Deck 13: Abbreviating and Capitalizing

Question 1

Which of the following is a shortened form of a written word or phrase used in place of the whole?

A) Acronyms
B) Abbreviation
C) Short hand
D) Shortcut

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following are abbreviations that are pronounced as words and consist of initials or syllable components of other words?

A) Acronyms
B) Abbreviations
C) Antonyms
D) Algorithms

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What does DOA stand for?

A) Down on Art
B) Death at Arms
C) Dead on Arrival
D) Dead on Analysis

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What does MAJ stand for?

A) Man at Jail
B) Major
C) Mass Arrival at Jail
D) Mass Arrest

Question 5

Words of more than _______ letter(s) are often abbreviated.

A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four

Question 6

What is the state abbreviation for Maine?

A) MA
B) ME
C) MD
D) MI

Question 7

What is the state abbreviation for Massachusetts?

A) MA
B) ME
C) MD
D) MI

Question 8

What does ATF stand for?

A) Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
B) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
C) American Terrorism Foundation
D) American Task Force

Question 9

If you are going to use an abbreviation, you should ___________ it out the first time.

A) Spell
B) Sound
C) Diagram
D) Photograph

Question 10

Avoid using the abbreviation ________ because it is too general and may result in important information being left out.

A) MO
B) i.e.
C) etc.
D) e.g.

Question 11

You should capitalize proper nouns, initials, and titles when part of a name.

Question 12

You should capitalize names of locations and general directions.

Question 13

You should capitalize the names of specific courses and general fields of study.

Question 14

Capitalizing, indenting, and underlining are all means of emphasis.

Question 15

You should skip a space between headings and subheadings.

Question 16

List three types of words that should always be capitalized.

Question 17

What should you do if you are in doubt of your reader's ability to understand an abbreviation?