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Technical Writing Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. When the anticipated audience is familiar with the topic - but has less experience - specialized training - or expertise with the subject than the writer.






2. External proposal written not in any response to anything






3. Translate numbers into shapes or colors






4. Main part of the body is explaining parts of a whole. Each point is a part.






5. Show trends and changes over time






6. Decorative strokes at the top & bottom of letters.






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






8. Shows how phases of a chart relate to each other






9. Describing order of assembly and how it was put together






10. Intro: background - purpose statement - Body: Options - Conclusion - Interpretation - Recommendation - Opinion






11. Afive pointer speech - 1 - get attetion; 2 - establish problem; 3 - satisfy the need; 4 - visualize the need answered in future; 5 - ask action from audience.






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






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






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






15. A subject-oriented description






16. External proposal that could be long or short depending on size of potential sale






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






18. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






19. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.






20. Communication written for and about business & industry - focusing on products and services; presented in a user-friendly format






21. Defines following this pattern: Indicate the item - what class it belongs to - and what makes it different than other in that class (if more than 4 terms) . Placed in glossary.






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






23. Written step by step instructions






24. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






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






26. Puts stuff into chronological order. Each point is a step in a process.






27. A business letter that goes along with a resume when applying for internship or employment






28. Describes a mechanism at rest - what an object is - what it does - what it looks like






29. Written for skilled and unskilled






30. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






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






32. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






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






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






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






36. Proposals used when requesting large funds






37. Breaks up a topic and decribes it in a direction. Kinda like temporal - but its directional. Up to down - left to right.






38. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.






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






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






41. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations






42. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.






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






44. What is new since the last report - What needs to be done - Unanticipated problems - Expected timetable for completion






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






46. Teaching tools for vocational jobs - often paired with audiovisual info






47. The height of lowercase letters such as p -j -y and q that falls below the baseline.






48. An expert to another expert






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






50. Areas that are occupied by text.