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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. 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






2. They dentify things that can be perceived by the 5 senses - such as diploma - manager - or keyboard






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






4. What should you know about a Letter?






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






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






7. Tell and show how to do something






8. Formality Considerations






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






10. 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






11. Purpose - problem - plan/solution - conclusion






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






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






14. Conciseness






15. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






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

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17. How is formatting important?






18. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






19. 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.






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






22. 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.






23. 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






24. 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?






25. Clairty






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






27. The relationships among ideas are clear to readers. A logical sequence of related ideas and clear transitions between these ideas.






28. When to use Instant Messaging?






29. What is the best advice for Drafting?






30. Formal






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






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






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






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






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






36. How do you begin the message?

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






38. What are Cons of Email?

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






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






41. What is Direct Order?






42. Casual






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






44. When should email NOT be used?






45. Stages can also be summarized as...






46. What are three levels of Revision?






47. Goal and audience






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






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






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