Deck 4: Writing Process

Question 1

One of the most important factors for a group to work well together is trust.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What is collaborative writing?

Answer 2

Collaborative writing is writing with others in a group.

Question 3

The writing process is usually the same for everyone.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Copyediting means proofreading for correct spelling, grammar, and mechanics.

Question 5

Outlining is one part of shaping a topic. What is a tentative outline?

Question 6

A draft is a paper that never changes.

Question 7

Grouptalk happens when members of a group are willing to go along with the group's preferences without expressing their disagreement.

Question 8

Freewriting, mapping, and journaling are strategies that can help writers copyedit their writing.

Question 9

What two positive work habits ensure that an individual is a productive member of a collaborative writing team?

Question 10

Why is an error-free document so important in the business world?

Question 11

Questioning, reading, mapping, and outlining help a writer focus ideas and figure out subtopics.

Question 12

The topic of a person's writing project may require input from people in several disciplines.

Question 13

The process for technical writing includes planning, drafting, revising, printing, and publishing.

Question 14

Writing is recursive, or a backward-and-forward process-in other words, circular in nature.

Question 15

What is the first step of the planning process?