Chapter 3 Steps in the Writing Process

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. The prewriting stage of the writing process involves ________.

completing primary and secondary research correct incorrect

gathering ideas and establishing the purpose, audience, and channel for a message correct incorrect

determining how information will be organized correct incorrect

writing the message without focussing on making it perfect correct incorrect

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. Proofreading involves ________.

fine-tuning a revised draft to correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and consistency problems correct incorrect

adding, deleting, reorganizing, and replacing words, sentences, or paragraphs in the final draft of a message correct incorrect

trying to overcome writer's block correct incorrect

reading through the final draft to find and correct any remaining typos or formatting errors correct incorrect

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. The stages of the writing process must happen separately and chronologically.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Writers should not rely on spell- and grammar-check software for the revision and editing stage of the writing process.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect