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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. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.






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






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






4. Describing how a mechanism works






5. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.






16. A subject-oriented description






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






18. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.






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






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






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






22. Shows meaning of a process or concept






23. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






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






25. 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.






26. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.






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






28. An expert to another expert






29. 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.






30. Written step by step instructions






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






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






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






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






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






36. Useful in reports discussing problems and solutions






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






38. Translate numbers into shapes or colors






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






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

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






42. Should be determined before writing






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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...






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






50. Present the main point of the memo then the details