Business Communication: Building Critical Skills

Kitty O. Locker, Ohio State University
Steven Kyo Kaczmarek, Columbus State Community College
Kathryn Braun, Sheridan College

Planning, Writing, and Revising

Self Quiz


1	Using old information in a new document is called
		A)	Boilermaking
		B)	Boilerplating
		C)	Boilerproofing
		D)	Boilering


2	Which of the following is not an activity in writing?
		A)	Gathering
		B)	Hunting
		C)	Evaluating
		D)	Getting Feedback


3	Which of the following is NOT something expert writers are more likely to do?
		A)	Wait to edit until after the draft is complete
		B)	Write regularly
		C)	Break big jobs into smaller chunks
		D)	None of the above


4	Which of the following is NOT a way to help generate ideas when writing?
		A)	Brainstorming
		B)	Freewriting
		C)	Guessing
		D)	Clustering


5	Revising means
		A)	Re-seeing
		B)	Re-doing
		C)	Re-trying
		D)	Re-visiting


6	Typically, writing includes only six activities.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	For success, divide your writing activities into fourths.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Expert writers are more likely to realize that rules can be used flexibly.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Revision is basically proofreading for spelling errors.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	All writers use the same processes all of the time.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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