Level 4 Writing Sample Item
Message:
[Narrator] You work at a factory and are to write a summary of new company procedures.
[Female voice] We will be discontinuing the Royal china pattern at the end of this year. That means we need to put that notice in our next catalog. We also need to send out letters to customers who have ordered the Royal pattern within the last five years.
[Male voice] That way they can order extra pieces if they wish. I remember my grandmother was heartbroken when a piece of her china was missing. We want our dishes to be used, not put away in a cupboard somewhere.
[Female voice] We will be putting the Royal pattern on sale, too, starting next month. Everything will be marked down to 50% off of the catalog price.
[Male voice] Maybe we should also tell customers that we are going to be switching to completely recyclable packing boxes. We plan to begin just as soon as we have the old boxes used up. I think that should be within the next two weeks. Check with Philip Zemoulk on that.
Level 4 Sample Response
"The Royal China pattern will be discontinued by the end of this year. A notice will be in the catalog. Letters will be sent to customers that have ordered the china within the last 5 years so that they can buy more. The pattern will be on sale next month at 50% off the catalog price. Note: Recycled packaging boxes will be used as soon as the old ones are all used up."
Why this is a Level 4 response:
- The writing is clear with almost no errors. People who read the writing can easily understand the message.
- The writing style is adequate, but the sentences are somewhat choppy. The repetitive passive sentences make the response list-like.
- The writing exhibits good organization; however, the use of transitions would make the writing flow more smoothly.