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