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DSST Technical Writing
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. These kinds of reports answer the following questions: The reason for conducting the test or investigation - Problems - Results and Conclusion
Diagrams
Memorandum Structure
Laboratory Reports
Pie charts
2. Indicate organizational structure and help readers find information; type size or font should differ from main text.
Justification
Feasibility Report Structure
Cover panel
Headings
3. Used in in presenting steps - materials - and recommendations
Comparison
Lists
Schematic diagrams
Topic outlines
4. Use images or icons to represent quantities; useful for non-experts to grasp ideas.
Lists
Data Validity
Pictograms
Grant or Research Proposal
5. This supplements or clarifies information in the text body. It is in the back and there may be more than one per topic. For example: experiment details - complicated formulas - interview questions and answers - long quotes - maps - photos - tests - v
Brochure
Data Validity
Appendix
Color
6. When using a ______________ - center the return address - date - and closing - and align body paragraphs to the left.
Pictograms
Modified-block style
Process Description
Glossary
7. Use comparison to define - but they are less likely to be used for terms with multiple meanings.
First-level and second-level
Thumbnails
Negative definitions
Lists
8. Titles or brief statements that describe a visual.
Tone
Sentence definitions
Captions
Usability testing
9. Included either at the beginning of the conclusion or at the end of the body; reviews main points and findings
Usability testing
Cause and Effect
Brochure
Closing Summary
10. Advantages: gaining a better understanding of how the audience will read the document - each member of the group provides more questions and suggestions Disadvantages: disjointed writing styles - increased time to complete the project - and reduced m
Partition
Collaborative writing
White space
Stub
11. External proposal that may be short or long depending on the size of the potential sale
Sequential pattern
Resume
Sales Proposal
Job Application Letters
12. Describes the physical appearance of an object or area beginning at one point and ending at another; useful for product or mechanism descriptions
Topic outlines
Semi Technical
Passive voice and helping verbs
Spatial pattern
13. Defining through __________ involves comparing two seemingly different objects that share a common characteristic.
Resume
Etymology
Collaborative writing
Analogy
14. Written to express disappointment with a product or service and to request a refund - replacement - or an apology
Instructions
Claim Letters
Comparison
Color
15. Explain how an item or process works
Pie charts
Operation
Although
Laboratory Reports
16. Used for writing step-by-step instructions.
Widow
Job Application Letters
Sequential pattern
Sales Proposal
17. Illustrate relationships in systems - such as components in an electronic device
Diagrams
Sales Proposal
Procedures
Laboratory Reports
18. These kinds of reports answer the following questions: Is the plan likely to be successful? - What are the benefits and risks of the plan? - What are other options? - Is funding available? - How would the employees be affected?
Progress Reports
Feasibility Reports
Sentence outlines
Chronological pattern
19. Written as a self-study guide for the users of a product; intended to guide first-time users through the steps involved in operating a product.
Directives
Tutorials
Sentence outlines
Data Validity Questions
20. The page area that contains no text or graphics - and it helps draw a reader's attention to a particular page element. Improves the readability of a document for all types of readers. Although it limits the amount of information on a page - it does n
White space
Precise
Progress Reports
Instructions
21. Written for repair technicians; contain troubleshooting charts for diagnosing problems
Grant or Research Proposal
Color
Proposal
Service Manuals
22. Appear on the top of every page in a document to indicate the page number and document title.
Negation
Chronological pattern
Data Validity Questions
Headers
23. Explaining what the term does not mean.
Sentence definitions
Cause and Effect
Negation
Cover panel
24. Explain how each element of a complex item works - which is especially beneficial to laypersons attempting to understand a technical subject.
Pictograms
Audience Analysis Questions
Analysis of parts
Letters
25. Audience consists of experts in the subject matter - data does not require lengthy explanation e.g.: a physician giving a report to a surgeon about a patient's lab results and symptoms
Progress Reports
Schematic diagrams
First-level and second-level
High Technical
26. The _____________ explains what an organization wants to do and justifies the proposal with primary and secondary research.
