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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. Useful in highlighting sections of a document to draw reader attention
Precise
Color
Cover panel
High Technical
2. Written to describe events like safety emergencies - equipment problems - and workplace accidents.
Conclusion
Incident or trouble reports
Precise
High Technical
3. Explaining what the term does not mean.
Inquiry Letters
Negation
Parenthetical Definition
Captions
4. The _________ of a brochure is its front page - and its purpose is to catch the attention of the audience. Usually contain a visual image and a small amount of text. Concepts and overviews appear inside the brochure.
Cover panel
Grant or Research Proposal
Manuals
Analogy
5. Written for repair technicians; contain troubleshooting charts for diagnosing problems
Service Manuals
Contractions
Negation
First-level and second-level
6. Use images or icons to represent quantities; useful for non-experts to grasp ideas.
Table of Contents
Analysis of parts
Pictograms
Headings
7. 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?
Feasibility Reports
Widows
Non Technical
Pie charts
8. These kinds of reports answer the following questions: The reason for conducting the test or investigation - Problems - Results and Conclusion
Bar graphs
Laboratory Reports
Plan of work
First-level and second-level
9. _______________ terms are clearer than general ones.
Negation
Inquiry Letters
Precise
Captions
10. A single line carried over the top of a column
Widow
Resume
Visuals
Letters
11. Emphasizes important information; reasons or examples are arranged in decreasing or increasing order of imporance; used when making recommendations or proposals.
Emphatic pattern
Cause and Effect
Headings
High Technical
12. Included on the title page; summarizes in a few sentences the scope and purpose of the document.
Diagrams
Emphatic pattern
Descriptive Abstract
Headers
13. These are sentences clarity is increased by creating lists/clauses with similar grammer. (for example - every item on a list has 'a' before it)
Parallel sentences
Operator's Manuals
Process Description
White space
14. The attitude expressed by a writer. Use formal or semi when writing for superiors/professionals - Use semi or informal when writing for colleagues and subordinates - Use informal when conversational style is desired. Avoid profanity or slang.
Chunking
Cover panel
Letters
Tone
15. 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
Justification
Collaborative writing
Justification
16. ___________ - such as 'who -' are more likely to decrease clarity in a document.
Headings
Deliverable
Directives
Relative pronouns
17. 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
Glossary
Parenthetical definition
Gantt charts
Grant or Research Proposal
18. ______ are documents that help people how to understand how to assemble - use - and repair products.
White space
Manuals
Negation
Instructions
19. Written to express disappointment with a product or service and to request a refund - replacement - or an apology
Formal Internal Proposal
Proposal
Instructions
Claim Letters
20. These build unity and clarity by creating a smoooth flow of ideas. Achieved by using ______ words (therefore - meanwhile etc) Repeating major points or words - summarizing information in previous paragraphs - using numbers to indicate steps.
Directives
Transitional phrases
Captions
Headers and footers
21. Indicate organizational structure and help readers find information; type size or font should differ from main text.
Usability testing
Headings
Semi Technical
Color
22. Written for trained operators of construction - computer - or manufacturing equipment for use on the job; includes instructions and safety information.
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23. This document contains: Name and contact information - Job Objective - Qualifications and Summary - Education and Work Experience - Awards - Skills and Activities - References
Widows
Resume
Stub
Cover panel
24. Written for both skilled and unskilled users of a product; include instructions regarding setup - operation and maintenance as well as safety warning and trouble-shooting tips
Use Manuals
Executive Summary
Passive voice and helping verbs
Data Validity
25. Begins with either the cause of the effect; useful in reports discussing problems and solutions
Cause and Effect
White space
15 to 20
Inquiry Letters
26. Describing the terms origin - such as Greek or Latin words
Laboratory Reports
Etymology
Negative definitions
Plan of work
27. ______ ______ ______ is as follows: Introduction: background information and purpose statement - Body: Review of options being considered based on criteria like costs and staff - Conclusion: Interpretations of findings - Recommendation: Author's opin
