True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or
false.
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| 1. | The ABC’s of journalism
stand for Accuracy, Brevity, and Clarity.
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| 2. | Abbreviate
“association” when it is part of a club or organization name.
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| 3. | Quoting an authority helps make
the information credible to your readers.
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| 4. | The correct way to write the
following address is 1200 south 10th St.
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| 5. | When writing a news story you
should try to use big words that will impress your readers.
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| 6. | Asking someone else to read
your story to check for errors is a good practice.
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| 7. | On second reference in a news
story you should use a person’s first name.
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| 8. | You should always assume that
your readers have basic knowledge of the subject about which you are writing.
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Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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| 9. | News stories are generally
written in a. | third person, but sometimes in first person | b. | first person, but sometimes in second person | c. | third person, but sometimes in second person | d. | second person, but sometimes in third person | | |
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| 10. | Which is the correct way to
mark a two-page story? a. | write “more” at the bottom of
the first page and -30- on the second | b. | write -1- on the bottom of the first page
and -2- on the second | c. | write “page one” on the bottom
of the first page and ### on the second | d. | write “more” on the bottom of
the first page and “end” on the second | | |
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| 11. | objectivity refers
to a. | interviewing only one source for a story and writing in third
person | b. | reporting details that are not important to the reader
| c. | reporting facts by interviewing several sources and reporting in third
person | d. | having a very narrow focus within the story | | |
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| 12. | Numerals should NOT be spelled
out (instead of written as figures) if a. | you are writing an exact
measurement | c. | it is less than ten | b. | they are at the beginning of a
sentence | d. | none of the above | | | | |
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| 13. | Which of the following is an
INCORRECT abbreviation to stylebook guidelines?
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| 14. | Commas should always be used
a. | before Jr. and Sr. in a name | c. | in numbers | b. | after every item in a series | d. | none of the
above | | | | |
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| 15. | You should capitalize a title
such as president or governor a. | always | c. | when it stands alone
| b. | when it precedes | d. | when it follows a name
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| 16. | The “inverted pyramid
arrangement” refers to the techniques of a. | putting the smallest details in the
beginning of your story | b. | putting the facts first and adding your
opinion to the end | c. | putting the most important facts first and
the least important last | d. | putting the longest sentence first and the
shortest sentence last | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
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| | 17. | Please correct the misspelled
words in the following sentence:
Jane hopes to recieve a metal for her achievements in mucular
physics.
_______________, __________________, ____________________
(place a comma after each word with one space after the comma
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| | 18. | List two errors from the
following sentences:
John Doe, Payne County Extension Specialist, says Okla, farmers grow the highest
quality wheat, sorghum and sunflowers.
__________________, _____________________
(place a comma after the first word
followed by a space)
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