Business Writing
The Business Writing Test is a quick, online screening assessment designed to measure a candidate’s knowledge of professional correspondence, grammar, spelling, and communication tone. Taking an average of 27 minutes to complete (with a maximum time limit of 90 minutes), this 30-question multiple-choice exam utilizes advanced Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) technology. This adaptive model dynamically updates question difficulty based on real-time user answers to ensure greater accuracy, shorter testing times, and higher security.
About this Test
Screen your candidates for knowledge of the principles of business writing including letters, grammar, spelling, tone and vocabulary skills with the Business Writing test.
The Business Writing test measures a candidate’s knowledge of the principles of business writing including letters, grammar, spelling, tone and vocabulary skills. This test is designed for administrative professionals.
What It’s Best Used For
This test is best utilized during the initial pre-employment phase or internal promotion cycles to verify written communication skills for administrative and corporate support staff before hiring.
- Mastering Business Formats: It checks an applicant’s familiarity with core document layouts, from basic structural elements of business letters to digital formats like emails, faxes, proposals, reports, and PowerPoint presentations.
- Verifying Grammar & Mechanics: The test reviews baseline language skills, checking for subject-verb agreement, pronoun usage, punctuation, possessives, and sentence structure.
- Evaluating Tone & Style: It measures the candidate’s capacity for positive workplace communication and their ability to tailor messaging to a specific target audience.
- Screening Vocabulary & Spelling Accuracy: The assessment evaluates spelling plurals, suffixes, and compound nouns while identifying commonly misused words, corporate jargon, and slang.
The unproctored platform delivers an immediate online score report to streamline high-volume talent screening, and it is fully legal for use in Canada
Job Family/Title: Administrative Professionals
Localizations Available: US English
Average Testing: Time 27 minutes
Time Allowed: 90 minutes
Maximum Number of Questions: 30
Number of Sittings: One
Designed for Unproctored Environment: Yes
Question Format: Multiple Choice – Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) technology dynamically adjusts the test to the level of the test taker resulting in shorter test times, increased accuracy and enhanced security.
Product Category: Admin-Clerical
Test Topics
Business Letters
- Basic Structure
- Body
- Close, Signature, Notations, and Initials
- Letters That Get Results
- Reference Letters
Other Formats
- Memos, Short Notes, & Faxes
- PowerPoint Presentations
- Proposals
- Reports, Business Plans
Principles of Organization
- Expressing Ideas
- Getting Started
- Miscellaneous
- Style, Mood, Active or Passive Voice, & Person
Rules of Grammar
- Miscellaneous
- Parts of Speech (adj,adv, etc.)
- Possessives
- Pronoun Use
- Punctuation
- Sentence Structure
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Verb Usage
Spelling
- Common Errors
- Plurals
- Simple & Compound Nouns
- Suffixes & Prefixes
Style & Tone
- Positive Communication
- Understanding Your Reader
Vocabulary
- Homonyms, Antonyms, & Synonyms
- Jargon, Euphemisms, Overworked Words, & Slang
- Use of Dictionary, Thesaurus, & Spellchecker
- Words often Misused
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