Unit 3 - Practice Milestone 3 )
Exam Questions and Correct
Solutions
In which context would the use of visual aids most likely improve the quality of your written
communication? - Correct Answers: In a lengthy document that has complex data sets involving
statistics and numbers
The following email was sent by an editor to his author:"You agreed to send the final draft of the article
about carbon emissions yesterday, but I still haven't received it. It is due tomorrow and I need to sign-off
on it. Send it to me NOW."Which of the four general revision concerns relevant to written business
communication can be improved in this email? - Correct Answers: The style of the email
Jeff, the creator of a new smartphone, is writing a physical description of his product to share with
potential buyers. The report simply needs to provide a description of the product's features in detail so
that potential buyers understand how it is different from other products.Which type of report is Jeff
most likely writing? - Correct Answers: An informational report, because he is simply providing
descriptive details about his product.
What is the most likely purpose of an opinion piece in a newspaper about the steps businesses can take
to decelerate climate change? - Correct Answers: To motivate
Dru is a college student writing an essay. While revising the final draft, he realizes that the thesis
statement has a potential problem in it.Which of the following, if true, could be the potential problem in
the thesis statement? - Correct Answers: The statement presents multiple arguments about the central
idea presented in the paper.
Andy, a junior editor at an e-newspaper, is analyzing an article about trending stock market reports. He
analyzes the report based on the checklist he has prepared, which consists of splitting long sentences,
replacing repeated words, removing jargon and outdated expressions and constructing parallel
sentences.Which part of language revision is Andy focusing on? - Correct Answers: Andy is focusing on
style errors.
Exam Questions and Correct
Solutions
In which context would the use of visual aids most likely improve the quality of your written
communication? - Correct Answers: In a lengthy document that has complex data sets involving
statistics and numbers
The following email was sent by an editor to his author:"You agreed to send the final draft of the article
about carbon emissions yesterday, but I still haven't received it. It is due tomorrow and I need to sign-off
on it. Send it to me NOW."Which of the four general revision concerns relevant to written business
communication can be improved in this email? - Correct Answers: The style of the email
Jeff, the creator of a new smartphone, is writing a physical description of his product to share with
potential buyers. The report simply needs to provide a description of the product's features in detail so
that potential buyers understand how it is different from other products.Which type of report is Jeff
most likely writing? - Correct Answers: An informational report, because he is simply providing
descriptive details about his product.
What is the most likely purpose of an opinion piece in a newspaper about the steps businesses can take
to decelerate climate change? - Correct Answers: To motivate
Dru is a college student writing an essay. While revising the final draft, he realizes that the thesis
statement has a potential problem in it.Which of the following, if true, could be the potential problem in
the thesis statement? - Correct Answers: The statement presents multiple arguments about the central
idea presented in the paper.
Andy, a junior editor at an e-newspaper, is analyzing an article about trending stock market reports. He
analyzes the report based on the checklist he has prepared, which consists of splitting long sentences,
replacing repeated words, removing jargon and outdated expressions and constructing parallel
sentences.Which part of language revision is Andy focusing on? - Correct Answers: Andy is focusing on
style errors.
