business writing report final exam

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BUSINESS WRITING REPORT

FINAL EXAM

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Results: Class:

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Date:

INSTRUCTION: Please read each problems carefully and prepare thenecessary document. You are given 1 hour to nish this e!am.

1. " document #hich is most commonly used for internal communication bet#een

co#or$ers or members of a department. It may be used as an e!ternal

method of communication if% for e!ample% you need to communicate #ith

clients or other business associates.

a. &usiness 'etter(

b. )emorandum(

c. &usiness Reports(

d. 'ove 'etter.

*. +his is the part of a business letter #here the author should signal the ending of

the letter. "mong the suggested e!amples are: ,-ery truly yours% ,-ery

sincerely yours% and ,-ery respectfully yours.

a. Complimentary Close(

b. /nclosure notation(

c. 0alutation(

d. Courtesy copies(

. +he part of the memorandum #hich focuses on the sub2ect and purpose. 0uch

part should clearly ans#er: 3hat is this memo about4 3hat should people do%

learn or reali5e after reading the memo4

a. 6eading(b. 7pening(

c. Closing(

d. None of the above.

8. +his is the part of the )emo #here the actions or re9uest of the letter should be

clearly reiterated. +his should mention the necessary steps% relevant dates

and deadlines.

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a. Closing(

b. 7pening(

c. &ody(

d. 0ub2ect line.

>. +his type of )emo format does not use much formatting. +he addressee is the

name of the person or group to receive the memo% and it does not re9uire a

title or salutation% and the sub2ect line is traditionally #ritten in all capitals.

a. 0tandard )emo(

b. Inter?o@ce )emo(

c. )emorandum of understanding(

d. 0implied )emo.

A. "n informal message% especially one sent bet#een t#o or moreemployees of the

same company% concerning company business.

a. Inter?o@ce memorandum(

b. 0tandard memo(

c. 0imple memo(

d. )emorandum of agreement.

B. Reports longer than one page are usually attached #ith a staple or paper clip in

the upper left corner. 0uch reports are called:

a. &ound report(

b. nbound Report(

c. +op bound report(

d. 'eft bound report.

. +he part of the report #hich sho#s the sources of 9uotations or other

information cited therein.

a. Documentation(

b. +itle Page(

c. +able of Contents(

d. Inde!es.

. References cited in the report are listed in #hat order4

a. "lphabetical order of publishers names(

b. "lphabetical order of authors names(

c. "lphabetical order of the &oo$ +itle(d. Chronological order based on the date of publication.

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d. +able of Contents.

Problem I.SIMPLIFIED MEMO

)arch 1% *

)anny Pac9uiao0tudent 'eadership Program Committee Chairman

Dallas Johnson to Prsnt th Ass!"l#

Dr. Dallas +. Eohnson telephoned to say that he #ill be pleased to address thespecial student assembly on )arch *< on the topic F+eenage Drug "buseF.

Dr. Eohnson #ill use slides to present data on the incidence of drug useamong teenagers. 6e #ill use a short lm to highlight diGerences in attitudesand behavior before and after drug use.

Hinally% a young adult #ho has undergone treatment at the DrugRehabilitation center #ill tell us about her struggles #ith drugs.

+his assembly should be very interesting% but sobering.

Euan H. Ramire5

sldProblem II.Standard Memorandum

To: "ll 0taG and InternsFro!: "na 'ucily% /!ecutive "ssistant to the PresidentDat: )arch 1>% *S$"%&t: Dishes in the 0in$It has come to our attention that there has been a pile of un#ashed dishes that

accumulates in the sin$ by the end of each #ee$. It has gotten so bad that #ashing

ones hands in the $itchen sin$ becomes an uncomfortable underta$ing. +herefore%

#e are introducing a ne# policy that mandates that employees #ash their dishes as

soon as they are done #ith them% $eeping the sin$ clear for other uses.If you do not have the time to #ash your lunch container or coGee mug% leave it by

your des$ until you are ready to #ash it. /ven t#o or three dirty plates #ill

encourage every person thereafter to leave their un#ashed% food?stained dishes

and silver#are in the sin$. Conversely% studies have sho#n that #hen a sin$ is

empty% people are more li$ely to #ash their dishes immediately.

+han$ you for your cooperationJ

Part II. PR7&'/)0. Prepare a draft of the follo#ing memorandums. ;


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