BSBWRT401 Write complex documents Student Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1 Cover Sheet

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 I declare that this task is all my own work and I have not cheated or plagiarised the work or colluded
with any other student(s).
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me according to the process explained to me.
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Patrizio Finocchiaro.
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Assessment Task 1: Written Questions

Task summary
 This is an open book test.
 Questions must be completed within 1 hour.
 Students need to answer all of the written questions correctly.
 Answers must be word processed and sent to your assessor as an email attachment.

Required
 Access to textbooks/other learning materials
 Computer and Microsoft Office
 Access to the internet

Timing
The assessor will advise you of the due date of this submission.
Write in the due date below as advised by your assessor:

Submit
 Answers to all questions

Assessment criteria
 All questions must be answered correctly in order for a student to be assessed as having completed the
task satisfactorily.

Re-submission opportunities
Students will be provided feedback on their performance by their Assessor. The feedback will indicate if you
have satisfactorily addressed the requirements of each part of this task.

If any parts of the task are not satisfactorily completed your assessor will explain why and provide you
written feedback along with guidance on what you must undertake to demonstrate satisfactory performance.
Re-assessment attempt/ s will be arranged at a later time and date.

Students have the right to appeal the outcome of assessment decisions if they feel they have been dealt
with unfairly or have other appropriate grounds for an appeal.

Students are encouraged to consult with their assessor prior to attempting this task if they do not
understand any part of this task or if they have any learning issues or needs that may hinder them when
attempting any part of the assessment.
Written answer question guidance
The following written questions use a range of “instructional words” such as “identify” or “explain”, which tell
you how you should answer the question. Use the definitions below to assist you to provide the type of
response expected.
Note that the following guidance is the minimum level of response required.

Analyse – when a question asks you to analyse something, you should do so in in detail, and identify
important points and key features. Generally, you are expected to write a response one or two paragraphs
long.

Compare – when a question asks you to compare something, you will need to show how two or more things
are similar, ensuring that you also indicate the relevance of the consequences. Generally, you are expected
to write a response one or two paragraphs long.

Contrast – when a question asks you to contrast something, you will need to show how two or more things
are different, ensuring you indicate the relevance or the consequences. Generally, you are expected to write
a response one or two paragraphs long.

Discuss – when a question asks you to discuss something, you are required to point out important issues or
features, and express some form of critical judgement. Generally, you are expected to write a response one
or two paragraphs long.

Describe – when a question asks you to describe something, you should state the most noticeable qualities
or features. Generally, you are expected to write a response two or three sentences long.

Evaluate – when a question asks you to evaluate something, you should do so putting forward arguments
for and against something. Generally, you are expected to write a response one or two paragraphs long.

Examine – when a question asks you to examine something, this is similar to “analyse”, where you should
provide a detailed response with key points and features and provide critical analysis. Generally, you are
expected to write a response one or two paragraphs long.

Explain – when a question asks you to explain something, you should make clear how or why something
happened or the way it is. Generally, you are expected to write a response two or three sentences long.

Identify – when a question asks you to identify something, this means that you are asked to briefly describe
the required information. Generally, you are expected to write a response two or three sentences long.

List – when a question asks you to list something, this means that you are asked to briefly state information
in a list format.

Outline – when a question asks you to outline something, this means giving only the main points; generally,
you are expected to write a response a few sentences long.

Summaries – when a question asks you to summarize something, this means (like “outline”) only giving the
main points. Generally, you are expected to write a response a few sentences long.
 Assessment Task 1 Instructions

Provide answers to all of the questions below:

1. Outline five basic rules for grammar that should be taken into account when developing written
documents at work.

Answer 1.
 The document should be easy to read, avoid big words that would require use of a
dictionary.
 Clear meaning, there shouldn’t be any hidden meanings in the documents.
 Reliable information, capable of being substantiated or proved to be right if the need ever
arises.
 Do not plagiaries other people’s work, copying other people work from online platforms
can lead to copy right infringement, hence state source of the information and author to
credit them.
 Conforms with expected standards of presentation, most documents in the business world
have a set standard, following it ensures the document is in proper form.

