Engl 103 Exam 1 (2019)

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1. Strategies recommended in the text apply to writing segments from a few sentences to hundreds of pages in length.
2. Workplace writing usually addresses a single reader.
3. In short documents such as letters, your main point should generally be stated
4. Professional style means writing like a college student.
5. APA in-text citations include author’s last name, date of publication, and page number if citing a specific page.
6. Which of the following is considered a “fancy verb” to avoid?
7. Unlike workplace writing, most school writing is intended to help you learn and to demonstrate your mastery of course material.
8. Many states have passed laws requiring “plain English” in government publications.
9. Since it is characterized by wordiness, weak verbs, and abstract vocabulary, bureaucratese should generally be avoided in technical writing.
10. Because time is so important, team meetings should set and follow an agenda.
11. The “you attitude” refers to
12. In technical writing headings are normally used in long documents like reports and manuals, but are rarely used in short ones, such as letters and memos.
13. Writing skill is important to be hired, and it is equally important in seeking promotion.
14. Teams that write collaboratively sometimes hold their work sessions entirely online, never meeting in person.
15. In technical writing, headings help readers unless there is a major shift in topic.
16. Which of the following is not a way to treat team members with respect?
17. The complimentary close belongs where in your letter?
18. According to the text, technical writing normally starts sentences with “It is” or “There are.”
19. If placed in a team, you may expect to use some online collaborative writing tools.
20. Professional e-mails should include each of the following except
21. Which of the following is included in workplace writing?
22. According to your text, social media may help you on the job.
23. APA citations are numbered and placed in footnotes.
24. To construct sentences your reader will find easy to understand, easy to remember, and interesting, you should do each of the following except
25. In general, which of the following is most formal?