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Which of the following sentences avoids the use of redundant words?
A. The customer returned back the phone stating trivial reasons.
B. We should plan in advance for the future.
C. At the present time, we are conducting two surveys.
D. I am interested in learning more about this procedure.
Which of the following sentences avoids the use of a dangling/misplaced modifier?
A. We saw several trees looking out our window.
B. The four women talked quietly in the corner eating breakfast.
C. Jenny will not come to the movies with us.
D. Racing across the road, the bus was reached before the door closed.
E. Jake nearly watched twenty movies this month.
Identify the independent clause in the following sentence. I will stop reading when you
go to sleep.
A. I will stop reading
B. when you
C. go to
D. when you go to sleep
E. to sleep
Which of the following sentences avoids the use of dangling/misplaced modifiers?
A. Did you see a guy enter the shop with a hat?
B. Samantha played a song on the audience to her guitar.
C. Victor sat on the floorwith a broken arm.
D. The girl went to the toy store with her parents.
E. The wedding ring was reported stolen by the police officer.
The idea trigger of the separate products, services, or whole businesses that
entrepreneurs can put together to create another distinct business represents which cue
of the SCAMPER tool?
A. Substitute
B. Magnify
C. Adapt
D. Combine
In the SCAMPER tool, "S" stands for:
A. strategize.
B. substitute.
C. submit.
D. solicit.
In the SCAMPER tool, "S" stands for substitute.
_____ means the extent to which an idea is viable and realistic, and the extent to which
you are aware of internal and external forces that could affect your business.
A. Flexibility
B. Consistency
C. Feasibility
D. Innovation
The goal of a feasibility study is:
A. to create additional value for customers through great products or services.
B. to create outlets for employees to bring out new ideas.
C. to assess if a business idea can be profitably brought to market.
D. to assess how well a preliminary run of a business works and what problems it might
have.
According the study of what matters most to entrepreneurs and their businesses, start-up
entrepreneurs feel most confident about which of the following aspects?
A. Complying with local/state/federal regulations
B. Obtaining start-up capital
C. Obtaining a banks help
D. Attracting employees
According to the SCAMPER tool, a feature that allows customers to order directly from
a Web site rather than visiting a store is an example of:
A. elimination.
B. adaptation.
C. magnification.
D. substitution.
Gibson Valves produces cast bronze valves on an assembly line. If 1600 valves are
produced in an 8-hour shift, the productivity of the line is
A) 2 valves/hr
B) 40 valves/hr
C) 80 valves/hr
D) 200 valves/hr
E) 1600 valves/hr
Which of the following is the idea trigger for the substitute" cue of the SCAMPER tool?
A. The opportunities that come as a result of replacing something that already exists
B. The separate products, services, or whole businesses that can be put together to
create another distinct business
C. The products or services that can be imitated from other industries or fields
D. The factor that can be used to make a product different from that of competitors
products
According to Graham Wallas description of the creative process, a creative thought
includes a(n) _____ stage.
A. industry survey
B. elimination
C. combination
D. incubation
Which of the following aspects of the SCAMPER tools involves searching for
opportunities that arise when a person gets rid of something or stops doing something?
A. Adapt
B. Eliminate
C. Rearrange
D. Modify
Choose the transitional word that best fits the following sentence. The people at the
reunion had not seen each other for ten years. _____, they did not recognize each other
immediately.
A. Otherwise
B. However
C. Moreover
D. Therefore
E. Likewise
Which of the following sentences has a dangling/misplaced modifier?
A. I was asked to follow the treatment for two weeks.
B. We saw a fence behind the building made of wood.
C. I went to the hardware store to buy the nail gun.
D. The students were strictly asked to be present at the event.
E. We had plans to go to the mall until Sheba fell ill and had to be taken to the hospital.
