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The Business Writing Process

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. E.g. 'most important'






2. Honesty - attractive - carefully organized - concise accurate - current information - relevance






3. Audience's preferences - personal work style - how widely info needs to be distributed etc.






4. Provide practical info - give facts - not impressions - provide visuals to clarify - give accurate measurements - stating responsibility precisely - persuading and offering recommendations






5. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






6. What types of research is done in gathering information?






7. How do you know what to include in your message?






8. What are Individual Contexts






9. What is format of most Memos?






10. Sentences can vary in sentence length - word order - loose and periodic sentences






11. What are Cons of Email?

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12. Put instructions is correct order - right amount of information only - group closely related items into 1 step - give reader hints on how to best accomplish task - state when 1 step affects another - insert graphics where needed






13. General ideas - qualities - conditions - acts or relationships-intangible things that cannot be detected by the five senses






14. Plan what you are going to say - polish what you wrote before you sent it - proofread everything

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15. Varying sentences by using a compound sentence - a complex sentence - or a simple sentence






16. How to end an email






17. What is Direct Order?






18. Used to show - by the structure of a sentence - the appropriate relationship between ideas of unequal importance.






19. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






20. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






21. An imaginative expression that often compares two things that are basically not alike but have at least one thing in common.






22. What is important in the Revising stage?






23. Stages can also be summarized as...






24. Provide practical information - give facts not impressions - provide visuals to clarify and condense information - give accurate measurements - state responsibilities precisely - persuade and offer recommendations -






25. When to use Instant Messaging?






26. Make sure your e-mail is confidential and ethical - observe all of the proprietary requirements when using e-mail - use an acceptable format- follow all of the rules of 'netiqette' when answering e-mail - adopt a professional style - ensure that yo






27. Means that extraneous words - phrases - clauses - and sentences have been removed from writing without sacrificing clarity or appropriate detail.






28. Using short and long sentences strategically






29. The use of language that is more formal - technical - or showy than necessary to communicate information to the reader.






30. When should email NOT be used?






31. Introduction; list of equipment and materials; steps for your instructions; warnings - cautions - and notes; conclusion






32. What is current emphasis on for a Letter?






33. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






34. Informal






35. Why Avoid Perfectionism in Drafting?






36. Where you put the idea - The first & last words of a sentence - paragraph - doc - stand out in readers' minds.






37. Correctness






38. What are the activities in the planning stage?






39. How do you Plan the message?






40. Clairty






41. General considerations with Email Messages






42. A sentence that is so tangled with structural and grammatical problems that it cannot be repaired - often result from trying to include too many ideas in one sentence.






43. An organized presentation of relevant data on any topic that a company or agency tracks in its day-to-day operations






44. How much time should a student spend in each writing stage?






45. Purpose - problem - plan/solution - conclusion






46. How is formatting important?






47. Concern policies and regulations found in employee handbooks and other internal corporate communications






48. A group of words that has a special meaning apart from its literal meaning. Someone who 'runs for office'






49. What is critical to a message's success?






50. Places the reader's interest and perspective foremost. It is based on the principle that most readers are naturally more concerned about their own needs than they are about those of a writer or a writer's organization - often means using the words y

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