AP-ABC Review

Indicate the correct form:
1. air base
2. airbase
Kuwait ordered 16 new _______.
1. 747s
2. 747's
Then they changed the order to _____.
1. 747Bs
2. 747B's
The master of ceremonies then called out, "_____ Bush and _____ Jacobs have finally arrived!"
1. Governor, Doctor
2. Gov., Dr.
3. Governor, Dr.
4. Gov., Doctor
He is a __________ alcoholic.
1. reformed
2. recovering
She was ____________ embezzling funds.
1. arrested and charged with allegedly
2. arrested and charged with
She stood ______ the flowers
1. amidst
2. amid
He was described as running _______.
1. amuck
2. amok
That is a secret between ______.
1. him and me
2. he and I
3. him and I
4. he and me
He seemed to be angry ____ the world.
1. at
2. with
3. either is correct
The rooster shakes ____ wattles; the dog lifts ______ nose.
1. its, its
2. his, its
3. his, his
4. its, his
His __________ was an ____________.
1. archenemy, arch-Republican
2. arch-enemy archRepublican
3. arch-enemy archrepublican
He was arrested _________ murder.
1. for
2. on a charge of
"Assault" means ______________.
1. to commit physical violence
2. to threaten violence
The _______ believes there is no God.
1. atheist
2. agnostic
The average number of students towed each day for illegal parking _______ 50.
1. is
2. are
About 50 cars each day ______ towed for illegal parking.
1. is
2. are
If a negotiator hears the evidence, then hands down a decision, that person is:
1. an arbitrator
2. a mediator
If a negotiator listens to arguments from both parties and tries to help them reach an agreement, that person is:
1. an arbitrator
2. a mediator
Which of the following are Arabic numbers?
1. 1, 3, 4, 7
2. I, III, IV, VII
Which is correct according to AP Style?
1. arctic fox; Arctic Ocean
2. Arctic fox; Arctic Ocean
A murderer is:
1. Someone who has killed someone.
2. Someone who has killed someone and been caught.
3. Someone charged with murder.
4. Someone convicted of the charge of murder in a court of law.
Which is correct according to AP Style?
1. American Medical Assn.
2. American Medical Association
To _____ means to speak extemporaneously.
1. ad lib
2. ad-lib
Can a person be an attorney without being a lawyer?
1. No.
2. Yes.
What is the average of 1, 3, 5, 6 and 30?
1. 5
2. 9
3. 12.5
What is the median of 1, 3, 5, 6 and 30?
1. 9
2. 12.5
3. 5
Hitchhiking from California, he was stranded for _________ in Nevada.
1. a while
2. awhile
He also plans to stay _________ in Minneapolis.
1. a while
2. awhile
Which is correct according to AP Style?
1. 2332 West Kincaid Street
2. 2332 W. Kincaid St.
3. 2332 West Kincaid St.
4. 2332 W. Kincaid Street
Which three can be abbreviated in AP Style?
1. Avenue, Boulevard, Street
2. Street, Drive, Avenue
3. Drive, Circle, Boulevard
4. Road, Terrace, Avenue
Which is correct according to AP Style?
1. 9 N. Meridian St.
2. Nine N. Meridian St.
Which is correct according to AP Style?
1. 132 9th Blvd.
2. 132 Ninth Blvd.
Which is correct according to AP Style?
1. West 42nd Street
2. West 42nd. St.
3. W. 42nd St.
Which is correct according to AP Style?
1. Baby Boomer
2. Baby-Boomer
3. baby boomer
4. baby-boomer
You should ___________ your data often. These __________ can save you a lot of grief.
1. back-up, back-ups
2. backup, backups
3. back up, backups
4. backup, back-ups
Some joggers spend part of the time running ___________.
1. backward
2. backwards
When the garbage man rolls the can from your __________, this is known as _________ service.
1. backyard, backyard
2. back yard, back yard
3. back yard, back-yard
I felt so _____ yesterday that I missed class. I feel ________ about missing class.
