NCO Primary Leadership Subjects
Lesson 4, Section III, 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.
What style is most often used in military writing?
Item 1
A.
Narrative.
B.
Descriptive.
C.
Argumentative.
D.
Expository.
What is the goal of effective writing?
Item 2
A.
For the reader to understand your meaning.
B.
To hold the reader's attention.
C.
To motivate the reader to take action.
D.
All of the above.
Expository writing gives you a means to do which of the following?
Item 3
A.
Describe an event.
B.
Clarify issues.
C.
Weigh the pros and cons of a recommendation.
D.
Relate a sequence of events.
Patterns of exposition include which of the following?
Item 4
A.
Examples, analogies, and descriptions.
B.
Definitions, causes, and accusations.
C.
Classifications, analogies, and process analyses.
D.
All of the above.
Which of the following describes rhetoric?
Item 5
A.
The rules of grammar.
B.
Correct spelling and punctuation.
C.
Pompous speech.
D.
The skillful use of language.
Writing Mechanics and Composition
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