Module 3

Which of the following is an independent clause? - After he signed the contract - Of the two choices - Please call with any questions you have - If you have any questions

Please call with any questions you have

Which of the following documents would most likely use an introduction, a proposed solution, staffing, a schedule and/or costs, and authorization organization? E-mail message Analytical report Proposal Informational report

Proposal

Chuck is part of a team identifying ideas to cut expenses. The team has decided to hold a brainstorming session. Which of the following strategies would likely produce the best results? - Discourage wild thinking; all ideas generated should be rational and feasible. - Critique and evaluate each idea as it is presented during the brainstorming session. - Set an established time limit. - To encourage the maximum number of ideas, avoid defining the problem at the beginning of a brainstorming session.

Set an established time limit.

When you are persuading or delivering bad news to your audience, the indirect paragraph plan is most effective. True False

True

Which of the following is a compound sentence? - If you have any questions, please e-mail me. - Before the meeting ended, Sofia shared her new product idea; consequently, her ideas were included in the meeting minutes. - Raymond applied for the position, and he was called for an interview two days later. - It's highly likely that your request for leave will be approved.

Raymond applied for the position, and he was called for an interview two days later.

Placing the main idea first or last in a sentence is a good way to emphasize the idea. True False

True

Which of the following scenarios would most likely require a scientific experiment? - A research firm wants to find out how many parents plan to send their children to private schools. - A company wants to measure reactions to the price of a new flavored vitamin water product to learn how much consumers would be willing to pay. - A student wants to find out how a business leader got his start in the industry. - A development team has to decide which of four possible locations would be best for a new fast-food restaurant.

A company wants to measure reactions to the price of a new flavored vitamin water product to learn how much consumers would be willing to pay.

Alex is working on a report and has reached Phase 2 of the 3-x-3 writing process. What question should he ask while collecting information during this second phase? What does the receiver need to know about the topic? What is the receiver to do and how is the receiver to do it? When must the receiver do it? Alex should ask all of these questions.

Alex should ask all of these questions.

Suzanne has been told that freewriting may help her overcome writer's block. What does freewriting mean? - Getting your thoughts down quickly and refining them later - Avoiding getting bogged down with the perfect words - Imagining that you're talking to the reader - All of the above

All of the above

Which of the following should be organized in a direct pattern? - An online manual showing visitors how to download a software program - A proposal submitted to the board of directors to add a wellness program to the company's benefits package - An e-mail message to employees telling them that health benefits will be cut - A letter denying a customer's claim about a defective product

An online manual showing visitors how to download a software program.

Brandon is preparing a short informational report for his boss and wants to begin his research by conducting informal research. What should he consider doing? Searching through his company's files for background information and previous correspondence Talking with his boss to get more information about the type of information his boss would like included in the report Conducting an informal online survey using a tool like Survey Monkey Correct Answer Brandon should consider doing all of these.

Brandon should consider doing all of these.

Brandon is preparing a short informational report for his boss and wants to begin his research by conducting informal research. What should he consider doing? - Searching through his company's files for background information and previous correspondence - Talking with his boss to get more information about the type of information his boss would like included in the report - Conducting an informal online survey using a tool like Survey Monkey - Brandon should consider doing all of these.

Brandon should consider doing all of these.

A comma splice results when a sentence with two independent clauses is fused together without a conjunction or semicolon. True False

False

If you have any new ideas is an example of an independent clause. True False

False

One advantage of the indirect organizational strategy is that it saves the time of readers. True False

False

The best brainstorming sessions have no time limits. True False

False

The focus of a brainstorming session should be on the quality of ideas, not the quantity. True False

False

The following sentence contains parallel structure: The policy affected all vendors, suppliers, and those involved with consulting. True False

False

The topic sentence of a paragraph must always appear first. True False

False

What type of sentence fault results when a writer punctuates a broken-off part of a complex sentence as if it were a complete sentence? Run-on sentence Comma splice Fragment Simple

Fragment

Select the sentence with an active-voice verb. The sales meeting has been scheduled for Friday. Many companies now offer wellness programs. The contract must be signed by all parties. The applicant was contacted by the hiring manager.

Many companies now offer wellness programs.

Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice? - Miguel will write the document, but Alicia will proofread it. - Miguel will write the document, Alicia will proofread it. - Miguel will write the document; however, Alicia will proofread it. - Miguel will write the document. Alicia will proofread it.

Miguel will write the document, Alicia will proofread it.

Which of the following is done during Phase 2 of the writing process? Adapting Proofreading Analyzing Organizing

Organizing

Which of the following sentences demonstrates parallelism? - In my current position, I interact with customers, input orders, and am responsible for updating the company's Facebook page. - Our new CEO's objectives are to improve employee morale, to boost revenues, and to enhance community relations. - Collecting, organizing, and documentation -- these are important steps in researching a problem. - The person we hire for this position should be flexible, reliable, and have good organizational skills.

Our new CEO's objectives are to improve employee morale, to boost revenues, and to enhance community relations.

