IS 301 CHAPTER 5 QUIZ
Which of the following is not a concern for most messages?
A. Convenience B. Time C. Security D. Cost E. Privacy Answer: D. Cost
Which of the following are considered to be design and layout errors?
A. Missing or incorrect page and section numbers B. Misspelled words C. Punctuation mistakes D. Typographical mistakes E. Grammatical errors Answer: A. Missing or incorrect page and section numbers
Sally is revising her message for readability by making sure some of her sentences contain 15 or fewer words, some 15-25 words, and some more than 25 words. Which of the following techniques is Sally using to improve readability?
A. Replacing narrative with lists B. Varying sentence lengths C. Proofreading D. Shortening paragraphs E. Adding effective headings and subheadings Answer: B. Varying sentence lengths
What is the correct order of the tasks involved in the third step of the three-step writing process?
A. Revise, proofread, produce, and distribute the message. B. Revise, produce, distribute, and proofread the message. C. Produce, revise, proofread, and distribute the message. D. Proofread, revise, produce, and distribute the message. E. Revise, produce, proofread, and distribute the message. Answer: E. Revise, produce, proofread, and distribute message.
Aaron is expressing two or more similar ideas using the same grammatical structure. What is Aaron doing?
A. Rewriting hedging sentences. B. Breaking up overly long sentences. C. Correcting dangling modifiers. D. Imposing parallelism. E. Rewording long noun sequences. Answer: D. Imposing parallelism.
Which of the following is recommended when proofreading your documents?
A. Take your time. B. Focus on low-priority items. C. Proofread immediately after finishing the document. D. Review the document once. E. Do not use perceptual tricks. Answer: A. Take your time.
_______________ define the space around text and between text columns.
A. Type styles B. White space C. Margins D. Fonts E. Typefaces Answer: C. Margins
Which of the following is a readability technique that can show the sequence of your ideas, heighten their impact visually, and increase the likelihood that readers will find your key points?
A. Varying sentence length B. Proofreading C. Replacing narrative with lists D. Shortening paragraphs E. Adding effective headings and subheadings Answer: Replacing narrative with lists
Which of the following is a technique used to improve readability that involves editing large blocks of text?
A. Varying sentence length B. Replacing lists with narratives C. Adding effective headings and subheadings D. Proofreading E. Shortening paragraphs Answer: E. Shortening paragraphs
Biruk is striving for simplicity in her design. Biruk is following the design element of ________________.
A. accuracy B. balance C. consistency D. detail E. restraint Answer: E. restraint
References such as "the above-mentioned," "the aforementioned," and "the former," are considered to be _______________ references.
A. awkward B. camouflaged C. hedging D. dangling E. parallel Answer: A. awkward
Jason is keeping the subject and predicate of the sentence as close as possible. Jason is ___________.
A. clarifying sentence structure B. replacing camouflaged words C. clarifying awkward references D. rewording long noun sequences E. correcting dangling modifiers Answer: A. clarifying sentence structure
After you've reviewed and revised your message for readability, your next step is to make sure that your message is as _________ and ___________ as possible.
A. clear; concise B. important; accurate C. important; reasonable D. informative; entertaining E. reasonable; understandable Answer: A. clear; concise
Sophie is examining her message and reducing the number of words she is using. Sophie is editing for _______________.
A. conciseness B. perfection C. content D. accuracy E. organization Answer: A. conciseness
A heading that simply identifies a topic without suggesting anything more is referred to as a(n) ___________ heading.
A. descriptive B. informative C. topic D. subtopic E. narrative Answer: A. descriptive
The quality inspection stage for your documents is referred to as the _______________ stage.
A. layout B. production C. proofreading D. review E. design Answer: C. proofreading
_________________ refers to the physical design of letters, numbers, and other text characters.
A. margins B. typeface C. type style D. white space E. font Answer: B. typeface
Keiana is determining if her message covers all the points in a logical and convincing order. Keiana is evaluating the ______________________ of her message.
A. organization B. readability C. content D. tone E. scope Answer: A. organization
You should improve the readability of your message after confirming the _____________ of the message.
A. paragraph structures B. length C. tone D. target audience E. headings Answer: C. tone
Jazarah is looking closely at her paragraph organization, sentence structure, and word choices. Jazarah is evaluating her message for _______________.
A. perfection B. correctness C. content D. accuracy E. clarity Answer: E. clarity
The readability technique that involves adding a brief title telling readers about the content of the section that follows is referred to as ______________.
A. proofreading B. replacing narrative with lists C. shortening paragraphs D. adding effective headings and subheadings E. varying sentence length Answer: D. adding effective headings and subheadings
Rashan is considering whether or not his writing is formal enough to meet the audience's expectations without being too formal or academic. Rashan is evaluating the ___________________ of his message.
A. readability B. organization C. scope D. tone E. content Answer: D. tone
Malik is evaluating his message for accuracy, relevance, and completeness. Malik is evaluating the __________ of his message.
A. scope B. content C. tone D. organization E. readability Answer: B. content
___________ refers to any modification that lends contrast or emphasis to type.
A. type style B. margins C. white space D .typeface E. font Answer: A. type style
Any space free of text or artwork is referred to as ________ space.
A. white B. clear C. blank D. extra E. unused Answer: A. white
