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






2. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.






3. Domain name - purpose of the message? - how recent? - author's credentials? Avoid using only one source.






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






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






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






7. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Self study guide for the users of the product






14. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations






15. Proposals in short format. Frequent for minor requests






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






17. 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.






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






19. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data






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






21. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






22. Translate numbers into shapes or colors






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






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






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






26. Explaining how the item works






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






28. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






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






30. Show steps in process






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






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






33. Reports that help the executives determine if goal is practical and reachable. Often being with purpose statement.






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






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






36. The origin of the word






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






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






39. Offer firsthand experience with the subject.






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






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






42. External proposal that could be long or short depending on size of potential sale






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






44. The abstract on the title page that briefly summarizes the scope and purpose of the document






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






46. Requests for information.






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






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






49. Show trends and changes over time






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