Practice Style Quiz

 

1. If a story is "cut from the bottom" it means that

a) it is trimmed to fit available space in the newspaper

b) it is trimmed by cutting off the last few sentences or paragraphs to fit the news hole

c) it is important to get all of the vital information up high in the story

d) all of the above.

e) none of the above

 

2. Who is Donald Rumsfeld?

a) Secretary of War

b) Vice President of the United States

c) General of the Military

d) Secretary of Defense

 

3. Quotation marks in a story

a) indicate that a writer is paraphrasing someone

b) detail a reporter's opinion about the subject matter

c) are only used by nonfiction writers

d) begin and end a statement made by a subject

 

4. The Truman Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine were United States foreign policies concerning

a) the international balance of payments

b) the containment of Communism

c) worldwide environmental pollution

d) nuclear disarmament

e) the war in Iraq

 

5. Pick out the problem in the following sentence: The final copy deadline is 12 a.m. midnight.

a) it’s redundant - just write midnight

b) it’s impossible because 12 a.m. is really noon

c) it should say “12 midnight”

d) none of the above

 

6. Identify the incorrect style in this sentence: 'The Gov. did not pardon the Dr.'

a) neither governor or doctor should be capitalized

b) neither governor or doctor should be abbreviated

c) all of the above

d) none of the above

 

7. As a matter of _________, they refused to take the quiz.

a) principal

b) principle

c) principl

d) principale

 

8. What states are never abbreviated?

a) none; all states are abbreviated

b) only those with five or fewer letters

c) only those with six or more letters

d) just Alaska and Hawaii because they came into the union last