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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 16 Business Writing: Writing in Your Job.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the writing start for a nonfiction article?
(a) It starts before interviewing to set up the article paragraphs.
(b) It starts before the interview but after the research.
(c) It starts whenever the writer is ready to start.
(d) It starts when the interviewing process and research is complete.

2. Why should interview questions be written before the interview?
(a) To keep the person being interviewed on track.
(b) To avoid drawing a blank in the middle of an interview.
(c) To focus the interview around a certain theme.
(d) To avoid having to do it at the interview.

3. What are two tools every writer should use?
(a) Spell check and grammar check.
(b) Thesaraus and grammar check.
(c) Spell check and dictionary.
(d) Thesaraus and dictionary.

4. What makes a good first sentence?
(a) A good first sentence has a good lead. A good lead is one that works.
(b) A good first sentence needs to be written with exceptional grammer.
(c) A good ending is best to tie up the first sentence.
(d) The first sentence only sets up the second sentence. That is the one writers should focus on.

5. What does the etymology of words mean?
(a) The written scripts.
(b) The sound of words.
(c) The biology of words.
(d) The history of words.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should every paragraph end with?

2. Chapter 3 is about __________.

3. What should the lead in the first sentence do for a reader?

4. What gives nonfiction books life?

5. Why is consistency in verb tense so important?

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