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This document contains multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to writing, particularly focusing on editing, proofreading, and other writing techniques. It includes questions about different writing styles, formats, and strategies for improvement. The questions appear to be from a course on writing.

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1)Confirming Purpose and Main Claim is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Revising 2) Identify and Evaluate Transitional Strategies is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revisin...

1)Confirming Purpose and Main Claim is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Revising 2) Identify and Evaluate Transitional Strategies is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Revising 3) Identifying and Checking Support for Major Claims is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Revising 4) Check Against Your Outline is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Revising 5) Checking on a Paragraph Level is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Revising 6) Manage Sentence Length is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Editing 7) strengthen the Grammatical Core of the sentence is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Editing 8) Detail readings of the text in a time when you are fresh and free to give you a fresh perspective on your written easy is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Proofreading 9) Which process enforce you to Don’t trust too much on your grammar checking software to correct all of the grammatical errors for your essay? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Proofreading 10) Which process enforce you to Asking your class fellow or family member to read over your work to check for errors as an extra strategy in your essay? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Proofreading 11) Which process is helpful to improve overall quality of writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Proofreading 12) Which process is helpful to make document error free? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Editing 13) Which process is helpful to Performed just before publishing the document? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Proofreading 14) Word count reduction is the part of ____ ? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Editing 15) Which of the following is not a parameter of a report? A. Ability to acquire additional information B. Quality of additional information acquired C. Ability to arrive at a subjective evaluation D. Ability to provide worthwhile recommendations Answer C 16).A factor, not achieved by collaboration among teams, known as: A. Performance measures B. Decreased cycle time C. Limits costs D. All of the above Answer D 17) If the goal of writing is to direct action or activity, it is the resulting in communication is known as: A. Communicating to instruct B. Communicating to inform C. Communicating to persuade D. Communicating to develop interaction Answer A 18) To which of these people is the report not very crucial? A. Engineers B. Scientists C. Teachers D. Business executives Answer -C 19) Which of these reports is raised annually? A. Inventory reports B. Confidential reports C. Laboratory reports D. Inspection reports Answer -B 20) Which of these is not a part of a report? A. Front matter B. Gender C. Front cover D. Title page Answer -B 21). Which of these reports are used in business? A. Formal technical reports B. Informal reports C. Personal reports D. Musical reports Answer -A 22). ______ report includes breakdown of machinery. A. Feasibility B. Periodic C. Trouble D. Progress Answer -C 23). Which of these forms is not used to write a non-formal report? A. Filling in a blank form B. App C. Form of a letter D. Memorandum Answer -B 24) In which of these forms is a non-formal letter not written? A. Filling in a blank form B. Form of a letter C. Form of a memorandum D. Formal of a notice Answer -D 25) Non- formal report written in the form of a letter is similar to a _____. A. Complaint letter B. Notice C. Friendly letter D. Business letter Answer -D 26) A memorandum is almost like a _____. A. Simple letter B. Formal letter C. Informal letter D None of these Answer -A 27) emos are a more formal way of communication as compared to business letters. (A). True (B). False Answer: (B). False 28)Online help screens and websites having which kind of Structure? (A). Randomly linear (B). chronological order (C). linear (D). nonlinear (E). None of these Answer: D 29)Pictographs’ are a type of which kind of charts or graphs? (A). Flow charts (B). Pie charts (C). Bar charts (D). line graphs (E). None of these Answer: C 30) Another word for an obscure word “endeavor, ‘ having a meaning of? (A). send (B). try (C). find out (D). view (E). None of these Answer: B 31)Concise word, “having a meeting” having a meaning of? (A). official meeting (B). meet someone (C). scheduled meeting (D). All of these Answer: B 32)What is the purpose of the first sentence of the body of a memo? (A). Introduces the writer of the memo (B). States the purpose of the memo and/or what action the reader needs to take (C). Tells the audience who to interact with if they have queries (D). Serves as a formal greeting MCQ Answer: (B) 33)A sentence starts with verbs in writing instructions is referred to as? (A). comparative mood (B). imperative mood (C). indicative mood (D). phrases (E). None of these Answer: B 34)To set writing tone appropriate, considered as a big challenge for; (A). lay audience (B). low tech audience (C). high-tech audience (D). All of these (E). None of these Answer: D 35)In a memo, reasoning on hirings, firings, and purchasing, etc, is known as? (A). affiliations (B). procedures (C). recommendations (D). Preference Answer: (C). 