NCO Primary Leadership Subjects
Lesson 3, Section I, Practice Exercise
The following items test your knowledge of the material covered in this section.
Instructions
Circle the letter of the correct response. When you complete the exercise, check
your answers with the answer key and feedback sheet that follows. If you respond to
any item incorrectly, study the material and try the item again.
Which of the following is the goal of Army correspondence?
Item 1
A.
To stand above the rest.
B.
To communicate effectively.
C.
To be user friendly.
D.
To write quickly.
What are the three characteristics of the Army writing style?
Item 2
A.
Short words, short sentences, active writing.
B.
Short paragraphs, short papers, main idea up front.
C.
Correctness, credibility, and completeness.
D.
Action oriented, structure, and accuracy.
According to the rules for constructing Army correspondence, effective style
Item 3
includes which of the following?
A.
Short words, short sentences, active voice writing.
B.
Short paragraphs, short papers, main idea up front.
C.
Correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
D.
Style, structure, and accuracy.
According to the rules for constructing Army correspondence, effective structure
Item 4
includes which of the following?
A.
Short words, short sentences, active writing.
B.
Short paragraphs, one page correspondence, main idea up front.
C.
Correctness, credibility, and completeness.
D.
Logic, organization, substance.
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Writing Mechanics and Composition
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