Exam 5: Planning, Composing, and Revising

Rachel Howard recently wrote a report on "The Impact of Global Warming" for the climate change campaign that she is working on.When she submitted the report to her manager,she received an overall positive response but the feedback also said,"It needs to follow a parallel structure." Which of the following does Howard need to change which will meet the parallel structure requirements of her manager?

Which of the following is a difference between editing and revising processes?

What are some points to remember when one proofreads a document?

Brainstorming,clustering,and free writing are ways of getting ideas before one begins to write.

In order to make a piece of writing easier to read,it is best to make long sentences stand by themselves instead of combining them.

Good writers are likely to use rules flexibly and break big tasks into small ones.

Oliver Green works for You!,a fashion house in California and needs to submit a report on ways to market a new line of eco-friendly wear to his marketing manager.What standard guidelines should he follow which will help him manage his time better while preparing the report?

Patricia Moore has been asked by her project manager to prepare a report on the "Protection of the Green Sea Turtle" campaign that she has been working on.She has just started composing titles for the different sections of her report,and is jotting down important milestones of the campaign.Which of the following process is Moore working on?

Every task in the composing process involves brainstorming,planning,getting feedback,organizing,revising,and evaluating.

Kelly Brooks recently wrote a report on marketing their revamped line of footwear.However,on completion when she read through the report,she realized that she wrote some parts of the report in passive voice.Which of the following sentences should Brooks change in the report in order to convert it into an active voice?

Betty Miller,a relationship manager at a travel house,is writing a report on "Creative Strategies to Increase Clientele Base." She has completed gathering information and compiling it and is currently ensuring that her report does not have any typographical errors and spelling mistakes.Which of the following is Miller working on?

Johanna Cooper recently wrote a report for her manager for which she received a response saying,"The report had all the information I needed but the document was wordy." She now needs to edit the report and send it back with necessary corrections.Which of the following sentences in her report should Cooper edit or replace?

David Wright wrote the following report for his project manager on the work that he has undertaken in the past week. "For the flood report in Fukushima,I organized a total of three interviews on 5^th,6^th,and 7^th of January.I managed to question a tea plant manager,a fisherman,and a farmer.The key point or element from the interview that I found was that there have been huge losses incurred by all three people due to floods.I also found out that the government is undertaking relief efforts comprising $250000 which will offer all those affected with financial aid.This will help them sustain during this time." However,when Wright read through the completed document,he realized that it was wordy and unnecessarily lengthy.Edit Wright's document to make it concise but ensure that it contains the same essential information.

It is better to use readability formulas instead of testing one's draft with an audience.

Explain the importance of receiving feedback.

It is good to use the word "you" while writing formal documents and in situations when the audience is not known because it helps address the audience better.

Pre-writing is a mandatory activity followed by all writers to get ready to write the main document.

Define an active voice and a passive voice.How are they different from one another?

Which of the following is a standard guideline to follow in order to manage time efficiently while writing a document?

Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?