Chapter 6 - Completing Business Messages Quiz
_______________ define the space around text and between text columns.
Margins
________ tricks, such as reading backwards or reading aloud, help to keep your brain from altering the way you process visual information when proofreading.
Perceptual
Keiana is determining if her message covers all the points in a logical and convincing order. Keiana is evaluating the ______________________ of her message.
organization
The quality inspection stage for your documents is referred to as the _______________ stage.
proofreading
You should make a second pass to improve the _____________________ of your message.
readability
Biruk is striving for simplicity in her design. Biruk is following the design element of ________________.
restraint
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.
tone
___________ refers to any modification that lends contrast or emphasis to type, including boldface, italic, underlining, color, and other highlighting and decorative styles.
type style
_________________ refers to the physical design of letters, numbers, and other text characters.
typeface
Any space free of text or artwork, both in print and online, is referred to as ________ space.
white
Which of the following is not a concern for most routine messages?
Cost
Aaron is expressing two or more similar ideas using the same grammatical construction. What is Aaron doing?
Imposing parallelism
__________ headings help guide both the writer and reader through a document.
Informative?????????
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?
Replacing narratives with lists
What is the correct order of the tasks involved in the third step of the three-step writing process?
Revise, produce, proofread, and distribute the message
Which of the following is a technique used to improve readability that involves editing large blocks of text?
Shortening paragraphs
Which of the following is recommended when proofreading your documents?
Take your time.
The readability technique that involves adding a brief title telling readers about the content of the section that follows is referred to as _________________.
adding headings and subheadings
References such as "the above-mentioned," "the aforementioned," and "the former," are considered to be _______________ references.
awkward
Jason is keeping the subject and predicate of the sentence as close together as possible. Jason is ____________________.
clarifying sentence structure
Jazarah is looking closely at her paragraph organization, sentence structure, and word choices. Jazarah is evaluating her message for _______________.
clarity
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.
clear; concise
Sophie is examining her message and reducing the number of words she is using. Sophie is editing for _______________.
conciseness
Malik is evaluating his message for accuracy, relevance, and ensuring it has a good balance between general and specific information. Malik is evaluating the __________ of his message.
content
A heading that simply identifies a topic without suggesting anything more is referred to as a(n) ___________ heading.
descriptive