Exam 8: Revising and Presenting Your Writing

Which of the following about paragraphs is true?

Which of the following is a serif typeface?

In traditional publishing, what are the final stages a book undergoes before it is published?

What are the key elements in a document that require revision? Briefly describe each. a. Evaluate content-Content will address the central questions of who, what, where, when, why and how within the range and parameters of the assignment. b. Evaluate organization-Organization is a key aspect of any document. Standard formats that include an introduction, body, and conclusion may be part of your document, but you have to decide on using either a direct or indirect approach. A direct approach will announce the main point at the beginning, while an indirect approach will present an introduction before the main point. Your document may use any of a wide variety of organizing principles, such as chronological, spatial, or compare/contrast. Beyond the overall organization, pay special attention to transitions. Finally, your conclusion should mirror your introduction and not introduce new material. c. Evaluate style-Style is created through content and organization, but also involves word choice and grammatical structures. If you are collaborating on the project with other writers, pay special attention to unifying the document across the different authors' styles of writing. d. Evaluate readability-Readability refers to the reader's ability to read and comprehend the document. A variety of tools are available to make an estimate of a document's reading level. You can often use the Tools menu of your word processing program to determine the approximate reading level of your document. Your concerted effort to choose words you perceive as appropriate for the audience will serve you better than any computer evaluation of your writing.

Simple writing often uses prepositional phrases in an attempt to make a sentence sound important.

Shannon and Weaver pioneered the _____ model of communication that revolutionized our understanding of interaction and contributed to computer interfaces as we know them today.

The first point presented in a paragraph is often the most important.

_____ such as "like," "you know," "ahh," and "umm," have little or no place in the written representation of the spoken word.

Which of the following is an example of a misplaced modifier?

Some of today's word processing programs incorporate many proofreading symbols in their menus.

General revision requires attention to all of the following main categories except _____.

Which of the following about prepositional phrases is false?

Parallel construction refers to the use of same grammatical pattern.

Because contractions are associated with an informal style, they are appropriate for professional writing.

"Inside the building security perimeter" is an example of an) _____ phrase.

News organizations and magazines employ professional fact-checkers.

Phrasing disagreement as a _____ is often an effective response strategy.

Your conclusion should mirror your introduction and introduce new material.

If you can include visual aids such as graphics and pictures in your document, the visual should illustrate the text and should be placed near the words.

The space on the page free of the text is called _____ space.