36)Which statement is true for the spacing of a memo. (A). Everything is double spaced except for the body paragraphs (B). The entire document is single-spaced (C). The entire document is double spaced (D). Only the body paragraphs are double spaced MCQ Answer: (A). 37)Memos are usually _____ page(s) long. (A). 5 (B). 2 (C). 3 (D). 1 Answer: (D). ’38)meat cleaver’ method is used to make which kind of sentences; (A). grammatically correct (B). accurate (C). lengthy (D). short (E). None of these Answer: D 39) U.S. mail is known as? (A). snail mail (B). fast mail (C). average mail international mail Answer: A 40)Sometimes Memos cover the subheadings to signal a shift in topics. (A). True (B). False Answer: (A). True 41)Which two adjectives best describe a memo(A). (A). Lengthy and in-depth (B). Short and concise (C). Detailed and formal (D). Verbose and succinct Answer: (B). 42)The concise word “make an adjustment of” can be classified as; (A). congested (B). adjust (C). digest (D). support (E). None of these Answer: B 43)Select the location where the name and address can be mention in a skills profile? (A). Bottom left corner (B). Top right corner (C). Top left corner (D). Bottom right corner (E). None of these Answer: (C) 44)What is the total number of references normally given in a bio-data? (A). Two (B). Three (C). Four (D). Five Answer: (A). Two 45)A summary of the applicant at the start of the CV acts as a? (A). letter of recommendation (B). statement of objectives (C). synopsis (D). preface Answer: D 46)Which is mentioned in a resume? (A). Address (B). Age (C). Nationality (D). Experience (E). B, C, and D Answer: (E) 47)Normally, how many references are to be mentioned in a CV? (A). Two (B). Three (C). Four (D). Five (E). None of these Answer: (B) 48)The group discussion assesses the candidate’s ability to: (A). control others (B). confer with others on a specified subject (C). argue with others (D). lead others Answer: B 49)Which is not compulsory to mentioned in a job description CV? (A). Date (B). Name (C). Nationality (D). Education (E). None of these Answer: (C). 50)Which of the following is not revealed in a bio-data? (A). Career aim (B). Address (C). Name (D). References (E). None of these Answer: (A). 51)What is the preliminary objective in a group discussion? (A). catch the group’s attention (B). prove your superiority (C). act as a self-appointed leader of the group (D). create sub-groups Answer: A 52)The resume and application letter performs which of the following tasks? (A). two different tasks (B). two same tasks (C). overlapping tasks (D). the same task Answer: A 53)References must not be mentioned in a resume. (A). True (B). False Answer: (B). 54)A skill profile is similar to that of a job description CV. (A). True (B). False Answer: (A) 55)“Tease” or “stress” questions are asked to judge the candidate’s (A). intelligence quotient (B). technical skill (C). how the candidate handles them (D). stress level Answer: C 56)A resume is a word of which language? (A). American (B). German (C). Indian (D). French (E). None of these Answer: (D). 57)Curriculum vitae is a word of which language? (A). Latin (B). German (C). French (D). English (E). None of these Answer: (A). 58)What is controlled by the left part of the human brain? (A). imagination (B). creativity (C). logic and reasoning (D). emotions Answer: C 59)The application letter is? (A). a foreword (B). a description of your main strengths and suitability for the job (C). a summary of your qualifications and experiences (D). a statement of your job objective Answer: B 60)how the candidate handles them In an interview when you do not know an answer, you should: (A). bluff (B). remain quiet (C). confess that you do not know the answer (D). keep guessing Answer: C 61)The ideal way to apply for the vacancy of a job is to submit a resume that is: (A). full of personal information (B). suitable for any job (C). self-recommending (D). specially written for that specific job Answer: (D) 62)The resume of a fresh graduate is normally on how many pages? (A). three pages (B). two pages (C). half a page (D). one page Answer: A 63)At which place ‘With love’ can be used in an informal letter? (A). Closing. (B). Opening. (C). Heading. (D). Body. (E). None of these Answer: (A). 64)Suppose we didn’t know the recipient’s name of a letter, how we can address the recipient? (A). Dear Mr/Mrs. (B). Hello. (C). My dear. (D). Dear Sir or Dear Madam. (E). None of these Answer: D 65)A formal letter should be …… to have the desired effect on the recipient ? (A). In the proper format. (B). To the point and relevant. (C). Grammatically correct. (D). All of these. (E). None of these Answer: All of these. 66)Suppose we didn’t know the recipient’s name, how we can close and end the letter? With love. (A). Yours sincerely. (B). Affectionately yours. (C). Yours faithfully. (D). None of these Answer: C 68)How we can address the recipient when we are writing an informal letter? (A). Dear Mr. (B). Hello Sir/Madam. (C). Dear Sir/Madam. (D). My dear. (E). None of these Answer: D 69)Which of the following is the name given to the date and address at the top in a formal letter? (A). Starting. (B). Closing. (C). Body. (D). Heading. (E). None of these Answer: Heading. 