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






2. What is Indirect Order?






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






4. Clairty






5. How do you Plan the message?






6. Casual






7. 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






8. What is important in the Revising stage?






9. What are Pros of Email?






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






11. Use to call attention to a particular word or statement --






12. Purpose - problem - plan/solution - conclusion






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






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






15. 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.






16. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






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






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






19. What are Individual Contexts






20. What should you know about a Letter?






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






22. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






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






24. Formal






25. Letters - memos - email - instant messages - telephone calls - Faxes - Face-to-face meetings - video conferences - web sites






26. Stages can also be summarized as...






27. What is Direct Order?






28. To set you apart from the others; show that you have customized your resume for that company/job opening






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Introduction - list of materials - actual steps - warnings - cautions - and notes - conclusion when necessary






35. Why Avoid Perfectionism in Drafting?






36. Am I giving the reader too much or too little info? - does this point belong here? - is this point relevant? - am I repeating or contradicting myself? - have I ended appropriately?






37. What are three levels of Revision?






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






39. Use Initialisms






40. 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






41. E.g. 'most important'






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






43. How is formatting important?






44. Repeating keywords and key phrases






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






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






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






48. Etiquette






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






50. Goal and audience