Which of the following is a dependent clause? On the 15th of this month Except for our main competitor Since the company began selling stock to the public Your interview went well

Since the company began selling stock to the public

Which sentence best emphasizes the attorney? - The closing arguments were delivered by the attorney. - Because the attorney is ready, she will give her closing arguments today. - Before the trial resumed, the attorney practiced for her closing arguments. - The attorney delivered the closing arguments.

The attorney delivered the closing arguments.

Select the sentence with the passive-voice verb. - Michael Lewis wrote a book about the financial crisis. - Many new grads begin their job search on LinkedIn. - Even with little experience, Andrew applied for the position. - The website was redesigned by a team of professionals.

The website was redesigned by a team of professionals.

For what purpose should the active voice be used? To strengthen most business writing To emphasize an action rather than a person To de-emphasize negative news To conceal the doer of the action

To strengthen most business writing

________ expressions in paragraphs enable the reader to anticipate what's coming, reduce uncertainty, and speed comprehension. Sustaining Transitional Forecasting ​Introductory

Transitional

A company invites its Facebook fans to suggest ideas for promoting positive interaction both online and in the real world. This is an example of crowdsourcing. True False

True

Brody is writing a memo to refuse an employee's vacation request. He should use the indirect pattern. True False

True

Madeline is writing an e-mail message to ask about conference facility availability and rates. She should use the direct pattern. True False

True

One question important to ask yourself in shaping a written message is What will happen if the receiver doesn't do what I ask? True False

True

Sentences that average 20 words are most effective for business writing. True False

True

The following represents a sentence fragment: With a solid idea and careful planning. True False

True

The primary difference between the direct and indirect writing strategies is where the main idea is placed. True False

True

To be most attractive and readable, paragraphs in business messages should be limited to eight or fewer printed lines. True False

True

Elizabeth wants to avoid monotony and add spark to her business messages. What should she do? - Include at least one compound-complex sentence per paragraph. - Start each paragraph with a question to generate interest. - Avoid short sentences (four to six words) because they sound choppy. - Use a variety of sentence types.

Use a variety of sentence types.

You are preparing an outline for your report on Web security in the workplace. Which of the following should be a major category for this outline? Spam Web Security Threats Phishing Adware and Spyware

Web Security Threats

You are preparing an outline for your report on Web security in the workplace. Which of the following should be a major category for this outline? - Spam - Web Security Threats - Phishing - Adware and Spyware

Web Security Threats

Brooke is working on a business proposal for a prospective client. What is the primary question Brooke should ask as she gathers information for her project? - How much money does the client have? - What does the client need to know about this topic? - Does the client have a good reputation in the community? - How can I make myself look good in the eyes of my client?

What does the client need to know about this topic?

Marcia tends to avoid traditional brainstorming with her six-person team because it usually results in one or two people monopolizing the conversation. An alternative technique she might try to generate creative ideas among the team is called ________. round robin crowdstorming brainwriting Web conferencing

brainwriting

When dependent clauses precede independent clauses, they always are followed by a ________. period semicolon comma colon

comma

A local coffee shop offers a contest for fans to create its new iced coffee concoction by submitting recipes to a website. The creators of the top three recipes are then invited into the store to make taste-size samples for customers, who will determine the winner by voting. This is an example of ________. crowdsourcing crowdstorming crowdfunding crowdmarketing

crowdstorming

Clauses that begin with words like although, since, because, when, and if are usually ________. independent dependent direct indirect

dependent

Most business messages use the ________ paragraph plan because it clarifies the subject immediately. dovetailing pivoting indirect direct

direct

Josh knows that his co-workers will be pleased by the creation of a new leave-reporting system that will save them time. Which organizational pattern should he use in writing the message about the new system? indirect pattern. geographical pattern. chronological pattern. direct pattern.

direct pattern.

One of the most important tasks in preparing well-organized messages is ________. using a direct organizational pattern providing clear recommendations including ample tables and charts grouping similar ideas together

grouping similar ideas together

Organizing information includes two processes: ________ and ________. researching; listing grouping; strategizing brainstorming; composing drafting; revising

grouping; strategizing

Jose is suggesting to the dean of his business school that a new course be added at his university after learning about new trends during his internship. He begins his message with reasons and supporting documentation, followed by a topic sentence stating his recommendation. He is using the ________ paragraph plan. indirect pivoting transitional direct

indirect

Underscoring, bolding, and italicizing are ________ ways to stress important ideas in writing. stylistic mechanical grammatical general

mechanical

Pronouns can help build continuity within a paragraph, but they often need a(n) _________ with them to make their meaning clear. verb noun ​adverb ​adjective

noun

A paragraph is coherent when _________. one idea logically leads to the next it contains fewer than ten sentences it avoids dovetailed sentences ​it contains more than one main idea

one idea logically leads to the next

Shauna is writing a document that will compare and contrast different retirement plans. She will most likely use the ________ paragraph plan. indirect pivoting transitional direct

pivoting