Ch 3

Question 1

Collecting info before composing a message is important primarily because doing so ____

Answer 1

Helps shape the message

Question 2

Which of the following would most likely require informal research?

Answer 2

All would most likely require informal research; email, letter, and oral pres

Question 3

Melissa is preparing a market analysis for her business plan and knows she wk have to conduct formal research to gather the info she needs. To conduct formal research, she should ___

Answer 3

Conduct interviews and surveys or organize a focus group

Question 4

Antonio is writing an email message to his employees, and he expects them to be pleased with the messages. Antonio should ___

Answer 4

Put his main point in the first or second sentence.

Question 5

Which of the following is not an advantage of frontloading ?

Answer 5

Eliminates the need for researching

Question 6

Business manager Megan Caldwell expects her employees to be displeased or even hostile when she announces a new work schedule that will become effective next month. An effective org strategy for Megan is ___

Answer 6

Explain all background info first

Question 7

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

Answer 7

We know you’ll want to come in the next election; therefor, please register by October 20.

Question 8

Which of the following tech is not an acceptable way to correct a comma splice?

Answer 8

Using a colon bw the two independent clauses

Question 9

Many job applicants post their resumes on company websites some post on social networking sites as LinkedIn is an example of ___

Answer 9

Run on sentence

Question 10

Which of the following sentences effectively de-emphasizes the bad news?

Answer 10

Although the company cannot reimburse you for tuition costs, you may attend class during work hours

Question 11

Business writers prefer the active voice for most business wiring because in active voice sentences ___

Answer 11

The subject is the doer of the action

Question 12

Which of the following sentences does not contain a dangling or mislead modifier?

Answer 12

To apply for financial aid, send in your application by Jan 1

Question 13

Effective paragraphs ____

Answer 13

All answer choices are correct; include a topic sentence, are coherent, include supporting sentences that expand and explain the main idea.

Question 14

You should strive to make your para coherent in all business writing. Para coherence occurs when ___

Answer 14

Ideas are linked; that is, they hold together

Question 15

Para with ___ or fewer lines look inviting and readable.

Answer 15

8

Question 16

Phase 2 of the 3-x-3 writing process involves your purpose, anticipating your audience, and adapting your message to the audience.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

Human Resources manager kris royka is researching case studies as she prepare a diversity training workshop for her employees. An effective method of formal research is to search print and online journal articles.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Well-organized messages group similar items together

Answer 18

True

Question 19

The direct org strategy works well with three kinds of messages: bad news, ideas that require persuasion, and sensitive news.

Answer 19

False

Question 20

You should strive to use a variety Of sentence types in your writing

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Business writers should strive to keep sentences to 20 words or fewer

Answer 21

True

Question 22

To emphasize a main idea style, you should underline it, italicizes it, or set it in boldface

Answer 22

False

Question 23

Effective messages include balanced, or parallel, sentences

Answer 23

True

Question 24

A para is unified when it develops a single main idea

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Support sentences must relate to the topic sentence

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Formal method: you need to know how much customers will be willing to pay and under what circumstances

Answer 26

Conduct a scientific experiment

Question 27

Informal info: gathering tech to find out the details of what your boss expects would be :

Answer 27

Talk w your boss

Question 28

Best research approach

Answer 28

Formal. On the internet, find statistics gathered by the United Nations showing the dropout rates of students by gender and age. Request that certain reports be sent to you, so you can examine the data yourself.