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






2. Repeating keywords and key phrases






3. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






4. Condenses writing by omitting articles - pronouns - conjunctions - and transitions - e.g. ' Per 5/21 email 12 copies of instruction needed asap'






5. What is Indirect Order?






6. Using words like 'most - much - very' with caution - wthout overdoing it.






7. The principle of of stressing the most important ieas in writing. You can achieve this with the careful use of: Position - Climatic Order - Sentence Type - Sentence Length - Sentence Length - Active Voice - Repetition - Intensifiers - Direct Stateme






8. Goal and audience






9. Informal






10. 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.






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

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12. The ___________ of a word are its meanings and associations beyond its literal definitions - words often have particular connotations for audiences within professional groups and organizations






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






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






15. Techniques for writing memos and emails are...






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






17. Words and expressions that offend because they make inappropriate assumptions or stereotypes about gender - ethnicity - physical or mental disability - age or sexual orientation.






18. The ____________ of a word are its literal meanings - as defined in a dictionary.






19. Avoid language that attempts to evade responsibility - Avoid deceptive language - Do not deemphasize or suppress important information - Do not emphasize misleading or incorrect information - Avoid using language that is biased - racist - or sexist o






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






21. What are Pros of Email?






22. Modifiers that repeat an idea implicit or present in the word being modified contribute to wordiness by being redundant (basic essentials - final outcome) - Coordinated synonyms (each and every - first and foremost.) - Expletives - relative pronouns






23. Words or phrases that suddenly become popular and - because of an intense period of overuse - lose their freshness and precisness - E.g. interface (as a verb) - impact (as a verb) - skill sets - deliverables - slam dunk - bleeding edge - cash cow - 2






24. How is formatting important?






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






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






27. What are three levels of Editing?






28. E.g. 'most important'






29. Casual






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






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






32. Understand and agree on the important goals - organization - and deadlines for the report - Establish group rules early on and stick to them - Put the good of the group ahead of individual egos - Agree on the group's organization - Identify each mem






33. Etiquette






34. Clairty






35. The attitude a writer expresses toward the subject and his or her readers. May range depending on purpose etc.






36. When should email NOT be used?






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






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






39. Use Initialisms






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






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






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






43. 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






44. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






45. To emphasize the performer of an action: make the performer the subject of the verb






46. Stages can also be summarized as...






47. Conciseness






48. Listing the ideas or facts within a sentence in sequence from least to most important






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






50. An inoffensive substitute for a word or phrase that could be distasteful - offensive - or too blunt.