Writing Styles Assessment

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Take this quiz to test your knowledge of writing styles.
Jess O'Rourke
Quiz by Jess O'Rourke, updated more than 1 year ago
Jess O'Rourke
Created by Jess O'Rourke almost 9 years ago
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Question 1

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What does writing style depend on?
Answer
  • Colour of text
  • Word choice
  • Sentence length and construction
  • Tone

Question 2

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Which 1 of the following is not one of Strunk and White's Elementary principles of composition?
Answer
  • Choose a suitable design and hold to it
  • Use the active voice, avoid use of the passive voice
  • Use definite, specific, concrete language
  • Keep sentences to a similar length
  • Keep related words together in a sentence

Question 3

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What does the passive voice do in texts? There are three correct answers.
Answer
  • Can change emphasis and meaning
  • Makes the meaning clearer
  • Adds to the word count
  • Hide the performer of an action

Question 4

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Which of these is a compound sentence?
Answer
  • I really want to go to work, but I am too sick to drive.
  • Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.
  • The movie, though very long, was still very enjoyable.

Question 5

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According to Kirkman, the context for readers depends on... (There are two correct answers)
Answer
  • The reader's familiarity with the subject
  • The reader's favourite font
  • The motivation of the reader
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