LESSON THREE REVIEW QUESTIONS
LESSON THREE -- Principles of Army Writing Style |
Questions: 20 |
INSTRUCTIONS: The following items will test your grasp of the material in this lesson. There is only one correct answer for each item. When you complete the exercise, check your answers with the asnwer key that follows. If you answer any item incorrectly, study that part of the lesson again before continuing. Answer the following 20 multiple-choice questions. Choose the BEST answer for each question, and select the corresponding letter.
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What is the style of writing that military writers frequently overuse?
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Which of the following sentences meets the Army standard for military writing?
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Which of the following sentences uses the passive voice?
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What does conciseness of writing mean?
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What guideline should control the length of your sentences?
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What is one reason for making most sentences short?
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Which of the following writing principles contributes most to using plain words or phrases that you fully understand?
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Which of the following sentences illustrates the use of uncommon words?
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Which of the following sentences has the wrong subject-verb relationship?
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Which of the following sentences has one or more prepositions omitted?
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Which of the following sentences uses the passive voice?
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Which of the following sentences uses the active voice?
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You may organize a paragraph using any one of several organizational principles. Which one of the following is not an organizing principle?
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Regardless of format the text of military writing is made up of three elements. What is the order of these three elements?
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Which of the following effective writing principles should you never sacrifice for brevity?
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What constitutes a logical and clear sentence?
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Which sentence has an error in subject-verb agreement?
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What happens to a sentence when we bury the verb?
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Some sentences are not understandable because the writer has omitted an essential word or phrase. Which one of the following sentences is not clear or understandable?
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Where should you place your thesis statement in a document?
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