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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • 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. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






2. Expert to little - but growing - experience or knowledge in an individual






3. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






4. Use of icons to represent quantities. Nice for nonexperts to understand






5. External proposal in response to a request for proposal (REF) or an invitation for bids (IFB)






6. Uses extensive detail for the item. Can be several pages long.






7. Include material that other people have drawn from primary sources.






8. Show trends and changes over time






9. Specialized language used in a field of study or profession.






10. Domain name - purpose of the message? - how recent? - author's credentials? Avoid using only one source.






11. Defines in pages. Used when an item requires extensive explaining. Belong in the introduction






12. Shows how parts of a principle - process or function fit together






13. Any other people who later come in contact with the material.






14. Describes the process from the writer's point of view






15. Heading - date - inside address - salutation - text - closing - signature - title. Sometimes include subject lines - like memos.






16. Hold graphics.






17. Requests for information.






18. Front matter - cover letter - title page - table of contents - body: summery - intro - problem - rationale - cost - expertise - responsibility - sales pitch - request for approval - conclusion back matter: appendix - bibliography - glossary






19. An expert to another expert






20. The height of a lowercase x - which reflects the height of the main bodies of the lowercase letters.






21. The people who need the information & will use it to make decisions.






22. Steps to complete a task






23. Used for complex terms - or when it has multiple meanings. Indicate item - classify - and says what makes it unique.






24. Summaries before full report - includes main points and proposal - often persuasive






25. Reports lacking in research - typically reflects a memorandum






26. Written for skilled and unskilled






27. A subject-oriented description






28. Self study guide for the users of the product






29. A single line carried over the top of a column






30. Show steps in process






31. Learning as much as possible about the individuals who will be using the document






32. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






33. Formed by at lease one suborbindate clause & 2 or more independent clauses.






34. Needed if booklet is longer than 10 pages. After the title page and abstract - before the forward.






35. Written for readers that do not work for the company that prepared the document.






36. Often help the reader determine if s/he wants to read it. A good one includes topic - tone - scope - purpose.






37. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.






38. Alphabetical - lists definitions of words - Short and precise definitions - Required if there are more than 5 terms in need of definitions. They should be defined in the text or as a footnote as well.






39. Written for repair technicians. Contain trouble shooting chart






40. Sent when the writer is dissatisfied with a product or service.






41. Summaries either at the beginning or end of the body - reviews main points and findings






42. Show the details of how parts of an object fit together.






43. Should be determined before writing






44. A clause where the predicate begins with a subordinate conjunction or relative pronoun.






45. A worksheet used to organize and summarize the likely readers' characteristics & needs.






46. Describes the problem and gives a solution in the body. First point is the problem - second is the solution.






47. Reports that require length - extensive research - multiple writers






48. The origin of the word






49. Margins justified on the left are easier to read.






50. This illustrates a cause and effect method. Is a 2 pointer like problem solution.