2. Outline the minimum punctuation that should be included in a sentence to show how the
sentence must be read.
Answer 2.
Every sentence should contain at least; a capital letter at the start, a coma, a question mark, a full
stop and a question mark as the statement requires. Punctuations help show how a sentence should
be read and how it’s supposed to sound in order to have a clearer meaning.

3. Give two situations when it is useful or necessary to include a comma.

Answer 3.
 To separate the elements in a series, three or more things. For example; he bought a cow, a
rabbit and a puppy all in the same day.
 To separate coordinate adjectives. For example; that black, old looking, dented car is mine.

4. As a general rule, when should a semi-colon be used?

Answer 4.
 Is to join two independent clauses without using a conjunction like and.
 To separate two independent clauses that are connected by a coordinating conjunction if
those clauses are very long or already punctuated with commas

5. Give three benefits of a plain English writing style in workplace documents.

Answer 5.
 Makes understanding the document easier for everyone involved.
 It helps get the message through quickly.
 Saves times since it doesn’t need explaining.

6. Explain the difference between the active and passive voice giving at least one example of
when each should be used.
Answer 6.
Active voice means that a sentence has a subject that acts upon its verb while Passive voice
on the other hand means that a subject is a recipient of a verb’s action.
An example of an active voice in a sentence is; the driver drove the truck.
An example of a passive voice in a sentence is; the tuck was driven by the driver.

7. Briefly describe each of the following: simple sentence, compound sentence, and complex
sentence. Provide an example of each.
Answer 7.
 A simple sentence, is a sentence which has the most basic elements that make it
a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought
An example of a simple sentence is; the cat played with a string .
 A compound sentence is a sentence that refers to a sentence made up of two
independent clauses (or complete sentences) connected to one another with
a coordinating conjunction.
An example of this is; the mechanic repaired the car, but it would not start.
 A complex sentence is a sentence that is made up of an independent clause and one or
more dependent clauses connected to it. A dependent clause is similar to an independent
clause, or complete sentence, but it lacks one of the elements that would make it a
complete sentence.
An example of this is; when the car couldn’t start, we realized the mechanic had repaired
it well enough.

8. Discuss in a sentence or two how audience, purpose, and method of communication influence
the tone of a document.
Answer 8
The audience that is going to read the document influences a document since you have to use words
and terms familiar to them to ensure they understand what you are trying to put across, for example
accountants will easily understand accounting terms but doctors might not get it immediately. The
purpose of a document is important since it has to be set according to the writer’s aim, to entertain, to
inform or to guide or to even warn people. If the writer doesn’t set a tone the document might lose its
meaning. Finally the method of communication, different documents require different methods of
communication depending on their severity, purpose and even urgency among many other reasons.

9. Give three reasons for using styles in a document.

Answer 9
 Style is used to maintain uniformity in similar documents.
 Style is important since it makes it easy to navigate easily and quicker since you already know
the format.
 To maintain consistency in similar documents.

10. Explain two style types in Word and their use.

Answer 10.
There are mainly two style types in Microsoft word; paragraph and character. Character style can be
applied to individual words; it determines the appearance of a text in terms of individual character and
is used to format small sections of a text. The paragraph style determines the appearance of a text in
terms of a whole paragraph sections, and allows you to format large sections of the text.

11. Describe two types of formatting that could be used to improve the appearance/readability of a
document.
Answer 11.
 Highlighting key term or words, this can be done by bolding, italicizing or even
underlining key words to put more emphasis on them.
 Numbering or use of bullets when making a list, this is helps the reader and the writer
keep track and easily read what they putting down on their list.

REFERENCES
1. Dreyer’s English by Benjamin Dreyer (2019). An incredibly fun and opinionated take on
English grammar and usage. I visit Dreyer’s English to see if he has any thoughts on a
given topic after I’ve looked at the comprehensive reference books above.
2. Perfect English Grammar by Grant Barrett (2016). This book is less serious than its
peers: the author has a breezier more casual approach to grammar which is refreshing.
Tone aside, it is well-organized and contains copious examples
3. The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation by Jane Straus, et. al. (11th Edition,
2014). Well-organized, no-nonsense guide. Topics follow a simple formula: A succinct
definition is given followed by a list of basic rules and ample examples. The layout for
individual entries is excellent
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