1. bad, badly
2. badly, badly
3. badly, bad
4. bad, bad
Bail is:
1. money paid to get you out of jail
2. money you lose if you fail to show up for trial
3. a way of paying a fine in advance
He can eat ___________ and talk ___________ with his mouth full.
1. bologna, baloney
2. baloney, baloney
3. baloney, bologna
She covered the cut with a ___________.
1. bandaid
2. Bandaid
3. Band-Aid
During the concert, his cold made him feel so _______ that he played his guitar _________.
1. badly, badly
2. bad, bad
3. bad, badly
4. badly, bad
A bar mitzvah is:
1. a round, close-fitting cap
2. the traditional Jewish service for the dead
3. the Jewish ritual marking a boy's coming of age at 13
Oil is measured in barrels that contain ______ U. S. gallons.
1. 32
2. 42
3. 16
4. 31.5
BASIC is
1. a Great Society program to alleviate poverty in Appalachia
2. a computer programming language
The rural town of Fleasville holds an annual _______ at which a number of ________ amusements take place.
1. bizarre, bizarre
2. bazaar, bazaar
3. bazaar, bizarre
4. bizarre, bazaar
_________ he grew up in Chicago, he knew what the Loop was.
1. Since
2. Because
Which is the correct spelling, according to AP Style?
1. benefited
2. benefitted
Looking through the file of pictures, I saw that, _________ [in addition to] the photo showing him alone, there was another photo of him standing _______ his mother.
1. beside, beside
2. beside, besides
3. besides, besides
4. besides, beside
The odds were
1. five to four
2. five-to-four
3. 5 to 4
4. 5-4
They hold their __________ meeting twice a year and their _________ celebration every other year.
1. biannual, biannual
2. biannual, biennial
3. biennial, biennial
4. biennial, biannual
In standard U.S. usage, a billion is
1. a hundred million
2. a thousand million
3. a million million
Their __________ broadcast occurs on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Their _________ newsletter comes out every other week.
1. semiweekly, biweekly
2. biweekly, semiweekly
In AP Style, FAMU is a historically ______ university.
1. black
2. Black
He tried to organize three city ______ into a single voting ______ to support the mayor.
1. blocks, bloc
2. blocs, block
The advertisement showed eight women -- all _______. Seven had dyed their hair _______.
1. blonds, blond
2. blondes, blond
3. blondes, blonde
The 17-year-old ________ was charged with assault.
1. boy
2. man
The term "British" includes
1. English, Scottish, Welsh
2. English, Scottish, Welsh and residents of Brittany
3. English, Scottish and Irish
The station break was accidentally __________ twice.
1. broadcast
2. broadcasted
Choose the correct spelling:
1. broccolli
2. broccoli
3. brocolli
4. brocoli
The dart she threw hit the _________.
1. bull's eye
2. bullseye
3. bull's-eye
4. bulls-eye
The transportation kisser ____ _____.
1. buses, buses
2. busses, busses
3. busses, buses
4. buses, busses
Indicate the correct form in AP style:
1. 38 caliber
2. 38-caliber
3. .38 caliber
4. .38-caliber
In AP style, what is the correct abbreviation for California?
1. Cal.
2. Calif.
3. CA
The historic Florida _________ building is located in the ___________ city of Tallahassee.
1. Capital, capital
2. Capitol, capitol
3. Capital, capitol
4. Capitol, capital
Campaign workers will _______ this neighborhood next week.
1. canvas
2. canvass
Oil paintings are made on _______ cloth that has been stretched on a wooden frame.
1. canvas
2. canvass
Indicate the correct form in AP Style:
_______ Erie and Ontario
1. Lakes
2. lakes
Indicate the correct form in AP Style:
the Democratic and Republican _______
1. Parties
2. parties
The ring is _________ gold.
1. 18-carat
2. 18-caret
3. 18-karat
The jeweler displayed a _________ diamond.
1. 10-carat
2. 10-caret
3. 10-karat
In copy editing, you mark a missing letter by using a symbol called a ________.
