

D. The movie starts at midnight and costs $1. (correct) Rationale: Use the word midnight, not 12 p.m. Write money amounts as a numeral preceded by a dollar sign ($1).

Question 8: Pick the choice with the correct AP style:

D. Twelve pounds of shrimp costs $62. (correct) Rationale: Always spell out a numeral if it starts a sentence, even if it's 10 or higher. Put the numeral directly after the "$" and don't use a decimal and zeroes for even dollar amounts ($62).