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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. Written for trained operators of computers or manufacturing equipment on the job

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2. Requests for information about a service - product - person - policy - procedure - or organization.






3. Requests for information.






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






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






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






7. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






8. Self study guide for the users of the product






9. Describing how a mechanism works






10. Exam of the likelihood of success if the proposed solution is adopted






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






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






13. Reports lacking in research - typically reflects a memorandum






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






15. Gives details before the main point of the memo






16. Show trends and changes over time






17. A business letter that asks about product - service - procedure






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






19. Defines by using a synonym - or a clarifying phrase (if less than 4 terms)






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






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






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






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






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






25. The origin of the word






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






27. The height of the uppercase letters.






28. The expanded version of the descriptive abstract. Covers conclusions and recommendations. Placed before full report.






29. Clarifies information presented in the document. Sometimes more than one is needed. If so - they must be in order that they appear in the text - and each is named A - B - etc...






30. Written step by step instructions






31. External proposal written not in any response to anything






32. Translate numbers into shapes or colors






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






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






35. Hold graphics.






36. Written for repair technicians. Contain trouble shooting chart






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






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






39. Includes the name - title - company - and address of the intended recipient.






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






41. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






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






43. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






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






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






46. Simplified description of a term.






47. The empty space inside letter such as Q - O - and D.






48. External proposal requesting funding for a study






49. 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.






50. The height of the segment of lowercase lettes such as h -d -f - and b that rises above the x-height.