Writing in Plain Language

Writing in Plain Language

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Question 1 of 8

1. Question

Writing in plain language allows the reader to easily ___________________, _______________, and _________________________ information.

Find, duplicate, teach

Find, repeat, teach

Find, understand, use

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Question 2 of 8

2. Question

What is State-Specific Literacy?

The ability of the reader to take in your message in the moment

The ability of the reader to repeat what he or she read

The ability of the reader to develop appropriate literacy instruction

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Question 3 of 8

3. Question

What is The Inverted Pyramid?

Writing format that places the most important information at the bottom of your document

Writing format that places the most important information at the top of your document

Writing format that places the most important information in the middle of your document

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Question 4 of 8

4. Question

Headings and introductory statements are examples of what technique?

Nominalizations

Signposting

Emphasizing

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Question 5 of 8

5. Question

When writing in Active Voice, the subject of the sentence comes before the action.

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False

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Question 6 of 8

6. Question

Which statement is true about Writing in Plain Language?

Know your audience and use their words.

Use the pronoun "you" to refer to the reader.

Don't use idioms.

All the above

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Question 7 of 8

7. Question

All the following are acceptable ways to emphasize words in formal documents except ____________________.

Put crucial information in the subject line

Use bold and italics

Use colors such as red and yellow

Put crucial information in the first sentence

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Question 8 of 8

8. Question

Which technique involves writing similar items in the same format?

Emphasizing

Signposting

Parallel Structure

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