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Test Bank For Successful Writing at Work 12th
Edition by Philip C. Kolin Chapter 1-16.
The first step in preparing to write is to determine you
(A) audience
(B) format
(C) needs
(D) purpose - ANSWER-(D) purpose
The purpose statement both addresses a problem from the writer's point
of view and takes ______ into consideration.
A. persuasiveness
B. the writing environment
C. the audience's needs
D. organization - ANSWER-C. The audience's needs
When considering your audience, you should try to answer all of the
following questions except:
A. Who is your audience and what is the most appropriate medium to
reach them?
B. Will your writing create admiration in your audience?
C. What do you want your audience to know, to believe, or to be able to
do after reading your writing?
D. Does your writing acknowledge other or contrary points of view
about the subject? - ANSWER-B. Will your writing create admiration in
your audience?
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Even a good idea will fail to get support from the audience if the writer
does not take the ____________ both inside and outside the organization
into account.
A. circumstances
B. priorities
C. relationships
D. finances - ANSWER-A. circumstances
A useful way to generate ideas for your writing is called ________.
A. the self-interview technique.
B. brainstorming.
C. the P and A game.
D. the writer's checklist. - ANSWER-B. Brainstorming
Your ________ is the degree of detail you decide is necessary to cover
each item in your list of ideas.
A. range
B. ethics
C. scope
D. minutia - ANSWER-C. scope
All of the following are possible ways to organize your writing except
A. most to least interesting, or vice versa.
B. chronologically.
C. comparison of one item to one or more other items.
D. most to least important, or vice versa. - ANSWER-A. most to least
interesting or vice versa
What is the primary purpose of a first draft?
A. To get your writing as perfect as possible the first time around.
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B. To focus on content, leaving issues of organization for the revision.
C. To simply get something down on paper.
D. To get all the needed information down in a reasonably organized
manner. - ANSWER-D. To get all the needed information down in a
reasonably organized manner
Which of the following techniques might be used to revise your writing?
A. Waiting until the next morning to evaluate your work.
B. Getting feedback from a coworker.
C. Proofreading for grammatical and mechanical errors.
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
Which of the following are legitimate reasons to use formatting
techniques such as headings?
A. To highlight key ideas.
B. To introduce subtopics.
C. To guide your reader through your writing.
D. All of the above. - ANSWER-D. All of the above
To write accurate instructions, you must thoroughly understand the task
you are describing. How can you accomplish this?
A. Perform the operation yourself and take notes on each step.
B. Watch someone else perform the operation and take notes on each
step.
C. Question someone who knows the procedure and record their
responses.
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
When writing instructions, can you ever use specialized vocabulary and
abbreviations?
A. Yes, for coworkers.
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B. Yes, for consumers.
C. Yes, for international readers.
D. No. Avoid specialized terms and use plain language throughout. -
ANSWER-A. Yes for coworkers
Many instructions for product assembly are organized into four parts:
Introduction, ______________, Procedure, and Conclusion.
A. Safety Precautions
B. Required Equipment and Materials
C. About This Manual
D. Audience and Purpose - ANSWER-B. Required Equipment and
Materials
Make instructions clear and concise by
A. writing them as commands.
B. leaving out articles, pronouns, and verbs.
C. shortening sentences.
D. using the passive voice. - ANSWER-A. writing them as commands
Instructions must warn of all risks and hazards. An adequate warning
must
A. identify the hazard and the potential seriousness of the risk.
B. give the likely results of ignoring the warning.
C. describe how to avoid the hazard and thus the injury.
D. all of the above. - ANSWER-D. all of the above
When cautioning a reader about what not to do, you must use
A. a cartoon.
B. uppercase or bold letters.
C. a slash through the image.
Test Bank For Successful Writing at Work 12th
Edition by Philip C. Kolin Chapter 1-16.
The first step in preparing to write is to determine you
(A) audience
(B) format
(C) needs
(D) purpose - ANSWER-(D) purpose
The purpose statement both addresses a problem from the writer's point
of view and takes ______ into consideration.
A. persuasiveness
B. the writing environment
C. the audience's needs
D. organization - ANSWER-C. The audience's needs
When considering your audience, you should try to answer all of the
following questions except:
A. Who is your audience and what is the most appropriate medium to
reach them?
B. Will your writing create admiration in your audience?
C. What do you want your audience to know, to believe, or to be able to
do after reading your writing?
D. Does your writing acknowledge other or contrary points of view
about the subject? - ANSWER-B. Will your writing create admiration in
your audience?
,2|Page
Even a good idea will fail to get support from the audience if the writer
does not take the ____________ both inside and outside the organization
into account.
A. circumstances
B. priorities
C. relationships
D. finances - ANSWER-A. circumstances
A useful way to generate ideas for your writing is called ________.
A. the self-interview technique.
B. brainstorming.
C. the P and A game.
D. the writer's checklist. - ANSWER-B. Brainstorming
Your ________ is the degree of detail you decide is necessary to cover
each item in your list of ideas.
A. range
B. ethics
C. scope
D. minutia - ANSWER-C. scope
All of the following are possible ways to organize your writing except
A. most to least interesting, or vice versa.
B. chronologically.
C. comparison of one item to one or more other items.
D. most to least important, or vice versa. - ANSWER-A. most to least
interesting or vice versa
What is the primary purpose of a first draft?
A. To get your writing as perfect as possible the first time around.
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B. To focus on content, leaving issues of organization for the revision.
C. To simply get something down on paper.
D. To get all the needed information down in a reasonably organized
manner. - ANSWER-D. To get all the needed information down in a
reasonably organized manner
Which of the following techniques might be used to revise your writing?
A. Waiting until the next morning to evaluate your work.
B. Getting feedback from a coworker.
C. Proofreading for grammatical and mechanical errors.
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
Which of the following are legitimate reasons to use formatting
techniques such as headings?
A. To highlight key ideas.
B. To introduce subtopics.
C. To guide your reader through your writing.
D. All of the above. - ANSWER-D. All of the above
To write accurate instructions, you must thoroughly understand the task
you are describing. How can you accomplish this?
A. Perform the operation yourself and take notes on each step.
B. Watch someone else perform the operation and take notes on each
step.
C. Question someone who knows the procedure and record their
responses.
D. All of the above - ANSWER-D. All of the above
When writing instructions, can you ever use specialized vocabulary and
abbreviations?
A. Yes, for coworkers.
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B. Yes, for consumers.
C. Yes, for international readers.
D. No. Avoid specialized terms and use plain language throughout. -
ANSWER-A. Yes for coworkers
Many instructions for product assembly are organized into four parts:
Introduction, ______________, Procedure, and Conclusion.
A. Safety Precautions
B. Required Equipment and Materials
C. About This Manual
D. Audience and Purpose - ANSWER-B. Required Equipment and
Materials
Make instructions clear and concise by
A. writing them as commands.
B. leaving out articles, pronouns, and verbs.
C. shortening sentences.
D. using the passive voice. - ANSWER-A. writing them as commands
Instructions must warn of all risks and hazards. An adequate warning
must
A. identify the hazard and the potential seriousness of the risk.
B. give the likely results of ignoring the warning.
C. describe how to avoid the hazard and thus the injury.
D. all of the above. - ANSWER-D. all of the above
When cautioning a reader about what not to do, you must use
A. a cartoon.
B. uppercase or bold letters.
C. a slash through the image.
