4-53.
An outstanding performance is
planned at the sports arena
tonight.
1.
Style
2.
Editorializing
3.
Contradiction
4.
Incompleteness
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Eight beautiful young ladies from
the Navy community participated in
the city’s annual pageant.
1.
Style
2.
Editorializing
3.
Contradiction
4.
Incompleteness
4-55.
Navy pilot, James Cramer of
Seattle, Wash., was killed in
an air crash near Mobile, Ala.
(Note: no further identification)
1.
Style
2.
Editorializing
3.
Contradiction
4.
Incompleteness
4-56.
The cafeteria is located at 3849
Pennsylvania Avenue which is a
block east of the intersection
of Penn. Ave. and Alabama Ave.
1.
Style
2.
Editorializing
3.
Contradiction
4.
Incompleteness
4-57.
For submitted material to be
acceptable, which of the following
newspaper standards must be
followed?
1.
Complete details on the person
and circumstances central to
the story must be provided
2.
The story must contain no
questionable facts
3.
Correct grammar, spelling,
sentence structure and
punctuation must be used
4.
All of the above
4–58.
How should the writer indicate the
proper spelling of an unusual name
in the rough?
1.
Draw a box around it
2.
Put it in parentheses
3.
Put quote marks around it
4.
Underline it
4-59.
When editing a story containing
numbers, which of the following
procedures should you follow?
1.
Always apply logic to the
statistics of the story
2.
Have questionable numbers
verified by the writer
3.
Both 1 and 2 above
4.
Eliminate numbers as much
as possible
4–60.
Which of the following numbers is
NOT acceptable in news releases?
1.
5 feet, 10 inches tall
2.
1/2 inch
3.
5°F
4.
Five men on the team
4-61.
What is the most common reason
every copy editor needs a
dictionary?
1.
To check the writer’s style
2.
To check syllabication used
by the writer
3.
To check the spelling of
troublesome words
4.
To check grammatical usage
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