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UILJOURNALISMCOPYEDITINH

PRACTICEPACKET

Spring2016 Writtenby

RhondaMoore

EditedbyKeishaBedwell

UILJournalismCopyEditingPracticePacketauthor,RhondaMoore,isaretiredjournalismteacherwhotaughtfor30years,mostrecentlyatMcCallumHighSchoolinAustin.Sheisthe2004MaxR.HaddickTeacheroftheYearandisanEdithFoxKingAwardrecipient.Herstudents'publicationshavewontheNationalScholasticPressAssociation'sPacemakerAward,ColumbiaScholasticPressAssociation'sGoldandSilverCrowns,andtheInterscholasticLeaguePressConference'sGold,SilverandBronzeStars.SheistheexecutivedirectoroftheTexasAssociationofJournalism.In2008,RhondawasaCSPAGoldKeyrecipient.

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UILJOURNALISMCOPYEDITINGPRACTICEPACKET

Spring2016

CONTENTS1. GeneralInformation/Rules2. 6Tests

S16A S16B S16C S16D S16E S16F

3. AnswerKeys

copy editing rulesNOTES Thisisnotaheadlinecontest. Thisisnotacurrenteventscontest. Thisisnotthespellingcontestalthoughsomespellingmaybeincluded. Generallyacceptedcopyeditingandproofreadingsymbolsshouldbeused.However,suchsymbols arenotstandardized.Studentsshouldcommunicateclearlytothegraders.Ifthesymbolsare unclearorambiguous,thecorrectionwillbemarkedasanerror.

RESOURCES AssociatedPressStylebook,currentyear MerriamWebstersCollegiateDictionary

COPY EDITING RESOURCES APStylebookQuizzes-https://www.apstylebook.com/?do=product&pid=APQ-917360 DowJonesNewsFundEditingTest-www.editteach.org/specialprojects?id=8 TheSubversiveCopyEditor-www.subversivecopyeditor.com/blog/ WritingEnglish-http://www.writingenglish.com/testlist.htm PurdueUniversityWritingLab-https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/561/1/ CommonCopyEditingandProofreadingSymbols-www.dummies.com/how-to/content/copyediting- and-proofreading-for-dummies-cheat-she.html

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copy editing contestDIRECTIONS: This test is divided into three sections. Write all your responses as indicated. You have 15 minutes.

PART 1: Circle the correct response. (1 pt. each)

1.TheplayerscouldnotwaittowatchtheAll-StarGame/game.

2.Oneofeveryfivesoccerteammembersplays/playonaclubteam.

3.Thehometeamwonthegame24-10/24 to 10.

4.Theattorney generals/attorneys generalpassedthemotionunanimously.

5.ThepreacherwasneverwithouthisBible/bible.

6.Who/Whomwastheteachertalkingabout?

7.Theteachertoldthestudentstotake/bringtheirbookstothelibrary.

8.Hefeltbad/badlyaboutfailingtheassignment.

9.Thereports,that/whichwerewell-documented,causedmuchcontroversy.

10.Sheisstudentsfavoriteenglish/Englishteacher.

11.Therewasanation-wide/nationwidesearchforthefugitive.

12.Shereceivednewstationery/stationarywithherpromotion.

13.Thenewstudentandherfamilyemigrated/immigratedfromGermany.

14.Hetriedtobuildithiswayirregardless/regardlessofwhathiswifesaid.

15.Shetriestoeatrighteveryday/every day.

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copy editing answersPart I

1.Game

2.plays

3.24-10

4.attorneysgeneral

5.Bible

6.Whom

7.take

8.bad

9.which

10.English

11.nationwide

12.stationery

13.emigrated

14.regardless

15.everyday

Part 3

PhysicsteacherJaredBartholomewandalgebrateacherBethNewsomebecameengaged

overspringbreak.

Itwasreallyromantic,Newsomesaid,.Hegotdownononekneeandeverything.

Bartholomewsaidhehadbeenlookingforaspecialwaytopopthequestionandfinallycame

upwithaplan.

Itookherouttoareallynicerestarant,hesaid.Whenthewaiterbroughtoutthemaincourse,

therewerecoversovertheplates.Whenheliftedhersup,allthatwastherewasthering.ThenI

gotdownonmykeeandaskedhertomarryme.Fortunately,shesaidyes.

Thecoupleplanstomarryinthesurrmer.

IwantaJunewedding,Newsomesaid.Thatsoundsold-fashioned,butIcanthelpit.Thisis

theonlytimeIplantogetmarried,andIwantittobespecial.

Part 2

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