This test consists of two parts. "A" asks you to identify the mistake made by student journalists. "B" asks you to identify the mistakes made by professional journalists. When you are finished, use the print button on your browser's toolbar to print the test and hand it in to your instructor.

Part A: Student Journalists

1			"Students are up there bearing their bodies and the public knows this, and there are some who go and watch." (Dean of students comments on student streaking on the campus.) — The Cavalier, University of Virginia.
2			"He said it is something different from the monogamy of dining every day at the residence halls." (The director of Housing and Dining Services at Northern Illinois University about a new dining hall.) — Northern Star
3			"LIFE scholarship enters inaugaral year." (Headline) — The Tiger, Clemson University
4			"Students living in residence halls were promised housekeeping services by the University and deserve thorough, regular cleaning." — The Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
5			"Another NIU alumna, Maria Kessen, now a three-year-old pre-school teacher, said she had started a home day care after she graduated from NIU in 1993…" — Northern Star
6			A South Dakota student newspaper reported: At the Great Wall, hoards of people were climbing the stairs.
7			A university newspaper in Michigan reported that a new staff "will take over the reigns of the nation's largest college daily newspaper."
8			A Wisconsin college newspaper carried a story about a panel discussion that will feature "several imminent speakers from around the country."
9			A California university daily newspaper sports columnist wrote: "The coach completed his half-time pep talk by calling the players names as he ushered them out of the locker room."
10			A review of a photography exhibit in a Florida student newspaper included this sentence: "One of the most controversial photos showed boys leaping over goats with no clothes on."

Part B: Professional Journalists

11			The headline read: Republican Governor's Bill Will Effect Court Funding
12			The report of the fight in a metropolitan newspaper's sports section read: Tyson was not putting his punches together like his trainer had been telling him to do for the past four months.
13			A radio news item stated: Soft-drink bottlers are intensifying its media-buying to try to reach the college market.
14			A football game announcer reported: Graham was laying in wait along the sidelines for Chandler's pass and accepted it easily.
15			Newspaper in Michigan: The advise was useless, he told the court.
16			A California daily newspaper interviewed a farmer who said, "This has been a dry year and alot of us are hurting."
17			A Texas newspaper reporting a July 4th celebration quoted the promoter of the event: "We've always had to overcome diversity in this country — and in West Texas, too."
18			A classified ad in The New York Times "seeks college-educated detail-oriented self-starter w/excel spelling/grammer/writing skills for entry level position…"
19			A Georgia weekly newspaper story about a zoning board meeting reported, "The Chamber of Commerce said it's position opposing the lifting of residential classification for the area is unchanged."
20			A Minnesota daily newspaper said a new athletic facility would "have to bring in portable bleachers, concession carts and toilets for competitive games."