How do you write dates in English, or the numbers? Do you spell out percentages or use a symbol? Which style guides are you familiar with? Have you read our posts on figures and dates already? Here is a quiz to test your skills!
0 of 4 questions completed Questions: If you’ve read the guide to figures and numbers, you can now to put your knowledge into practice. Tips You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again. Quiz is loading... You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz. You have to finish following quiz, to start this quiz: 0 of 4 questions answered correctly Your time: Time has elapsed You have reached 0 of 0 points, (0) Click on the “View questions” button below to see an answer walkthrough. Here are two alternative sentences for an annual report from 2013. Which would be preferable? As both the Dragoman and New York Times style guides state, when reporting a rise or a fall, give the to figure first (in spite of logic) to prevent misreading as a range. This rule is especially important in financial or annual reports. As both the Dragoman and New York Times style guides state, when reporting a rise or a fall, give the to figure first (in spite of logic) to prevent misreading as a range. This rule is especially important in financial or annual reports. “In January 2014, aircraft manufacturer Boeing reported revenue for the full year 2013 of $86.6 billion, up ___(A)___ from the previous year. The American multinational is currently promoting its state-of-the-art 787 Dreamliner. The Dreamliner is assembled at the company’s facilities in Washington state, which is the largest building in the world by volume and covers an area of ___(B)___.” “In January 2014, aircraft manufacturer Boeing reported revenue for the full year 2013 of $86.6 billion, up 6 percent from the previous year. The American multinational is currently promoting its state-of-the-art 787 Dreamliner. The Dreamliner is assembled at the company’s facilities in Washington state, which is the largest building in the world by volume and covers an area of 399,480 square meters.” “In January 2014, aircraft manufacturer Boeing reported revenue for the full year 2013 of $86.6 billion, up 6 percent from the previous year. The American multinational is currently promoting its state-of-the-art 787 Dreamliner. The Dreamliner is assembled at the company’s facilities in Washington state, which is the largest building in the world by volume and covers an area of 399,480 square meters.” “For the fiscal year ended ___(A)___, Galatasaray football club had ___(B)___  ___(C)___ in revenue. The team, standing ___(D)___ in the Turkish Super Lig and beaten 6-1 by Real Madrid last month, has seen its shares slump ___(E)___ this year amid deteriorating finances.” The text should have been formatted as follows: “For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013, Galatasaray football club had 322.7 million Turkish lira ($162.4 million) in revenue. The team, standing 13th in the Turkish Super Lig and beaten 6-1 by Real Madrid last month, has seen its shares slump 31 percent this year amid deteriorating finances.” The text should have been formatted as follows: “For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2013, Galatasaray football club had 322.7 million Turkish lira ($162.4 million) in revenue. The team, standing 13th in the Turkish Super Lig and beaten 6-1 by Real Madrid last month, has seen its shares slump 31 percent this year amid deteriorating finances.” In July 2014, the car manufacturer Volkswagen released its half-yearly financial report. Here are some key facts from the report, which were presented in bullet point form (italics for emphasis): Fill in the blanks by selecting the correctly formatted information from the choices below. The text should have been formatted as follows: Note: In this case the use of the “%” symbol is correct. Stand-alone short sentences are one of the exceptions for its use. Additional exceptions can be found in the figures style guide. The text should have been formatted as follows: Note: In this case the use of the “%” symbol is correct. Stand-alone short sentences are one of the exceptions for its use. Additional exceptions can be found in the figures style guide. Pay close attention to the format of the text!Take the figures and dates quiz!
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