ap style quiz
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Associated Press Style can be tricky. Thanks to Kelly Savio for preparing this mini-quiz presentation for high school student journalists.TRANSCRIPT
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Wait…. What time is it?
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It’s AP Style Quiz Time!
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What numbers do you spell out?
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Numbers under 10One, two, three…. 10, 11, 12
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Do you capitalize freshman/sophomore/junior/senior?
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No, unless it’s the first word in a sentence.
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First or 1st?
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First.
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Tenth or 10th?
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10th
First-ninth, 10th-100th, etc.
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In an address….Boulevard or Blvd?
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Blvd
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Drive or Dr?
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Drive
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Road or Rd?
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Road.But Street is St. and Avenue is Ave.
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Put these sentences in correct AP Style.
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The 18 year old student said she planned to vote.
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The 18-year-old student said she planned to vote.
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He’s in his thirties.
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He’s in his 30s.
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She’s reading Gone With the Wind.
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She’s reading Gone with the Wind.
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She loves Neil Diamond’s song, Sweet Caroline.
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She loves Neil Diamond’s song, “Sweet Caroline.”
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Now please write your height in AP Style.
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I am 5-foot-4.
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Trudy Arriaga is our superintendent. She is married. She has a doctorate degree. How would your write her name?
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Trudy Arriaga.
You only call someone “Dr.” if they are a medical doctor, and no courtesy title.
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What if you want to use her title (superintendent)? Then how do you write her name?
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Trick question!
It depends on where you put the title.
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… said Superintendent Trudy Arriaga. In the front, it’s capitalized.
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…said Trudy Arriaga, superintendent of the district.
In the back, it’s not.
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What’s a good rule of thumb for where to put the title?
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If it’s a short title, put it in front. If it’s more than three words, put it in back of the name.
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…said Trudy Arriaga, superintendent of Ventura Unified School District.
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…said President Barack Obama.
Notice that these are official titles. You wouldn’t say something such as:…said Teacher Dan Fitz-Patrick.
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Write the following in correct AP Style:
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$1,000,000
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$1 millionThis is the case for all millions, billions, etc.
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Four dollars and five cents
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$4.05
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Four dollars
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$4
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Six cents
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6 cents
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When do you spell out a state name?
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When it’s alone, with no city accompanying it.
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When do you abbreviate a state name?
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When there’s a city with it.Although there are exceptions, such as Iowa.
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How do you abbreviate California according to AP Style?
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Calif.Yes, really.
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What time does class start (in AP Style)?
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8 a.m.9:34 p.m., midnight, noon
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Write your age when you lost your first tooth in AP Style.If you can’t remember, guess!
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6Ages are always digits.
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website? web site? web-site? email? e-mail? e mail?
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website/e-mailFind her e-mail on our website.
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Quiz over!
Now that we’ve established that AP Style laughs in the face of MLA and APA style…. Do you have any questions?