Parallel sentences
Proposal
Analysis of parts
Plan of work
27. A ____________ is the final document or product that will be submitted once a project is completed.
Audience Analysis Questions
Use Manuals
Full-block style
Deliverable
28. Describing the terms origin - such as Greek or Latin words
Etymology
Analysis of parts
Color
Informative Abstract
29. Using '______________' to link the two sentences best contrasts the information.
Although
Instructions
Passive voice and helping verbs
Sentence outlines
30. A document with an alphabetical list of definitions. It defines terms without breaking the flow. If a document has five or more technical terms it needs one of these. Insert after the appendix and bibiolography
Table of Contents
Diagrams
Glossary
15 to 20
31. These kinds of reports answer the following questions: What has been accomplished since the last progress report? - What tasks still need to be accomplished? - Have there been any unanticipated problems? - What is the expected timetable for completio
Progress Reports
High Technical
Job Application Letters
Negation
32. Show how the phases of a project relate to each other
Gantt charts
Data Validity Questions
Closing Summary
Negation
33. A word on a line by itself at the end of a column
Gantt charts
Data Validity
Feasibility Report Structure
Orphan
34. Translate numbers into shapes or colors; show camprisons
Bar graphs
Cover panel
Letters
Job Application Letters
35. Are reduced images of pictures.
Appendix
Feasibility Report Structure
Contractions
Thumbnails
36. Margins ________ on the left are easier to read; fully ______ is appropriate for multiple columns.
Conclusion
Justification
Spatial pattern
Expanded Definition
37. This document contains: Name and contact information - Job Objective - Qualifications and Summary - Education and Work Experience - Awards - Skills and Activities - References
Semi Technical
Feasibility Reports
Full-block style
Resume
38. ______ are documents that help people how to understand how to assemble - use - and repair products.
Color
Analogy
Manuals
Gantt charts
39. Included before full report; combines main points of a report or proposal; often persuasive
The functional resume format
Executive Summary
Data Validity
High Technical
40. Sentences with an average of ____________ words are appropriate for technical writing. Sentences of fewer than 15 words are too short and choppy - and ones longer than 20 words are cumbersome and confusing.
Full-block style
15 to 20
Modified-block style
Semi Technical
41. What is the Web Site's sponsor and domain type(.edu.com.gov) - What is the purpose of the Web page and message? - When was the Web site most recently updated? - What are the author's credentials and expertise?
Training Manuals
Feasibility Reports
Operation
Data Validity Questions
42. Too brief and general to convey the complexity of a term with multiple meanings.
Gantt charts
Sentence definitions
Procedures
Parenthetical definition
43. ____________________ in a sentence indicates the relationship between ideas; structuring a sentence with effective ______________ improves conciseness.
Drawings
Tutorials
Progress Reports
Subordination
44. Show real or imaginary objects; highlight specific parts; use exploded view to show how parts fit together.
Drawings
Lists
Plan of work
15 to 20
45. Used when writing about one subject that is similar to another.
Justification
Comparison
Parenthetical Definition
Use Manuals
46. What is the background of the audience? Global? - What is the reader's experience - What is the attitude of the audience on subject? - What are the needs/interests/expectations of the audience? - Will multiple audiences/skill levels read this?
Negation
Semi Technical
Audience Analysis Questions
High Technical
47. ___________ - such as 'who -' are more likely to decrease clarity in a document.
Memos
Titles and headings
Unsolicited proposal
Relative pronouns
48. Often include section topic - date - page number - and title of document.
Analysis of parts
Feasibility Report Structure
Bar graphs
Headers and footers
49. Written to describe events like safety emergencies - equipment problems - and workplace accidents.
Semi Technical
Incident or trouble reports
Flowcharts
Negative definitions
50. Show steps in a process.
Color
Letters
Flowcharts
Tutorials