Instructions: For each question, click on the radio button beside your answer. When you have completed the entire quiz, click the “Submit my answers” button at the bottom of the page to receive your results.

Question 1:

“Kezia wrote the report, and Sharifa edited it.” What type of sentence is this?
a) Simple sentence
b) Compound sentence
c) Complex sentence
d) Compound-complex sentence

Question 2:

What type of sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause?
a) Simple sentence
b) Compound sentence
c) Complex sentence
d) Compound-complex sentence

Question 3:

Which of the following is NOT true about sentence length?
a) Sentences that are 10 words or fewer have the best readability.
b) Readability is reduced if a sentence has more than 20 words.
c) A number of short sentences together can be dull and monotonous.
d) A mix of sentence lengths confuses the reader.

Question 4:

“Did you proofread your proposal?” What type of question is this?
a) Closed question
b) Open question
c) Hypothetical question
d) Declarative question

Question 5:

To make material eye-catching, a writer should NOT do which of the following?
a) Use dashes in place of commas and parentheses
b) Type the message in capital letters
c) Use boldface or italics in moderation
d) Insert colour sparingly

Question 6:

Writing techniques that add emphasis include which of the following?
a) Short, simple sentences
b) Bulleted lists
c) Repeated key words
d) All of the above

Question 7:

What should a writer do to de-emphasize information?
a) Use long or complex sentences
b) Use precise, vivid words
c) Place it at the beginning or end of sentences/paragraphs
d) Use a bulleted list

Question 8:

Which of the following sentences is written in the active voice?
a) The report was submitted by Georgia.
b) Georgia was supplied feedback by the review committee.
c) Georgia submitted report revisions to the review committee.
d) The revisions were not received by the review committee.

Question 9:

Which of the following is an appropriate way to use the passive voice?
a) To state good/neutral news clearly
b) To emphasize the doer of an action
c) To be direct
d) To avoid allocating blame

Question 10:

Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice?
a) Effective PowerPoint slides are attractive, and they are also concise.
b) Effective PowerPoint slides are attractive and concise.
c) Effective PowerPoint slides are attractive, they are also concise.
d) Effective PowerPoint slides are attractive; they are also concise.

Question 11:

Paragraph coherency is achieved by using which technique(s) to connect sentences?
a) Using synonyms
b) Using pronouns
c) Using transitional words or phrases
d) All of the above

Higher Education

Communicating for Results, Third Edition: Chapter 4