Reading and Writing Answers

In e-mails, it is okay to send messages that are _____.a.Aggressive and mean-spirited in natureb.Filled with text abbreviations, like LOL and TTYLc.Private in nature or contain secure informationd.Meant for company employees and executives

Comprehension and speed are the two most important traits in reading for business.

The purpose of a memo is to _____.a.Quickly send information around the worldb.Inform company employees of important newsc.Send serious and important information to clientsd.None of the above

It is better to read ______.a.In a loud placeb.At the end of the dayc.In long blocksd.In a quiet location

When organizing your business writing, you want to make sure that ______.a.Your name is at the top right cornerb.The main idea is at the very beginningc.Each sentence contains many ideasd.Each point has some fluff to make it longer

In general, business writing should be _____.a.Easy to read quicklyb.Dense and academicc.Light and full of fluffd.None of the above

It is important to keep the same tense in your business writing, because otherwise your readers may ______.a.Become too relaxed.b.Become too confidentc.Become too confusedd.Become too relatable

Parallelism makes it harder for a reader to follow the writer’s train of thought.

Privacy concerns dictate that _______.a.You always enter mass email addresses into the BCcb.Memorandums be sent without a From header.c.Business letters should be sent from a Post Officed.E-mails are deleted after they are sent

Which of the following demonstrates parallelism?a.We are ready to move forward with our business plan.b.The effective use of e-mail is a concern to our company president and the governing board.c.Our company makes both small, complex gears, and large, simple gears.d.It would be futile to spend more money on any of these three awful projects.