Module 7 knowledge check

Module 7 Knowledge Check

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1. What should be defined before drafting?Purpose, reader, and the action you want them to take.The length, the format, and the deadline.The headings and the order of sections.The tone and the level of formality.

2. Why produce an outline before a draft?Outlines are quicker for a tool to produce.A draft cannot be reviewed until it is complete.Outlines are easier to circulate for approval.An outline is cheap to restructure; a polished draft is not.

3. What is the useful rule for slides?A consistent template throughout.One slide for every two minutes of speaking.One main point per slide.No more than six bullets per slide.

4. What should a structure review look for?Whether the document is the requested length.Repetition, gaps, unsupported claims, and unclear order.Spelling, grammar, and consistent formatting.Whether the headings match the house style.

5. Why keep uncertain items in their own section?Otherwise the outline turns unknowns into facts.It makes the outline shorter.Uncertain items are usually removed later.It separates your work from the tool's.

6. A slide title reads "Q3 Results". What would be better?A shorter title, such as "Q3".A question, such as "How did Q3 go?".A title with the date included.A title that states the point, such as "Costs rose in Q3".

7. Two sections of your outline turn out to make the same argument. What is the right fix?Reorder them so they are not adjacent.Shorten the weaker of the two.Merge them, and check what the second was there to do.Keep both, since repetition aids retention.

8. Why is a well-formatted document with a gap in the middle more dangerous than a rough one?Readers spend less time on formatted text.Polish reads as authority, so the gap stops being questioned.Formatted documents are circulated more widely.Gaps are harder to see in a designed layout.

9. A tool groups your notes and one item lands under "risks". Why check it?Placing an item under a heading changes how it reads.Risk sections are usually the longest.Grouping tools often lose items entirely.Risks need a named owner.

10. What is the test of whether an outline is any good?Whether every section has a heading and a purpose.Whether it covers all the material you have.Whether it is roughly the right length.Whether the reader would know what to do after reading the finished document.

What to review

Missed 1 or 10: review Unit 0.
Missed 2 or 5: review Unit 1.
Missed 9: review Unit 2.
Missed 3 or 6: review Unit 3.
Missed 4, 7 or 8: review Unit 4.