AP-C-All

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 called ________.
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

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