Harvard Business Writing in Business
Exam
Which two are benefits 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 - Answer I and V
Editing and Correcting is one of the four parts or stages of the writing process. - Answer
True
Revising is one of the four parts or stages of the writing process. - Answer True
Which two are ways of generating ideas for a 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 - Answer II and III
Select the phrase that best completes this sentence:
The goal of drafting is to write a first draft that expresses your thinking, - Answer but
isn't necessarily ready for the audience.
The goal of the editing part of the writing process is to make the sentences easy to
read. - Answer True
Which of these items is not a quality of good business writing? - Answer Assertive
Direct writing means writing that tells the audience what the writer thinks. - Answer True
Which practice is most important to clear writing? - Answer Using logical sentence
structure
Because reading is linear, writing needs a linear structure. - Answer True
Select the phrase that best completes this sentence:
The first step of Writing for Action Style is... - Answer Find the action.
Using the passive voice in business writing is never justified. - Answer False
Select the best definition of tone in writing. - Answer Tone is the writer's attitude toward
the audience and the subject as conveyed through a message.
Select the word that best describes the tone of this sentence:
Exam
Which two are benefits 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 - Answer I and V
Editing and Correcting is one of the four parts or stages of the writing process. - Answer
True
Revising is one of the four parts or stages of the writing process. - Answer True
Which two are ways of generating ideas for a 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 - Answer II and III
Select the phrase that best completes this sentence:
The goal of drafting is to write a first draft that expresses your thinking, - Answer but
isn't necessarily ready for the audience.
The goal of the editing part of the writing process is to make the sentences easy to
read. - Answer True
Which of these items is not a quality of good business writing? - Answer Assertive
Direct writing means writing that tells the audience what the writer thinks. - Answer True
Which practice is most important to clear writing? - Answer Using logical sentence
structure
Because reading is linear, writing needs a linear structure. - Answer True
Select the phrase that best completes this sentence:
The first step of Writing for Action Style is... - Answer Find the action.
Using the passive voice in business writing is never justified. - Answer False
Select the best definition of tone in writing. - Answer Tone is the writer's attitude toward
the audience and the subject as conveyed through a message.
Select the word that best describes the tone of this sentence:
