Advanced Business Communication BAS22.

Advanced Business Communication BAS22
Activity No 3: Document Design & Business Writing
Multi-choice Questions: (answers are either on the lecture notes or on
the reading)
1. What type of data set would you represent using a pie-chart?
(Reading No 3)
a. All data should add up to 100
b. Are always three dimensional
c. Show proportional relationships
d. Are good for showing variations over time
Ans: c. Show proportional relationships
2. What are the basic 4 design principles? (Lecture notes 3)
a. Proximity, Contrast, Alignment and Typography
b. Contrast, Colour, Fonts and Layout
c. Alignment, Contrast, Layout and Repetition
d. Proximity, Contrast, Alignment and Repetition
Ans: d. Proximity, Contrast, Alignment and Repetition
3. What does Baker’s acronym HATS mean? (Reading No 3)
a. Headings, Acronym, Type Face and Specific
b. Headings, Access, Typography and Spell check
c. Headings, Additional, Typography and Space
d. Headings, Access, Typography and Space
Ans: d. Headings, Access, Typography and Space
4. What is the purpose of white space in a documents (Reading No 3)
a. Separates the sections
b. Looks more attractive
c. Is visual relief for the eyes
d. Adds contrast
Ans: c. Is visual relief for the eyes
5. Wordiness consists of the following” (Lecture Notes No 3)
a. It is clear and concise
b. Shorter words, sentences and paragraphs
c. Uses more words than are necessary
d. Is not ambiguous
Ans: d. Is not ambiguous
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