70)How to end the main body of a formal letter? (A). By showing your love for the recipient. (B). By discussing the weather in your city. (C). By discussing the weather in the recipient’s city. (D). By telling the recipient what he should be doing next. (E). None of these Answer: D 71)What would you say in The opening part of a formal letter having which kind of information? (A). Ask how good the weather is in the recipient’s city. (B). Inform the recipient why you are writing the letter. (C). discussing the recipient if he is hale and hearty. (D). discussing how good the weather is in your city. Answer: B 72)The key point of a formal letter is written in which part of a formal letter? (A). Postscript. (B). Body. (C). Opening. (D). Closing. (E). None of these Answer: B 73)How to write an informal letter? (A). Write legibly in simple English. (B). Ignore grammar. (C). Leave out the date. (D). Scribble. (E). None of these Answer: A 74)_____ is also known as a job letter. (A). Cover letter (B). Application (C). Prospecting letter (D). Resume (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: A 75)A good cover letter is that which: (A). Explain the answer_____Why should I hire you? (B). Makes a good first impression (C). Presents your qualification directly (D). All of the above mentioned (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: B 76)What resume and the job application perform? (A). The same tasks (B). Overlapping tasks (C). Two opposite tasks (D). Two different tasks (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: D 77)_____ is the job application letter. (A). A statement of your job objective (B). A summary of your qualifications and experiences (C). A description of your core strength and suitability for job (D). A foreword (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: C 78)Choose from the following option that is not something that a cover letter should always contain in its closing paragraph: (A). Any statement that you wanted to hear from the recipient (B). Any statement consider the cover letter from the employer (C). Request for an interview (D). None of these (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: C 79)For a successful cover letter, choose the option that is necessary: (A). Opening, body, and closing paragraphs (B). A letter which is addressing to a specific individual or department (C). Your skills connection to the job advertisement (D). None of these (E). All of the above Multiple Choice Question Answer: E 80)Where in the cover letter a signature is done? (A). Anywhere (B). At the Start (C). At the end (D). None of these (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: C 81)Choose the correct option for the best way to make value judgments or claims of personal attributes more credible in a cover letter. (A). Substantiate the claims by backing them up with examples (B). In making claim use very positive language (C). Omit because there are no good ways to make a claim (D). None of these (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: A 82)Choose the option, to make the most of your college experience in your cover letter what you will prefer? (A). Describe skills gained in the classroom (B). Describe sports and extracurricular activities (C). Discuss hands-on projects (D). None of these (E). All of the above Multiple Choice Question Answer: E 83)_____ should be the length of the cover letter. (A). More than two pages (B). More than one page (C). More than three pages (D). None of these (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: B 84)The space should be ____ in the format of a job application. (A). Double space (B). Single space (C). Triple space (D). Tab (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: B 85)_____ should be the size of the font. (A). 10.5 (B). 14 (C). 12 (D). 16 (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: B 86)For searching or seeking a job, the letter written is called ________ (A). Job Application (B). Resume (C). CV (D). Prospecting Letter (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: B 87)How should be the Job letter? (A). Informal (B). Formal (C). Both a and b (D). None of these (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: B 88)The font size in the job application should be ______ (A). Time new roman (B). Arial (C). None of these (D). Both a and b Multiple Choice Question Answer: D 89)First paragraph of job application contains __________ (A). Educational information (B). Professional information (C). Personal information (D). All of these (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: C 90)There are ____ types of the job application forms. (A). 3 (B). 2 (C). 4 (D). 5 (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: B 91)Which of the following body of the cover letter contains? (A). Personal information or why you are applying for a job (B). Educational information or experiences (C). hanks to the employer (D). None of these (E). All of above Multiple Choice Question Answer: E 92)________ type of ending is used when we end our cover letter by saying that we will call to follow up within a week? (A). Aggressive (B). Active (C). Complimentary (D). Personal (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: C 93)What type of information is needed when you write a formal letter? (A). Date (B). Name (C). Contact details (D). None of these (E). All of the above Multiple Choice Question Answer: E 94)The main content of letter is in _________ (A). Heading (B). Body of the letter (C). Complimentary close (D). None of these (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: B 95)To help the cost of a student’ studies __________ is purposed. (A). Scholarship (B). Resume (C). Both a and b (D). None of these (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: A 96)To _________ the scholarship is mostly given. (A). Talented students (B). Needy students and talented students (C). Both a and b (D). None of these (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: B 97)Choose the correct from the following which is the type of job application form: (A). Email job application (B). Online job application (C). Paper job application (D). None of these (E). Both A and C Multiple Choice Question Answer: E 98)Which thing is important when writing a scholarship form? (A). Explain the aim of gaining the scholarship (B). Mentioned the career and educational goals (C). Both a and b (D). None of these (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: C 99)How should be the scholarship form? (A). Informal (B). Formal (C). Both a and b (D). None of these (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: B 100)Following types of job titles should be used because they are______ (A). Misleading (B). Vague (C). Interesting and descriptive (D). None of these (E). Both a and b Multiple Choice Question Answer: E 101)In the job application letter which part contains the name, letter and address contact details? (A). Heading (B). Salutation (C). Body of the letter (D). None of these (E). None of these Multiple Choice Question Answer: C 102)The first question for any writer should be? (A). How I will earn with this? (B). Why am I writing? (C). How I will complete this? (D). None of these Answer: Why am I writing? 