Chapter 4 Business Communication Quiz

Which of the following sentences aviods buzzwords and slang?

All companies must follow the guidelines outlined in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Which of the following is the best advice to follow when you proofread a routine document?

All of these statements are acceptable advice for proofreading routine documents

Which of the following uses parallel structure?

Big business demands superior forecasting, reporting, and analyzing

Proofreading inculdes which of the following tasks?

Correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation, names and numbers, and format.

Dylan is designing his document to enchance readability and comprehension. What is the best advice you can give Dylan?

Create white space by using headings, bulleted, or numbered list, short paragraphs, and effective margins.

Which statement about proofreading is most accurate?

Good business writers wait at least 24 hours or longer to proofread a document

Which statment regarding headings is most accurate?

Heading highlight information and improve readability

One way to improve the clarity of your writing is to apply the KISS formula. KISS stands for

Keep it short and Simple

Which sentence aviods redundant expressions?

Let's not repeat our competitor's mistakes

Which of the following statements regarding bulleted or numbered lists is most accurate?

Lists allow readers to review main ideas quickly

How many typefaces should you use in a business document?

No more than two

Which of the following sentence uses precise language?

Our steering committee will condsider the recruitment problem on May 15

Which of the following sentences aviods cliches?

Please encourage your department members to join the health club

What is the best advice for proofreading a complex document?

Prooread using a hardcopy

Which of the following sentence uses the most precise language?

The board approved a 34 precent budget increase

What is the most common serif typeface?

Times New Roman

There is a new software company that will be hiring emplyees in an example of sentence with

a filler

Concise writing

is easier to read and comprehend

All of the following sentences contain unnecessary fillers except

three candidates are running for the board

Cliches are

worn phrases that could be confusing for a reader