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Answers to AP self-test

by Michael Sweeney, Professor; Associate Director for Graduate Studies

Answers to the AP practice exercise.

1. He ate 15 doughnuts at the fair. (OK as written)



2. The Rev. Frank Robbins, 55, served as a chaplain in the U.S. Army. (See and “Rev.” and “army”)



3. The living room is 9 feet wide and 17 feet long. (See “dimensions”)



4. She met the pope on a sunny day in Rome. (OK as written)



5. Lt. Col. Frank Burns told the general that nothing was wrong at the hospital. (See “military titles”)



6. Robert J. Carey Jr. is mayor of College Park, Md. (See “titles”)



7. Members of the Missouri Legislature refused to stand for Gov. Kit Bond. (See “legislature” and “governor”)



8. You can write to me at 400 W. Seventh St. (See “addresses”)



9. I grew up in the North, and I like cold weather. (OK as written)



10. Her favorite song is “Rock Me on the Water.” (See “composition titles”)



11. At 10 this morning (or, “At 10 a.m. today,), Vice President Joe Biden canceled the meeting. (See “a.m.”)



12. “A bottle of Dr Pepper, two Coca-Colas and a beer to go,” he said. (See “Dr Pepper” and “Coca-Cola”)



13. Our home was destroyed by Hurricane Andrew. (See “demolish, destroy”)



14. Dec. 25, 1941, was a day he remembered vividly. (See “dates” or “months”)



15. My son likes Dr. Seuss’ books. (See “possessives” — subheading “singular proper names ending in S”)



16. The Gospel of St. Luke is my favorite part of the Bible. (See “Bible”)



17. The 7-year-old victim had gone camping with her family in Utah. (See “ages”)



18. Attorney General Janet Reno said the suspects have been charged. (OK as written)



19. The Scots are great people, and I like to drink their scotch. (See “Scot” and “Scotch whisky”)



20. After he made a photocopy (or “a Xerox”) of the test, he put a copy in the mailbox. (See “Xerox”)



21. Cody, Wyo., is named for William “Buffalo Bill” Cody. (See “nicknames”)



22. Episcopalians in Flatbush will question their rector this weekend. (OK as written)



23. I have a fourth-grader and a sixth-grader at East Elementary School. (See “grade, grader”)



24. Capitol Hill is east of the Lincoln Memorial. (See “capitol”)



25. The killer used a .45-caliber handgun. (See “weapons,” subheading “caliber”)



26. “Let’s walk farther into the woods,” the hunter told his companion. (See “farther, further”)



27. I plan to visit the Prince of Wales on July 3. (OK as written)



28. Much of the fleet sank near the Marshall Islands. (See “marshal . . . Marshall”)



29. The Dallas and Fort Worth city councils passed resolutions to expand the airport. (See “city council”)



30. The co-owner of the lounge asked the unruly patrons to cooperate. (OK as written)


posted in: Associated Press
August 5, 2009

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