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What is the Flesch reading-ease score (FRES) test used for?
What is the Flesch reading-ease score (FRES) test used for?
- To measure the difficulty of technical manuals
- To measure the difficulty of insurance policies
- To measure how easy a text is to read (correct)
- To measure the difficulty of legal documents
When was the Flesch reading-ease score (FRES) test developed?
When was the Flesch reading-ease score (FRES) test developed?
- 1975 (correct)
- 1978
- 1985
- 1990
What organization initially used the Flesch reading-ease score (FRES) test?
What organization initially used the Flesch reading-ease score (FRES) test?
- The U.S. Navy
- The U.S. Army (correct)
- The U.S. Air Force
- The U.S. Marines
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Study Notes
- The Flesch reading-ease test measures how easy a text is to read.
- Higher scores indicate material that is easier to read; lower numbers mark passages that are more difficult to read.
- The Flesch reading-ease score (FRES) test is used to measure how easy a text is to read.
- The Flesch reading-ease score (FRES) test was developed under contract to the U.S. Navy in 1975 by J. Peter Kincaid and his team.
- The Flesch reading-ease score (FRES) test is used to measure how easy a text is to read.
- The Flesch reading-ease score (FRES) test was first used by the Army for assessing the difficulty of technical manuals in 1978.
- The Flesch reading-ease score (FRES) test is now a common requirement in many other states and for other legal documents such as insurance policies.
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