AP Style Guide Scavenger Hunt
- Due Jan 29, 2021 by 11:59pm
- Points 100
- Submitting a text entry box or a file upload
- Available after Jan 29, 2021 at 12am
AP STYLE
AP Stylebook Scavenger Hunt
Objectives (Students will learn how to):
- Navigate entries in the AP stylebook
- Apply AP Style rules to common writing scenarios
Using the AP Style presentation Links to an external site., a physical copy of the AP stylebook, or apstylebook.com, find and fill in the answers to the following questions.
1- How many spaces should be used after a period?
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2- When should you abbreviate the words junior or senior?
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3- What is the proper abbreviation for drive, when used in reference to an address?
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4- When should you use figures to represent someone’s age?
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5- You’re writing a review about Justin Bieber’s newest album, titled Changes. How should you format it within your article?
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6- How should you write the date, March 15, 2020, in the body text of an article?
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7- How should you refer to John Doe in their second reference in a story?
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8- When is it appropriate to begin a sentence with a figure?
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9- How would you abbreviate Hawaii when it is used, along with the name of a city?
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10- Which of the following are correct in relation to time: AM, am or a.m.?
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11- How would you properly use email in a story?
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12- What is the overall purpose of using AP Style?
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13- What is the proper AP Style for height?
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14- How do you write four in the afternoon correctly?
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15- When is it okay to use courtesy titles in a story?
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16- How should you refer to the Scholastic Aptitude Test (the SAT) in a story?
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17- How should the word iPhone be formatted when it comes at the start of a sentence?
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18- The two editors in chief of your newspaper, John Doe and Sarah Brown, are both quoted in an article. How should you refer to their plural title?
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19- What’s the proper AP style for grade point average in an article?
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20- Which of the following is correct according to AP style: OK or okay?
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21- Should you use the word percent or the sign % when paired with a numeral?
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22- Is it necessary to write the name of your school in a story in your school paper?
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23- When should you use figures when referencing sports scores?
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24- Which of the following is correct according to AP style: adviser or advisor?
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25- Should you ever capitalize the word Principal?
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