5 Army Standards Of Effective Writing

Question: What is the 5-Step Writing Process?

Answer: 1- Research

2- Plan & Organize

3- Draft

4- Revise

5- Proof

Question: What are the Effective Effects of writing

Answer: Substance- control/support idea

Organization- flow

Style- format, package

Correctness- grammar, spelling

Question: What is the ideal number of words in a sentence?

Answer: No more than 15

Question: What is the ideal number of lines in a paragraph?

Answer: 10 lines

Question: What is the ideal number of pages?

Answer: 1 page or less

Question: How many spaces should there be after a punctuation?

Answer: 2 spaces

Question: What does BLUF mean?

Answer: Bottom

Line

Up

Front

Question: Name some techniques of effective writing

Answer: - Avoid jargon

• Don’t use vague words

• - use I, me, we, you

• - Use a respectful, professional tone

• - Active voice over passive

• Question: What is the sentence structure of Active Voice?

• Answer: doer-verb-receiver

• Question: Rewrite this sentence with an active voice:

• 3 teams were formed by Jones

• Answer: Jones formed 3 teams