SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Making Manuals
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
writing-skills
Instructions:
Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. An outline allows you to determine the best ____ to use through visualization and modeling
process
addendum for a sub-procedure
gerunds
methods of development
2. An alphabetical (linear) reference that that is typically used in a non-linear way
to assist readers
imperative s
Index
potential readers
3. ___ is the only means you have to know/prove the procedure you wrote will be effective.
Testing a procedure
clarity - brevity - and sincerity
Jargon
an Outline
4. Manuals help...
Jargon
exclamatory
procedure
readers do something
5. Repetitive information mentioned once in order to avoid repetition elsewhere.
Train - Teach - Provide info on doing something
Addenda
cookbook
Illustrations
6. A detailed description of what the manual discusses and - possibly - how the manual should be used.
an Outline
strategy - tactics
Introduction
Reading out loud
7. Use ___ everywhere its use is indicated: lists - procedures - headings - sentences - paragraphs - pages - etc.
Testing a procedure
sequential
parallel structure
Train - Teach - Provide info on doing something
8. Verbs or participles that end in 'ing'
gerunds
potential readers
Reading out loud
audience - context
9. The flow of a manual can be either ___
usability testing
front Matter
back matter
linear or non-linear
10. A ___ is a series/sequence of procedures.
process
sincerity
imperative s
to assist readers
11. If your manual includes troubleshooting information - ___ sentences (questions) can be useful
interrogative
addendum for a sub-procedure
Reading out loud
readers do something
12. In the cookbook you might have an ______________ for beating egg whites - rather than repeating the sub-procedure everywhere egg whites need to be beaten - thereby saving page space.
future sales of products
front matter or back matter
Prerequisites
addendum for a sub-procedure
13. Usability Testing has proven that well-written - usable manuals can contribute to...
potential readers
Index
future sales of products
procedure
14. CBS Method stands for...
front Matter
clarity - brevity - and sincerity
interrogative
Jargon
15. Your goal as a good technical writer is to force your reader to infer only one meaning from what you have written so avoid using...
syllabus
Addenda
methods of development
Jargon
16. Manuals provide readers the information necessary to do something - such as...
Introduction
exclamatory
parallel structure
(Dis)Assemble - Build - Understand - Configure - Operate - Install - Remove - Repair - Replace - or Maintain something. Note the use of verbs here!
17. Commonly used terms (jargon terms - definitions - abbreviations - etc.) that appear in the manual; could also be placed in an addendum
future sales of products
an Outline
navigational aids
Glossary
18. The sections that appear in a manual depend on the manual's _________________ and purpose
Train - Teach - Provide info on doing something
an Outline
audience - context
addendum for a sub-procedure
19. A ___ is an example of a linear manual.
interrogative
syllabus
Jargon
Index
20. Three primary purposes to writing manuals
readers do something
methods of development
gerunds
Train - Teach - Provide info on doing something
21. So - ___ is to a process as ___ are to a procedure.
an Outline
imperative s
strategy - tactics
readers do something
22. If your manual includes Cautions and Warnings - ___ sentences (sentences ending with !) can also be useful.
exclamatory
back matter
process
interrogative
23. Having someone else perform (test) the procedure is usually best - but whichever testing methods you choose - they are collectively called ___.
Addenda
gerunds
clarity - brevity - and sincerity
usability testing
24. Aspects that need to be done/considered/in hand before doing anything else; these could include tools - parts - and materials - as well as generic definitions of what Notes - Cautions - Warnings mean to readers and why these elements should be heeded
an Outline
Prerequisites
strategy - tactics
to assist readers
25. Above all - as you write a manual - it is best to keep in mind its goals and ___.
potential readers
future sales of products
imperative s
addendum for a sub-procedure
26. A primary goal of technical writing...
back matter
to assist readers
navigational aids
future sales of products
27. A ___ is a numbered series/sequence of steps or instructions for accomplishing something
readers do something
procedure
navigational aids
(Dis)Assemble - Build - Understand - Configure - Operate - Install - Remove - Repair - Replace - or Maintain something. Note the use of verbs here!
28. Appendixes and indexes are referred to as...
back matter
addendum for a sub-procedure
methods of development
clarity - brevity - and sincerity
29. An entire manual will cover at least one of these - each with its own series of procedures.
Processes
methods of development
linear or non-linear
clarity - brevity - and sincerity
30. ___ will make errors stick out
gerunds
future sales of products
interrogative
Reading out loud
31. A ___ is non-linear.
cookbook
procedure
back matter
Illustrations
32. Creating ____ can help you organize your manual.
gerunds
sequential
an Outline
Jargon
33. ___ can aid a procedure and are particularly helpful when you are addressing a multi-cultural audience.
Illustrations
methods of development
linear or non-linear
Introduction
34. Procedures and instructions must use active voice and ____ sentences
addendum for a sub-procedure
imperative s
Reading out loud
Introduction
35. Usability testing your procedures speaks directly to...
sincerity
Illustrations
back matter
Transitional
36. Tables of contents - section headings - sub-section headings - headers - footers - and page numbers are examples of...
navigational aids
front Matter
sincerity
readers do something
37. ___ elements can play an important role in manuals - and how you use them will depend on the manual's intended flow.
Index
exclamatory
(Dis)Assemble - Build - Understand - Configure - Operate - Install - Remove - Repair - Replace - or Maintain something. Note the use of verbs here!
Transitional
38. Glossaries can be either ___ - depending on where they are placed.
Introduction
front matter or back matter
an Outline
Jargon
39. Figures (Illustrations) - tables - charts - graphs - etc.
gerunds
potential readers
Graphical Elements
procedure
40. Introductions (that cover the entire manual) - tables of contents - and lists of figures/tables are referred to as...
process
Prerequisites
strategy - tactics
front Matter
41. A list of the (sub)sections in the manual - with page numbers
Warning
: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in
/var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php
on line
183
42. The two most common methods of development for manuals are ___ and general-to-specific.
an Outline
sequential
addendum for a sub-procedure
Introduction