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1Hong Kong's Sun Hung Kai Properties is offering 5.75% senior notes due 2020 worth _____.
- A$100 million
- BUS$100 million
2Is this a correct lead, stylewise?
Jyske Bank of Denmark said net income for the third quarter was up 10% year over year to 100 million kroner.- AYes
- BNo
3Is this a correct headline, stylewise?
Jyske Bank of Denmark Q1 net income up YOY to 100M kroner- AYes
- BNo
4How should we write this out? HK$00.27 cents.
- AHK$00.27
- B27 Hong Kong cents
5Which of these is NOT a standalone currency?
- AChinese yuan
- BC$
- C£
- DCHF
- E€
- FHK$
- GUS$
6Is this a correct headline, stylewise?
Future Land issues 3.5B yuan of bonds- AYes
- BNo
7How would we write this in our copy, based on the style guide?
Source: 350,000,000 Swiss francs- ACHF350.0 million
- B350.0 million Swiss francs
- CCHF 350 million
- D350 million Swiss francs
8Select which statement is false.
- AOnly dollar amounts in the millions, billions and trillions should be rounded; never round dollar
amounts less than $1 million. - BCounts of shares, units, rights and warrants, subscriber totals and medical memberships are okay to round up/down.
- AOnly dollar amounts in the millions, billions and trillions should be rounded; never round dollar
9Which is the right format?
- AApril 24, 2016
- BApr. 24, 2016
- Cthe 24th of April
10Which is the right format?
- AThe executive resigned Dec. 21, 2016, to focus on his art.
- BThe executive resigned Dec. 21, 2016 to focus on his art.
11What is the prescribed way to write date ranges?
- AThe properties will be sold from Dec. 21-29.
- BThe properties will be sold from Dec. 21 to 29.
12Select all correct statements when writing dates.
- AWhen referring to a specific date in the current calendar year in the article, it is not necessary to cite the year in addition to the month and day.
- BWhen referring to a specific date in past or future calendar years, the year should be included in addition to the month and day.
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- This will include style notes on numbers, roundup and dates.
- Author
- Teresa Camille Nones
- Language
- English
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