Orphan
Lists
Feasibility Report Structure
Cover panel
28. Single words or short lines carried over to the top of a column or page
Routine Internal Proposal
Manuals
Widows
Deliverable
29. Included before full report; summarized version of report
Background
Informative Abstract
Incident or trouble reports
Visuals
30. Show trends and changes over time - cost - size - rates - and other variables.
Widows
Chronological pattern
Line Graphs
Usability testing
31. External proposal written and submitted without request
Unsolicited proposal
Non Technical
Background
Precise
32. External proposal written in response to a request for proposals (RFP) or an invitation for bids (IFB)
Instructions
Solicited Proposal
Formal Internal Proposal
Grant or Research Proposal
33. Detailed - usually multipage commercial document containing descriptions of product/servive/project for marketing purposes.
Parenthetical Definition
Negative definitions
High Technical
Brochure
34. Boldface - italics - capital letters - font style - and font size are common ways to show readers the difference between _________________ headings.
Procedures
First-level and second-level
Visuals
Passive voice and helping verbs
35. ____________________ in a sentence indicates the relationship between ideas; structuring a sentence with effective ______________ improves conciseness.
Headers
Subordination
Descriptive Abstract
Grant or Research Proposal
36. Written to ask about a product - service or procedure; brief - direct and clearly worded so the reader understands what is needed.
Pictograms
Chunking
Inquiry Letters
Process Description
37. A formal document longer than ten pages usually includes a table of contents to simplify the process of locating information. It's included after the title and abstract - but before the list of tables - forward and preface.
Data Validity
Table of Contents
Sentence definitions
Use Manuals
38. Titles or brief statements that describe a visual.
Diagrams
Feasibility Report Structure
Captions
Deliverable
39. Audience consists of people with some technical knowledge but less than experts; data needs some explanation e.g.: a physician giving a report to a first-year medical student regarding a patient's lab results and symptoms
Semi Technical
Appendix
Parenthetical definition
Pie charts
40. Explain how each element of a complex item works - which is especially beneficial to laypersons attempting to understand a technical subject.
Analysis of parts
Manuals
Routine Internal Proposal
Tables
41. Left ____________ improves the flow of a document.
Laboratory Reports
Operator's Manuals
Justification
Descriptive Abstract
42. Written in short proposal format; used frequently in organizations for minor spending requests.
Routine Internal Proposal
Emphatic pattern
White space
Proposal
43. Included before full report; combines main points of a report or proposal; often persuasive
Chronological pattern
Executive Summary
Feasibility Report Structure
Analogy
44. Audience consists of laypersons with no training in the subject matter; data needs to be translated into simple language that can be easily understood e.g.; a physician giving a report to a patient's spouse regarding lab results - symptoms - and trea
Expanded Definition
Non Technical
Memorandum Structure
Chronological pattern
45. The _____________ explains what an organization wants to do and justifies the proposal with primary and secondary research.
Glossary
Cover panel
Sentence definitions
Plan of work
46. Increase the wordiness of a sentence
Unsolicited proposal
Transitional phrases
Expanded Definition
Passive voice and helping verbs
47. A ____________ is the final document or product that will be submitted once a project is completed.
Closing Summary
Deliverable
Tables
White space
48. Defining through __________ involves comparing two seemingly different objects that share a common characteristic.
High Technical
Formal Internal Proposal
Audience Analysis Questions
Analogy
49. Organization Name __________ To: Name/Title of addressee From: Name/Title of sender with handwritten initials Date: For record keeping purposes Subject: Key words Introductory Paragraph: purpose and background Body Paragraph(s): details - explanation
Comparison
Cause and Effect
Memorandum Structure
Diagrams
50. Appear on the top of every page in a document to indicate the page number and document title.
Headers
Service Manuals
Drawings
Expanded Definition