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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. Identifying your audience - Establishing your purpose - Formulating your message - and Selecting your style (how something is written rather than what is written) and tone (expresses your attitude toward your topic and audience)






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






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






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






5. What is current emphasis on for a Letter?






6. When to use Instant Messaging?






7. Using short and long sentences strategically






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






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






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






11. Purpose - findings - conclusion - and recommendations






12. 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






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






14. Iitalics - bold type - underlining etc.






15. 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.






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






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






18. Use Initialisms






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






20. How to end an email






21. What are three levels of Revision?






22. What is Direct Order?






23. 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.






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






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






26. What are Individual Contexts






27. Informal






28. When should email NOT be used?






29. What techniques can be used for gathering information?






30. 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






31. 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






32. What are Cons of Email?

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33. Are these stages recursive or linear?






34. Steps to Successful Writing






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






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






37. Less formal than in the past - Varies from conversational style - The use of personal pronouns is important - In emails etc. something between conversational & business writing should be used - Only use we when it is company policy






38. Clairty






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






40. Etiquette






41. General considerations with Email Messages






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






43. What is the general Purpose of a Letter?






44. Casual






45. 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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46. Conciseness






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






48. Goal and audience






49. What is a Memorandum?






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