Ch 01 Self-Quiz 2

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. Which of the following is true of document design?

Your readers are a captive audience, so it is not important to write documents that help them find main points and ideas quickly. correct incorrect

The longer it takes readers to understand a document, the more important the document is. correct incorrect

It is important to write documents that help readers find main points and ideas quickly. correct incorrect

The clarity of your documents has no impact on your readers' productivity. correct incorrect

Your audience wants to read what you write. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is/are true of technical writing?

Most of what you write for an organization will be reports. correct incorrect

Most of what you write for an organization will remain in the organization's archives indefinitely. correct incorrect

Documents you write will often be used in assessing your performance and in determining your promotion potential. correct incorrect

b and c only correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. On the job, different documents you write may have different purposes. You will often write in order to

document your work correct incorrect

report on the progress of a specific project correct incorrect

clarify company policies and procedures correct incorrect

b and c only correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. When sending an e-mail to a specific person, you

can always be sure who will read it. correct incorrect

might not know who will read it. correct incorrect

know that what you write will not be misconstrued. correct incorrect

can guarantee that it will not be forwarded. correct incorrect

can guarantee that the information it contains will be kept confidential. correct incorrect

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. As readers see your report or your e-mail subject line, they will ask themselves questions such as

What am I going to have to do? correct incorrect

Why should I read this? correct incorrect

How does this affect me? correct incorrect

a and c only correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. Writing at school and writing at work are different in all the following ways EXCEPT

purposes correct incorrect

contexts correct incorrect

products correct incorrect

mechanics correct incorrect

a and c above correct incorrect

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. Because many readers will not read the whole document, when writing in the work place you should

not worry about proofreading material in the middle of the document correct incorrect

Get to your main point quickly correct incorrect

Save the best for last correct incorrect

Write long documents so your reader will at least read something correct incorrect

none of the above correct incorrect

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. Which is the most secure way of communication in an organization?

e-mail correct incorrect

hard-copy reports correct incorrect

memos attached to e-mails correct incorrect

archived digital files correct incorrect

a and c above correct incorrect