Style Sheets: Reading Quiz

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  1. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the style sheet?
    It states rules that all documents written and edited within the organization will adhere to.
    It states exceptions and variations occuring in the edited document that are not stated in the style guide.
    It states exceptions and variations that all documents written and edited within the organization will adhere to.
  2. Who are the primary users of a style sheet?
    Editors
    Writers
    Subject matter experts
    Marketing people
  3. Which of the following are not included in a style sheet?
    Hyphenated compounds
    Acronyms
    Standard usage rules
    Exceptions to the style guide occuring in the document
  4. Are acronyms included in a style sheet, and how are they presented?
    All acronyms occuring in the document are listed, along with their spelled-out meanings.
    Acronyms occuring in the document are not listed, only their spelled-out meanings.
    All acronyms occuring in the style guide are listed, along with their spelled-out meanings.
    Acronyms occuring in the document are not listed, nor are their spelled-out meanings.
  5. What editor's embarrassment is the style sheet intended to prevent? (Two the answers can be right.)
    Making contradictory editorial calls on subsequent edits of the same document.
    Wrongly questioning the technical accuracy of something in the style guide.
    Making an incorrect call about a usage issue.
    Wrongly questioning the technical accuracy of something in the document.
  6. Should you include all hyphenated compounds in a style sheet?
    No, all hyphenated compounds including the part of speech in which they are used will not be listed in the style guide.
    Yes, include all hyphenated compounds but excluding the part of speech in which they are used.
    No, all hyphenated compounds including the part of speech in which they are used will be listed in the style guide.
    Yes, include all hyphenated compounds including the part of speech in which they are used.
  7. Would you copy standard punctuation rules into a style sheet?
    Yes, those rules would not be stated in a standard grammar–usage reference book such as the Chicago Manual of Style.
    Yes, those rules would be stated in a standard grammar–usage reference book such as the Chicago Manual of Style.
    No, those rules would be stated in a standard grammar–usage reference book such as the Chicago Manual of Style.
    No, those rules would not be stated in a standard grammar–usage reference book such as the Chicago Manual of Style.
  8. How does a style sheet handle preferred and nonpreferred terminology?
    Include terms not occuring in the edited document that are listed in the style guide.
    Include terms occuring in the edited document that are also listed in the style guide.
    Include terms occuring in the edited document but not listed in the style guide.
    Include terms not occuring in the edited document that are not listed in the style guide.
  9. Should a style sheet state rules on usage and format of notices (notes, cautions, warnings, dangers)?
    Yes, those rules would be stated in the organization's style guide.
    No, those rules would not be stated in the organization's style guide.
    Yes, those rules would not be stated in the organization's style guide.
    No, those rules would be stated in the organization's style guide.
  10. If your information-development organization insists on using the "Harvard comma" (comma before "and" in a series of three or more), should you include that rule statement in your style sheet?
    Yes, if that rule is not stated in the style guide, do not state it in the style sheet.
    Yes, if that rule is stated in the style guide, state it in the style sheet.
    No, that rule should be stated in the organization's style guide.
    No, that rule should not be stated in the organization's style guide.

   

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