1. In order to become a good writer, which of the following skills is the least important?
   1. You want to write.
   2. You can type at forty words per minute or faster.
   3. You are capable of receiving feedback.
   4. You do a lot of reading.
2. In sentences with active-voice verbs, the subject is acted upon.
   1. True
   2. False
3. The purpose of a report must be clearly defined.
   1. True
   2. False
4. Nearly every report or proposal follows a writing style. Which of the following is a style of documentation?
   1. APA – American Psychological Association
   2. The Chicago Manual of Style
   3. MLA – Modern Language Association
   4. CBE – Council of Biology Editors
   5. All of the above
5. When writing a document, you should be very careful when using words like “all,” “never,” and “always.”
   1. True
   2. False
6. How long should a document be before you should write a document in more than one draft?
   1. One page
   2. Five pages
   3. Ten pages
   4. It doesn’t matter
7. A document you are writing is too wordy and doesn’t read smoothly. Which of the following processes makes the most sense to help finish the report?
   1. Cut words or phrases that don’t belong, rewrite paragraphs, and then rearrange the paragraphs.
   2. Cut out words or phrases that don’t need to be there, rearrange the sentences or paragraphs, and then rewrite only if the first two options don’t work.
   3. Rearrange paragraphs, cut unnecessary words or phrases, and then rewrite sections that don’t make sense.
   4. Rewrite the parts that don’t make sense, rearrange the paragraphs, and then cut out what isn’t needed.
8. Proper grammar is more important than spelling or punctuation.
   1. True
   2. False
9. The audience for a report must be clearly defined.
   1. True
   2. False
10. Use a narrow font to put as much information on a page as possible.
    1. True
    2. False

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