103)The first question for any writer should be? (A). How I will earn with this? (B). Why am I writing? (C). How I will complete this? (D). None of these Answer: Why am I writing? 104)The first question for any writer should be? (A). How I will earn with this? (B). Why am I writing? (C). How I will complete this? (D). None of these Answer: Why am I writing? 105)Which of the following is the “Class” in statement.” Martial Law is a government by the Army, exercised directly with power or through elected representatives.” (A). Martial Law (B). government (C). by the Army, exercised directly with power or through elected representatives (D). None of these Answer: government 106)Which of the following is the “Distinguishing characteristics” in statement.” Martial Law is a government by the Army, exercised directly with power or through elected representatives.” (A). Martial Law (B). government (C). by the Army, exercised directly with power or through elected representatives (D). None of these Answer: by the Army, exercised directly with power or through elected representatives 107)Which of the following is a basic kind of evidence and support in expository and argumentative writing? (A). illustrations (B). Examples (C). picture (D). All of these Answer: All of these 108) Which of the following is is a form of analyzing a subject into types? (A). Clustering (B). Classification (C). Comparison and Contrast (D). None of these Answer: Classification 109)Which of the following can be used to organize an essay? (A). Comparison (B). Classification (C). Contrast (D). Comparison and contrast Answer: B 110)Analyzing the chronological steps in any operation is called____? (A). Classification (B). Comparison (C). Process Analysis (D). illustrations Answer: Process Analysis 111)Which of the following are Two patterns for doing cause and effect analysis? (A). Several causes leading to single effect (B). Several causes leading to Several effect (C). One cause leading to multiple effects (D). Multiple cause leading to multiple effects Answer: Several causes leading to single effect and One cause leading to multiple effects 112)Which of the following represents the “subject”of a statement? (A). Nose disease (B). To inform readers about the relationships between a sample of peoples and nose diseases. (C). Sample of peoples do not essentially have an abnormally high risk of suffering nose diseases. (D). All of these Answer: Nose disease 113)Which of the following represents the “Purpose” of a statement? (A). Nose disease (B). To inform readers about the relationships between a sample of peoples and nose diseases. (C). Sample of peoples do not essentially have an abnormally high risk of suffering nose diseases. (D). All of these Answer: To inform readers about the relationships between a sample of peoples and nose diseases. 114)Which of the following represents the “Main Idea”? (A). Nose disease (B). To inform readers about the relationships between a sample of peoples and nose diseases. (C). Sample of peoples do not essentially have an abnormally high risk of suffering nose diseases. (D). All of these Answer: Sample of peoples do not essentially have an abnormally high risk of suffering nose diseases. 115)Which of the following paper makes a claim about a topic? (A). expository paper (B). argumentative paper (C). explanatory (D). analytical paper Answer: argumentative paper 116)The claim in argumentative paper could be ____? (A). opinion (B). evaluation (C). policy proposal (D). All of these Answer: All of these 117)Which of the following paper breaks down an idea into its sub parts, evaluates the issue or idea, and show this breakdown and evaluation to the essay readers? (A). expository paper (B). explanatory paper (C). analytical paper (D). argumentative paper Answer: analytical paper 118)Confirming Purpose and Main Claim is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Revising 119)Identify and Evaluate Transitional Strategies is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Revising 120)Identifying and Checking Support for Major Claims is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Revising 121)Check Against Your Outline is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Revising 122)Checking on a Paragraph Level is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Revising 123)Manage Sentence Length is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Editing 124)strengthen the Grammatical Core of the sentence is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Editing 125)Detail readings of the text in a time when you are fresh and free to give you a fresh perspective on your written easy is the part of ____ in writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Proofreading 126)Which process enforce you to Don’t trust too much on your grammar checking software to correct all of the grammatical errors for your essay? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Proofreading 127)Which process enforce you to Asking your class fellow or family member to read over your work to check for errors as an extra strategy in your essay? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Proofreading 128)Which process is helpful to improve overall quality of writing? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Proofreading 129)Which process is helpful to make document error free? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Editing 130)Which process is helpful to Performed just before publishing the document? (A). Editing (B). Proofreading (C). Revising, Editing, and Proofreading (D). None of these Answer: Proofreading

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