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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. An expert to another expert






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






3. 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.






4. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






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






6. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






7. Show steps in process






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






9. Explanation of what the term does NOT mean






10. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






11. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






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






13. The height of the uppercase letters.






14. 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






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






16. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Describes the purpose - scope - and method used to arrive to conclusion. Included on the title page - really short.






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






25. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






26. Written for repair technicians. Contain trouble shooting chart






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






28. Show trends and changes over time






29. A clause that can stand alone as a sentence if punctuation is added.






30. A subject-oriented description






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






32. External proposal written not in any response to anything






33. Simplified description of a term.






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






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






36. Plan likely to succeed - Benefits and risks - Other options - Funding available - How would it affect employees






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






38. External proposal requesting funding for a study






39. Useful in reports discussing problems and solutions






40. Steps to complete a task






41. 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...






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






43. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






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






45. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations






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






47. Translate numbers into shapes or colors






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






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






50. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.