Writing Checks

What is the purpose of writing a check?

• To schedule a doctor's appointment

• To order food delivery

• To authorize the transfer of money

• To book a flight ticket

Explain the components of a check.

• Date, Memo, Signature, Bank Account Number

• Date, Payee, Amount (Numeric and Written), Signature, Bank Account Number, Routing Number

• Amount (Numeric and Written), Payee, Bank Branch

• Memo, Bank Branch, Check Number

What should you do if you make a mistake while writing a check?

• Void the check and write a new one.

• Erase the mistake with white-out

• Tear up the check and start over

• Cross out the mistake and initial it

In this step of the writing process you fix misspelled words.

• revising

• editing

• drafting

• planning

What happens if there are insufficient funds in the check writer's account?

• The check will clear eventually

• The bank will cover the check

• The check will bounce and be returned

• The check will be held until funds are available

• The check will be lost

What happens if a check you wrote is not cashed immediately?

• It will expire

• It will cause an overdraft if not accounted for

• The bank will charge a fee

• It will be returned to you

• The bank will notify you

In which step would you check that the content you wrote makes sense?

• revising

• editing

• drafting

• planning

Name the step of the writing process in which you would check for punctuation mistakes.

• publishing

• drafting

• revising

• editing

Which step checks that the information presented is in the most logical order?

• planning

• revising

• prewriting

• editing

What is the purpose of writing a check?

• To schedule a doctor's appointment

• To order food delivery

• To authorize the transfer of money

• To book a flight ticket