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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is it important for writers to stick to industry standards?
2. Why is jargon, or corporate speak, so prevalent in business writing?
3. What is a major problem of business writing?
4. What is a general rule for writing about sports?
5. What does Zinsser think about writing memoirs?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Zinsser react when editors want to change too much of his work?
2. Does Zinsser think that scientists can write?
3. Why should exact details be avoided in memoirs? What approach should writers take instead?
4. Why does a writer's fear of new subjects keep him from taking original and interesting projects?
5. What tense do business writer stend to use that hurts their writing?
6. What is a strategy to making sure the above choices fit?
7. Why is humor the most powerful tool for a nonfiction writer?
8. Why is there an attitude that certain people are only meant to learn certain subjects and skills like writing or science?
9. Explain some of the choices that writers have to take when editing?
10. Why should writers forget about the final product when they are writing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When choosing a style of writing, what do you look for first? Do you think about the tone you want to have, the overall feel of the article, the way you want the reader to receive the article? Explain your thought process on approaching style.
Essay Topic 2
What are ways that politicians can better their speech writing style? What are some common political cliches you have heard recently? What is it about cliches that tend to always make it into speeches? Touch on human emotion with your response.
Essay Topic 3
What is the bracket method? Do you find this method useful? Compare it to crossing out.
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