Written Communications Quiz

Which of the following would be sent to a licensing board?

• informal note

• personal letter

• professional letter

• interoffice communication

A form letter would not be appropriate for:

• outlining an accident victim’s injuries

• office visit verifications

• athletic participation approvals

• delinquent account reminders

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of these are used to provide specific written instructions regarding the examinations and diagnostic tests performed in your office?

• email

• informal notes

• interoffice memos

• information sheets

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of these is a disadvantage of using email?

• You can only communicate with one person at a time

• It is not as secure, private, and confidential as people think

• Patients must be available to receive your message

• It makes tracing the history of a conversation very difficult

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of these statements is true?

• Emails can be sent or forwarded without your knowledge or permission

• Once deleted, emails can never be recovered by anyone

• Abbreviations and emoticons should be used liberally in professional emails

• Internal emails are owned by the individual sender, not the employer

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

A release would be required to give information about a patient to:

• request a consultation from a specialist

• provide results to the referring physician from a specialist

• life insurance questionnaire

• the patient’s insurance company for payment of services

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Adverbs commonly end in:

• -s or -es

• -ly

• ’t

• -ing

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CCSS.L.3.1A

A ______ sentence contains two or more independent clauses, separated by a comma.

• compound

• simple

• complex

• compound-complex

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of these words should be capitalized?

• Aspirin

• Acetaminophen

• Ibuprofen

• Tylenol

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

When using the three-read system of proofreading, which of the following do you check for first?

• errors in composition

• spelling errors

• punctuation errors

• errors in grammar