AP Style Quiz

What numbers do you spell out?

Numbers under ten

Do you capitalize PRINCIPAL?

No. Lakeview High School principal Elizabeth Auer

Do you ever capitalize freshman, sophomore, junior or senior?

NO. Unless it is the first word of a sentence. The other two post players returning for the Hokies are rising redshirt-junior Cadarian Raines and rising sophomore Joey van Zegeren. "I'm getting stronger, ...

How do you abbreviate Boulevard?

Blvd

Proper use of First...

First

Proper use of Tenth...

10th

Proper use of Drive in an address...

Drive

Proper AP use of Road in an address

Road

Proper use of 21 year old student

21-year-old student

Proper use of thirties

30s

Proper AP style for books

Italics

Proper AP style for songs

"Paparazzi" or italics

Proper AP style for 3/30/1978

March 30, 1978

Proper AP style for the1990s

'90s

Proper AP style for height

5-foot-3

Proper AP style for names

Always use full names

Which of the following do you not use...

Mr. or Mrs.

Proper use for millions...

$1 million

Proper use for money...

$25.52

Proper use for money...

$8

Proper use for money

6 cents

How many spaces are after a period?

One

Should commas go inside quotation marks?

Yes - ex. "I did nothing wrong," he said.

When should you spell out the name of a state?

When it stands alone.

When can you use abbreviations for states?

When it is next to a city. There are exceptions that include Iowa.

Proper use of time...

1 p.m. or 3:30 a.m. or noon, but don't ever use :00

Should you capitalize occupations or grade level?

No. defense attorney Arnold Becker

second baseman Bobby Richardson

futurist Rad Bradbury - sophomore John Law

principal Bacon

What is the purpose of AP style?

Consistency, Clarity, Accuracy, Brevity

Should you capitalize titles?

Yes. President Obama

Should you spell out numbers under ten for ages?

No

When should you use numbers for ages?

Always

What is the correct way to write a person's height?

5-foot-3

When should you use a person's first and last name?

The first time he or she is mentioned

What is the abbreviation for Iowa?

Iowa

How do you write three thirty correctly?

3:30 a.m.

How do you write 3 p.m. correctly?

3 p.m.

How do you correctly use website or web site?

website

How do you correctly use email?

e-mail

If you have a question what book that is laying around the news lab should you use to find answers to AP style questions?

Associated Press Stylebook 2012

For addresses what should you abbreviate for street names?

Ave. Blvd. and St.

For addresses what street names should you spell out?

Alley Drive and Road

What is the best way to attribute a person in a quote?

"Life is a box of chocolates," Forest Gump said. "Filled with all different kinds of sweets."