1. carat
2. caret
3. karat
The pill bottles sat on a small table with _______, which allowed it to be rolled close to the bed.
1. casters
2. castors
A major ingredient in some expensive facial treatments is ______ oil.
1. caster
2. castor
Indicate the correct form in AP Style:
1. cd ROM
2. CD ROM
3. CD-ROM
4. CD rom
___________ at Mardi Gras often party all night.
1. Celebrants
2. Celebrators
The temperature is 40 degrees ________.
1. centigrade
2. Celsius
When the powder known as _________ is mixed with water and dried, the result is known as ___________.
1. cement, concrete
2. concrete, cement
3. cement, cement
4. concrete, concrete
He built a wall from __________ blocks.
1. cement
2. concrete
Indicate the correct form in AP Style: the 21st _________
1. century
2. Century
Indicate the correct form in AP Style:
When he did not find the program on _______ 20, he tried all the other ________ without finding it.
1. channel, channels
2. Channel, Channels
3. Channel, channels
4. channel, Channels
He told us that _______ 3 is the heart of the book, although the other _______ are also worth reading.
1. chapter, chapters
2. Chapter, Chapters
3. Chapter, chapters
4. chapter, Chapters
He claimed to have a hot _____ from the country of _______.
1. chili, Chili
2. chili, Chile
3. chilie, Chilie
4. chile, Chile
Indicate the correct form in AP Style:
_________ band radio
1. citizen's
2. citizens
Her friends ____________ her to go whitewater rafting.
1. convinced
2. persuaded
Her friends ___________ her that rafting was safe.
1. convinced
2. persuaded
The reporter attended a meeting of the city _______.
1. council
2. counsel
The accountant _________ her to keep accurate records of her expenses.
1. counciled
2. counseled
He treated his mechanic as his _________ in all matters relating to the maintenance of his cars.
1. councilor
2. counselor
Tallahassee contains a wealth of information in ________________ offices.
1. city, county, state and federal
2. City, County, State and Federal
Although they had expected a different _____ to handle the case, when they arrived in court, they found ______ Michael Morossa presiding.
1. judge, judge
2. Judge, Judge
3. judge, Judge
4. Judge, judge
The couple _______ separated for more than a year while he served in Iraq.
1. was
2. were
Each couple ____ expected to bring a covered dish to the supper.
1. is
2. are
On the way home, he drank a _________ beers.
1. couple
2. couple of
The newscaster accidentally read the court's ______ decision as "a _________ decision."
1. 5-to-4, 5-40
2. 5 to 4, 5-to-40
3. 5-4, 5-to-40
4. 5-to-4, 5-40
The recipe called for two ______ of broth.
1. cupsful
2. cupfuls
Her friends ____________ her to go whitewater rafting.
1. convinced
2. persuaded
Her friends ___________ her that rafting was safe.
1. convinced
2. persuaded
The reporter attended a meeting of the city _______.
1. council
2. counsel
The accountant _________ her to keep accurate records of her expenses.
1. counciled
2. counseled
He treated his mechanic as his _________ in all matters relating to the maintenance of his cars.
1. councilor
2. counselor
Tallahassee contains a wealth of information in ________________ offices.
1. city, county, state and federal
2. City, County, State and Federal
Although they had expected a different _____ to handle the case, when they arrived in court, they found ______ Michael Morossa presiding.
1. judge, judge
2. Judge, Judge
3. judge, Judge
4. Judge, judge
The couple _______ separated for more than a year while he served in Iraq.
1. was
2. were
Each couple ____ expected to bring a covered dish to the supper.
1. is
2. are
On the way home, he drank a _________ beers.
1. couple
2. couple of
The newscaster accidentally read the court's ______ decision as "a _________ decision."
1. 5-to-4, 5-40
2. 5 to 4, 5-to-40
3. 5-4, 5-to-40
4. 5-to-4, 5-40
The recipe called for two ______ of broth.
1. cupsful
2. cupfuls