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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. Correctness






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

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3. Expressions that have been used fro so long that they are no longer fresh but come to mind easily bc they are so familiar. Often wordy as well as vague and cab be confusing - especially to non-native English speakers - E.g. all over the map - run it






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






5. Purpose - problem - plan/solution - conclusion






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






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






8. What is the best advice for Drafting?






9. What is format of most Memos?






10. Steps to Successful Writing






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






12. How do you present information in long messages?






13. Using short and long sentences strategically






14. What is current emphasis on for a Letter?






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






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






17. 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






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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






25. What are the activities in the planning stage?






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






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






28. Etiquette






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






30. Casual






31. What are Cons of Email?

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32. What should you know about a Letter?






33. How is formatting important?






34. How to end an email






35. What is Direct Order?






36. Formal






37. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






38. Repeating keywords and key phrases






39. What are three levels of Revision?






40. E.g. 'most important'






41. The skeleton of the document you are going to write--structures your writing by ensuring that it has a beginning - middle - and end.Types: topic outlines - sentence outlines etc.






42. Are these stages recursive or linear?






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






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






45. 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.






46. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






47. Clairty






48. When to use Instant Messaging?






49. What is Indirect Order?






50. 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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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