Final exam: The Copywriting Workout
Ten questions, seven to pass. This tests whether the course's key ideas actually stuck — not trivia, the concepts that matter. Pass and you bank 100 XP.
1. What is ‘The Daily Rep’?
2. Why does the course insist on writing ten headlines instead of one?
3. A sentence reads: “We leverage synergistic solutions to optimize outcomes.” What does the clarity drill say to do?
4. What does the WIIFM Filter ask about every sentence?
Why: The “me” is the reader — every sentence gets read through the reader’s self-interest, not the writer’s.
5. Which testimonial is most likely to convert?
Why: The conversion power is the specific before-and-after — 6 hours of invoicing down to 20 minutes, with a verdict attached. Vague praise gives the reader nothing to picture.
6. What is the danger of a curiosity gap that never gets closed?
Why: An unclosed curiosity gap trains your audience not to trust you — open a loop and you owe the reader the close.
7. A headline scores 3/3 on the scorecard. What does that mean?
Why: And it opens a curiosity gap. All three boxes ticked is what 3/3 means on the scorecard.
8. Why should you write to one specific person instead of a target audience?
Why: Copy written for “everyone” moves no one — one specific reader is what makes it feel personal at scale.
9. What's the rule for split-testing copy?
Why: So you know what caused the win — change two things at once and the result teaches you nothing.
10. What is the 100-day system's weekly rotation?