ROTC Final Summative

Why is effective writing powerful?

• It entertains your audience

• It causes people to do things

• It influences your audience

• It improves your communication skills

Why is becoming an effective writer one of the most important things you will accomplish in your education?

• It helps you become a successful student

• It helps you become an active listener

• It helps you develop your style of writing

• It helps you communicate electronically

How can you control the tone of your writing?

• Be precise and concrete

• Use clarity in your writing

• Use jargon in your writing

• Use abbreviations in your writing

Where can you find a variety of word choices?

• Dictionary

• Thesaurus

• Google Search

• Wordlists

Which enemy of clarity consists of "shorthand" words or phrases that are particular to a relatively small group of people?

• Jargon

• Slang

• Synonym

• Abbreviations

Which of the following can sometimes be helpful because they're timesavers?

• Jargon

• Slang

• Synonym

• Abbreviations

Which structure of your writing captures your audience's attention and states your purpose?

• Introduction

• Topic Sentence

• Body

• Conclusion

All of the following pertain to drafting the body except?

• Vary the length of the body depending on the purpose and subject

• Have two or more main ideas in a paragraph

• Include supporting details under each main heading

• Use more than one paragraph for long papers to cover a main point

Which of the following is a purpose of paragraphs?

• To group related ideas into multiple units of thought

• To seperate one unit of thought from another unit

• To alert your readers that you're continuing your current subject

• To combine one unit of thought with another unit

What is used to announce your intent for a single paragraph?

• Introduction

• Topic Sentence

• Transition

• Purpose statement