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Which two are benefits I and V
of understanding your
writing process?
I. Improves the
reliability of your
writing process
II. Allows you to write
a message faster
III. Makes you slow
down and think
IV. Increases your
attention to detail
V. Increases your
writing efficiency

Editing and Correcting True

is one of the four parts
or stages of the writing
process.

Revising is one of the True

four parts or stages of
the writing process.

Which two are ways of II and III

generating ideas for a

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written message.
I. Taking notes
II. Asking questions
III. Making an outline
IV. Asking an expert
what you should write
V. Reading a book
about writing

Select the phrase that but isn't necessarily ready for the audience.
best completes this
sentence:
The goal of drafting is
to write a first draft
that expresses your
thinking,

The goal of the editing True

part of the writing
process is to make the
sentences easy to
read.

Which of these items is Assertive

not a quality of good
business writing?

Direct writing means True

writing that tells the
audience what the
writer thinks.

Which practice is most Using logical sentence structure

important to clear
writing?

Because reading is True

linear, writing needs a
linear structure.

Select the phrase that Find the action.

best completes this
sentence:
The first step of
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Writing for Action

Style is...

Using the passive False

voice in business
writing is never
justified.

Select the best Tone is the writer's attitude toward the audience and the
definition of tone in subject as conveyed through a message.
writing.

Select the word that Cautious

best describes the
tone of this sentence:
We have enjoyed
many successes over
the last few quarters;
nevertheless, we must
remember that success
is never guaranteed
and can evaporate
quickly.

The following topic True

implies an informative
purpose:
The terms of a
company's tuition
support for employees
doing academic work
related to their jobs.

The following topic False

implies an informative
purpose:
The advantages of
doing job-related
academic work

Which one of the The identity of the audience

following items is not Any barriers to communication
useful for analyzing The audience's knowledge of the topic

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the audience of an The audience's attitude toward the topic

informative The communicator's attitude toward the audience
communication? The communicator's previous experience with the topic

Narrative can be an True

effective organizer of
informative
communication.

Order of importance True

can be an effective
organizer of
informative
communication.

The opening of an Connecting the information to the audience's existing

informative knowledge
communication has
three functions. Two of
them are telling the
audience the
information that will be
delivered and why
they need to know it.
What is the third?

Select the word that Act

best completes this
sentence:
The purpose of
persuasive writing is to
motivate an audience
to think, feel, or _______
in the way the
communicator intends.

In business, persuasion False

typically involves one
or two
communications.

You can use the same True

audience analysis

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questions for
informative and
persuasive writing.

Reason is a resource True

for creating
persuasion.

Character is a resource True

for creating
persuasion.

Emotions are too False

unpredictable to use
for persuading a
business audience.

Which one of the All are frequently used (Emotion, Character, Argument,
following items is Qualitative evidence)
seldom used for
persuading business
audiences?

Writers in business True

have to be prepared
to receive
unanticipated
information and adapt
their persuasion
messages as
necessary.

Select the word that Thought

best completes this
sentence:
Action plans are
critical to
organizations because
they translate _________
into action.

What is the objective Capitalize on positives, eliminate or reduce negatives

of an action plan Distribute information
based on a diagnosis?
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Assign responsibility
Fix a problem

Which one of the Argument

following is not an
essential element of an
action plan?

The goals of an action True

plan summarize the
major outcomes of the
plan.

It is usually not False

necessary to divide an
action plan into short-
term and long-term
steps.

The term "digital True

disinhibition" means
the tendency of
people using digital
media to say things
they would never say if
the recipient were
physically present.

Which of the following Don't be concerned about spelling or punctuation.

is not one of the six
steps stated in "The
Guidelines for Writing
Successful Emails"?

Recipients of ultra- False

short form messages
such as texts don't care
about sentence
construction,
punctuation, or
spelling.

Ultra short form False

communication cannot
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be used for
persuasion.

The author of a long True

business document like
a report has to put
limits on the amount of
detail.

Which correctly states Comprehensive coverage of a topic versus audience

the tradeoff of long reluctance to read
business documents?

Which one of the Interesting facts even if not closely related to the topic
following is not a
means of engaging the
readers of a long
document?

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