Deck 9: The Writing Process

Question 1

Writing for health-care personnel consists mainly of transcribing medical manuscripts.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

For an experienced writer, skipping a stage of the writing process is allowed. 

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A broad vocabulary makes reading more interesting.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Reading the works of famous authors can help improve one's writing.

Question 5

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) benificial
B) beneficial
C) benefecial
D) beneficle

Question 6

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) intermittent
B) interrmittant
C) intermittant
D) intermitant

Question 7

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) diarhea
B) diarea
C) diarrhhea
D) diarrhea

Question 8

A writer with good grammar skills will automatically write well.

Question 9

Ordinarily the works of good experienced writers don't need much revision.

Question 10

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) necsesary
B) nessessary
C) necessary
D) necissary

Question 11

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) prescription
B) perscripition
C) perscription
D) prescishun

Question 12

T he informal writing style for medical personnel should exclude abbreviations.

Question 13

The purpose of a topic sentence is to tie ideas together.

Question 14

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) ocurrence
B) occurence
C) occurrance
D) occurrence

Question 15

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) paliative
B) palliative
C) paleative
D) palleative

Question 16

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) acomodation
B) accomodation
C) accommodation
D) acommodation

Question 17

If one word conveys a clear message, use it.

Question 18

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) rhumatism
B) ruematism
C) rhuematism
D) rheumatism

Question 19

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) perservirance
B) perseverance
C) preseverance
D) preseverence

Question 20

Correct spelling and grammar are necessary through all phases of the writing process.

Question 21

Name the components of the writing process and characteristics of good writing.
Checking the final version for remaining errors. 

Question 22

What explains words and ideas in a clear fashion?

A) cause and effect
B) comparison
C) definition
D) transition

Question 23

Understand why a message is written.

Question 24

What is the sentence that summarizes, offers a solution, or makes a recommendation?

A) descriptive
B) concluding
C) topic
D) unity

Question 25

What measures one subject against another subject?

A) cause and effect
B) comparison
C) definition
D) transition

Question 26

What describes sentences in a paragraph that flow logically from one statement to another?

A) unity
B) topic
C) narrative
D) concluding

Question 27

What describes sentences in a paragraph that follow some order?

A) topic
B) organization
C) narrative
D) concluding

Question 28

What states a biological or historical account?

A) transition
B) location
C) time
D) inductive

Question 29

What is a word, phrase, or statement that links one sentence to another by referring to previous words?

A) cause and effect
B) comparison
C) definition
D) transition

Question 30

What answers a number of questions like such as who, what, where, what kind, why, and how?

A) deduction
B) time
C) location
D) paragraph content

Question 31

What is the most important sentence in the body of a paragraph?

A) descriptive
B) concluding
C) topic
D) unity

Question 32

What is the distinct portion of written matter dealing with a particular idea?

A) unity
B) concluding
C) descriptive
D) paragraph

Question 33

What is the arrangement of content from left to right, top to bottom, and edge to center?

A) transition
B) location
C) time
D) inductive

Question 34

What is a paragraph that gives a pictorial representation in words?

A) descriptive
B) unity
C) organization
D) topic

Question 35

What is a paragraph that tells a story?

A) concluding
B) topic
C) persuasive
D) narrative

Question 36

What clearly and concisely states the writer's point of view?

A) unity
B) persuasive
C) descriptive
D) concluding

Question 37

What are specific details or explanations of the main ideas?

A) narrative
B) descriptive
C) supporting
D) topic

Question 38

Avoid generalizations and be specific.

Question 39

What connects the results with the facts that preceded it?

A) cause and effect
B) comparison
C) definition
D) transition

Question 40

What is a paragraph that informs or defines something?

A) persuasive
B) organization
C) expository
D) supportive

Question 41

State the message once and in as few words as possible .

Question 42

Write and keep it flowing, without regard to correct spelling, grammar, or punctuation.

Question 43

Use the style that fits the message .

Question 44

Use transitional words to unite sentences. 

Question 45

Transfer grammar skills to writing.

Question 46

Correct errors and determine if the message is clear. 

Question 47

Write or type the final copy. 

Question 48

Use gender-free language. 

Question 49

Outline the topics to include in the writing.