AP-DEF Review

The hurricane caused $50 million in __________.
1. damage
2. damages
The plaintiff was awarded $4 million in _______.
1. damage
2. damages
Indicate the correct form in AP Style:
1. daylight-saving time
2. daylight saving time
3. daylight-savings time
4. daylight savings time
Indicate the correct form in AP Style:
1. the 1990's
2. the 1990s
Indicate the correct form in AP Style:
1. the '90's
2. the '90s
The brief _________ of the 1970s was nothing compared to the ____________ of the 1930s.
1. Depression, Great Depression
2. depression, Great Depression
Indicate the correct form in AP Style:
1. diarrhea
2. diarhhea
3. diarhea
Indicate the correct form in AP Style:
1. different from
2. different than
I differ ______ him on that issue.
1. from
2. with
The team hired a ____________ player.
1. seven foot, six inch
2. seven-foot, six-inch
3. 7 foot 6 inch
4. 7-foot 6-inch
5. 7-foot-6-inch
The cell was _______ feet long and ______ feet wide.
1. twelve, 6
2. 12, 6
3. 12, six
The infestation of pine beetles slowly moved ______.
1. north
2. North
Large elm trees once grew all over the _________.
1. northeast
2. Northeast
Though raised in Mississippi, he expressed ambivalence about being called a ___________.
1. southerner
2. Southerner
In order to distinguish it from ______________ Ireland, the country of Ireland is sometimes referred to as the Irish Republic.
1. northern
2. Northern
He backed up his hard ______ on a CD-ROM _______.
1. disk, disk
2. disc, disc
3. disc, disk
4. disk, disc
A good butler must be _________ and not reveal anything he overhears.
1. discreet
2. discrete
He could identify six _________ sounds from the failing engine.
1. discreet
2. discrete
An unbiased person can be described as ____________.
1. uninterested
2. disinterested
He said he was completely __________ in going surfing.
1. disinterested
2. uninterested
He ________ from the high dive three times in a row.
1. dived
2. dove
The cappuccino costs nearly ________.
1. six dollars
2. $6
3. $6.00
4. 6 dollars
He tried to sell military secrets for __________.
1. ten million dollars
2. $10 million
3. 10 million dollars
4. $10 million dollars
The school budget fell to ________.
1. $2.5 million
2. 2.5 million dollars
3. $2.5 million dollars
4. two and a half million dollars
A guard stood on _________ of the door.
1. each side
2. either side
Neither the student nor the teacher _____ late.
1. were
2. was
Neither the teacher nor the students _______ late.
1. was
2. were
Which is correct according to AP Style?
1. e-mail
2. email
3. eMail
4. Email
Indicate the correct spelling:
1. embarass
2. embarrass
3. embarras
He _________ from Ireland.
1. immigrated
2. emigrated
He _________ to the United States in 1998.
1. immigrated
2. emigrated
More than 200 recent __________ received their citizenship today.
1. immigrants
2. emigrants
The car's ______ stopped.
1. engine
2. motor
Part of the function of copy editing is to ________ accuracy.
1. ensure
2. insure
When you buy a car, you must _______ it with a policy that meets Florida's requirements.
1. insure
2. ensure
His most popular book is _______ "Reflections in a Mirror."
1. entitled
2. titled
Place your application in an ________ and mail it.
1. envelop
2. envelope
Some students are petitioning for a more __________ distribution of scholarship aid.
1. equal
2. equitable
He is now __________ tall as his brother.
1. equally as
2. equally
3. as
She found both performers ________ obnoxious.
1. equally as
2. equally
She wrote a beautiful description of the boat crossing the ________.
1. equator
2. Equator
A capuccino is made of ________ and steamed milk.
1. expresso
2. espresso
He introduced his __________.
1. son, James.
2. son James
He had to pay ________ of the parking tickets.
1. everyone (one word)
2. every one (two words)
A farsighted person has difficulty seeing things that are _________.
1. far away
2. up close
The ________ south he traveled, the more orchids he discovered.
1. farther
2. further
We should talk _______ about this some other time.
1. farther
2. further
After a long pause, _______ Joseph Mackey answered the door.
1. Father
2. the Rev.
Noise and interruptions rarely ______ a reporter who is concentrating on writing a story.
1. phase
2. faze
For some people, life is one new _______ after another.
1. phase
2. faze
Your salary can be reduced considerably after ________ tax is withheld.
1. federal
2. Federal
Schools are using more computers and _______ books.
1. less
2. fewer
Dinner for two costs _______ $50.
1. under
2. less than
He is her ________. She is his ________.
1. fiance, fiancee
2. fiancee, fiance
Yesterday, I _________ laughed myself to death watching Comedy Central.
1. literally
2. nearly
He claims to represent the views of all _________.
1. Philippinos
2. Filipinos
3. Filippinos
Her quest for an unpredictable, dangerous life led her to apply for a job as a _________.
1. fireman
2. firefighter
While her husband was overseas, the ___________ gave speeches in his place.
1. First Lady
2. first lady
She is in love with the ________ of Norway.
1. fjords
2. fiords
A PR person might be called a ______.
1. flack
2. flak
The movie vividly dramatized the effect of _____ from the anti-aircraft fire.
1. flack
2. flak
Anyone who goes into politics must be prepared to take a lot of ______.
1. flack
2. flak
She has always had a ______ for fashion.
1. flair
2. flare
When his car stalled, he set out a red _____ to warn oncoming traffic.
1. flair
2. flare
At the 25th reunion, she ________ her trim, shapely body before her pudgy classmates.
1. flouted
2. flaunted
He is quiet and obedient. His brother seems to seek out rules just to _______ them.
1. flaunt
2. flout
They advertised the concert by posting colorful _______.
1. fliers
2. flyers
Which is the correct abbreviation for Florida in AP Style?
1. Fla.
2. Flor.
3. FL
The sudden storm _________ our hopes for a picnic.
1. floundered
2. foundered
The catfish ______ in the bottom of the boat, but everyone was afraid to pick it up because of the spines.
1. foundered
2. floundered
Which is preferred in AP Style?
1. We ate dessert following dinner.
2. We ate dessert after dinner.
Our _________ were taught to ________ from swearing.
1. forebears, forbear
2. forbears, forebear
It is a ________ conclusion that I will ______ the experience of skydiving.
1. foregone, forgo
2. forgone, forego
By changing the way you use the oars, you can row ________ or ________.
1. forward, backward
2. forewards, backwards
Many magazines are written largely by _________.
1. freelancers
2. free-lancers
The magazine promotes fashionable clothing for women with _________ figures.
1. fulsome
2. full
At first his compliments were pleasant, then a little long-winded and finally _______.
1. full
2. fulsome