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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. Explanation of what the term does NOT mean






2. One that is intended to be used only within the company or organization that prepared it.






3. Often help the reader determine if s/he wants to read it. A good one includes topic - tone - scope - purpose.






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






5. Reports lacking in research - typically reflects a memorandum






6. 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.






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






8. Describing how a mechanism works






9. A subject-oriented description






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. An expert to another expert






19. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.






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






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






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






23. Proposals used when requesting large funds






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






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






26. Requests for information.






27. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






28. The origin of the word






29. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






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






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






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






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






34. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.






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






36. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations






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






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






39. External proposal requesting funding for a study






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






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






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






43. Steps to complete a task






44. Useful in reports discussing problems and solutions






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






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






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






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






49. Translate numbers into shapes or colors






50. Explaining how the item works