AP Style Quiz
A quiz to test your knowledge of AP Style writing conventions.
1. What does AP stand for in AP Style?
Associated Press
American Press
Alternative Press
Amateur Photographer
2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of AP Style writing?
Using the Oxford comma
Writing out numbers one to nine
Avoiding abbreviations and acronyms
Using quotation marks for direct quotes
3. When referring to dates in AP Style, what format should be used?
Month Day Year
Year Month Day
Day Month Year
Day Year Month
4. How should states be abbreviated in AP Style?
Using two-letter postal abbreviations
Using three-letter postal abbreviations
Using the full state name
Using two-letter abbreviations with dots
5. In AP Style, how should numbers be written?
Using numerals for numbers 10 and above
Using numerals for numbers nine and above
Using numerals for all numbers
Using spelled-out numbers for all numbers
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