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UIL JOURNALISM COPY EDITINH 

PRACTICE PACKET  

Spring 2016 Written by 

Rhonda Moore 

Edited by 

Keisha Bedwell 

 

 

UIL Journalism Copy Editing Practice Packet author, Rhonda Moore, is a retired journalism teacher who taught for 30 years, most recently at McCallum High School in Austin. She is the 2004 Max R. Haddick Teacher of the Year and is an Edith Fox King Award recipient. Her students' publications have won the National Scholastic Press Association's Pacemaker Award, Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Gold and Silver Crowns, and the Interscholastic League Press Conference's Gold, Silver and Bronze Stars. She is the executive director of the Texas Association of Journalism. In 2008, Rhonda was a CSPA Gold Key recipient. 

 

 

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UIL JOURNALISM COPY EDITING 

PRACTICE PACKET 

Spring 2016

 

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS 

1. General Information / Rules 2. 6 Tests 

S16‐A  S16‐B  S16‐C  S16‐D  S16‐E  S16‐F 

3. Answer Keys 

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

RESOURCES •AssociatedPressStylebook,currentyear •MerriamWebster’sCollegiateDictionary

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.Sheisstudents’favoriteenglish/Englishteacher.

11.Therewasanation-wide/nationwidesearchforthefugitive.

12.Shereceivednewstationery/stationarywithherpromotion.

13.Thenewstudentandherfamilyemigrated/immigratedfromGermany.

14.Hetriedtobuildithiswayirregardless/regardlessofwhathiswifesaid.

15.Shetriestoeatrighteveryday/every day.

FORJUDGE’SUSEPointsfromPART1

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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,butIcan’thelpit.Thisis

theonlytimeIplantogetmarried,andIwantittobespecial.”

Part 2

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