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






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






3. External proposal written not in any response to anything






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






5. Shows meaning of a process or concept






6. Proposals used when requesting large funds






7. A subject-oriented description






8. Basic elements: Reason for study - Equipment and procedures -Problems - results - conclusions






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






10. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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...






15. Show steps in process






16. 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






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






18. Reports that can be used for policies - instructions - recommending - and requesting info. Written to colleagues.






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






20. Describing how a mechanism works






21. Explanation of what the term does NOT mean






22. (Structured reports) - Reports that keep reader informed on a large project






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






24. Areas that are occupied by text.






25. External proposal requesting funding for a study






26. Show trends and changes over time






27. Summary of written doc that lets reader know if they want to read the article






28. Word on a line by itself at the end of a paragraph






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






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






31. The abstract before the full report that summarizes version of report






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






33. Defines the item by breaking it down into smaller parts.






34. Reports that are straightforward info (i.e results of something)






35. Describes how something works - breaks down process into steps






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






37. Gives details before the main point of the memo






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






39. Hold graphics.






40. A business letter that includes complaint of product - request of refund - or apology






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






42. Steps to complete a task






43. Words & phrases that are not generally used in modern communications but were common in previous decades.






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






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






46. When the anticipated audience is familiar with the topic - but has less experience - specialized training - or expertise with the subject than the writer.






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






48. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data






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






50. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations