Which of the following is the best wording to avoid racial, ethnic, age, and disability bias?
A) Hsiao-Nan Yi, a Chinese American, was elected board president.
B) James O'Keefe, 56, will deliver the keynote address at the awards banquet.
C) AARP membership is open to anyone age 50 or over.
D) Our new receptionist is confined to a wheelchair.
Ques. 2Plagiarism is the presentation of someone else's ideas or words as your own.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 3Which of the following sentences uses bias-free language?
A) Two firemen will collect the toy donations.
B) Every flight attendant must submit her security clearance card before boarding.
C) All managers and their wives are invited to Friday's cocktail party.
D) The servers at Cafe Divine are always professional.
Ques. 4Collecting too much information is one of the major deterrents to good report writing.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 5Mary is responding to Jim's portion of a team document. Which of the following approaches would be most constructive in suggesting that he make a change?
A) You should revise Section 2 as we discussed.
B) You obviously need more information in Section 2.
C) To improve Section 2, you might consider obtaining more information from Colleen.
D) Do you really think this will work?
Ques. 6Reliability refers to the degree to which data measure what you intend to measure.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 7You want your writing to sound positive and courteous. Which of the following sentences has the best choice of wording?
A) Please give us your feedback about your online ordering experience.
B) You claim that your order arrived with two damaged items.
C) We cannot process your order until we receive your credit card number.
D) Turn in your sales figures by Monday.