UIL JOURNALISM COPY EDITINH
PRACTICE PACKET
Spring 2016 Written by
Rhonda Moore
Edited by
Keisha Bedwell
UIL Journalism Copy Editing Practice Packet author, Rhonda Moore, is a retired journalism teacher who taught for 30 years, most recently at McCallum High School in Austin. She is the 2004 Max R. Haddick Teacher of the Year and is an Edith Fox King Award recipient. Her students' publications have won the National Scholastic Press Association's Pacemaker Award, Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Gold and Silver Crowns, and the Interscholastic League Press Conference's Gold, Silver and Bronze Stars. She is the executive director of the Texas Association of Journalism. In 2008, Rhonda was a CSPA Gold Key recipient.
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UIL JOURNALISM COPY EDITING
PRACTICE PACKET
Spring 2016
CONTENTS
1. General Information / Rules 2. 6 Tests
S16‐A S16‐B S16‐C S16‐D S16‐E S16‐F
3. Answer Keys
copy editing rulesNOTES •Thisisnotaheadlinecontest. •Thisisnotacurrenteventscontest. •Thisisnotthespellingcontestalthoughsomespellingmaybeincluded. •Generallyacceptedcopyeditingandproofreadingsymbolsshouldbeused.However,suchsymbols arenotstandardized.Studentsshouldcommunicateclearlytothegraders.Ifthesymbolsare unclearorambiguous,thecorrectionwillbemarkedasanerror.
RESOURCES •AssociatedPressStylebook,currentyear •MerriamWebster’sCollegiateDictionary
COPY EDITING RESOURCES •APStylebookQuizzes-https://www.apstylebook.com/?do=product&pid=APQ-917360 •DowJonesNewsFundEditingTest-www.editteach.org/specialprojects?id=8 •TheSubversiveCopyEditor-www.subversivecopyeditor.com/blog/ •WritingEnglish-http://www.writingenglish.com/testlist.htm •PurdueUniversityWritingLab-https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/561/1/ •CommonCopyEditingandProofreadingSymbols-www.dummies.com/how-to/content/copyediting- and-proofreading-for-dummies-cheat-she.html
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copy editing contestDIRECTIONS: This test is divided into three sections. Write all your responses as indicated. You have 15 minutes.
PART 1: Circle the correct response. (1 pt. each)
1.TheplayerscouldnotwaittowatchtheAll-StarGame/game.
2.Oneofeveryfivesoccerteammembersplays/playonaclubteam.
3.Thehometeamwonthegame24-10/24 to 10.
4.Theattorney generals/attorneys generalpassedthemotionunanimously.
5.ThepreacherwasneverwithouthisBible/bible.
6.Who/Whomwastheteachertalkingabout?
7.Theteachertoldthestudentstotake/bringtheirbookstothelibrary.
8.Hefeltbad/badlyaboutfailingtheassignment.
9.Thereports,that/whichwerewell-documented,causedmuchcontroversy.
10.Sheisstudents’favoriteenglish/Englishteacher.
11.Therewasanation-wide/nationwidesearchforthefugitive.
12.Shereceivednewstationery/stationarywithherpromotion.
13.Thenewstudentandherfamilyemigrated/immigratedfromGermany.
14.Hetriedtobuildithiswayirregardless/regardlessofwhathiswifesaid.
15.Shetriestoeatrighteveryday/every day.
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copy editing answersPart I
1.Game
2.plays
3.24-10
4.attorneysgeneral
5.Bible
6.Whom
7.take
8.bad
9.which
10.English
11.nationwide
12.stationery
13.emigrated
14.regardless
15.everyday
Part 3
PhysicsteacherJaredBartholomewandalgebrateacherBethNewsomebecameengaged
overspringbreak.
“Itwasreallyromantic,”Newsomesaid,.“Hegotdownononekneeandeverything.”
Bartholomewsaidhehadbeenlookingforaspecialwaytopopthequestionandfinallycame
upwithaplan.
“Itookherouttoareallynicerestarant,”hesaid.“Whenthewaiterbroughtoutthemaincourse,
therewerecoversovertheplates.Whenheliftedhersup,allthatwastherewasthering.ThenI
gotdownonmykeeandaskedhertomarryme.Fortunately,shesaidyes.”
Thecoupleplanstomarryinthesurrmer.
“IwantaJunewedding,”Newsomesaid.“Thatsoundsold-fashioned,butIcan’thelpit.Thisis
theonlytimeIplantogetmarried,andIwantittobespecial.”
Part 2
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