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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. 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






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






3. Should be determined before writing






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






5. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations






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






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






8. External proposal written not in any response to anything






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






10. Areas that are occupied by text.






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






12. External proposal requesting funding for a study






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






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






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






16. Explaining how the item works






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






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






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






20. Written for skilled and unskilled






21. Ununiformed opinions and unverified data






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






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






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






25. Communication written for and about business & industry - focusing on products and services; presented in a user-friendly format






26. The height of the uppercase letters.






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






28. An expert to another expert






29. 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.






30. Reports lacking in research - typically reflects a memorandum






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






32. Sent when the writer is dissatisfied with a product or service.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Main part of the body is explaining parts of a whole. Each point is a part.






40. Proposals in short format. Frequent for minor requests






41. Gives details before the main point of the memo






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






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






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






45. Hold graphics.






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






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






48. Requests for information.






49. The origin of the word






50. Written for repair technicians. Contain trouble shooting chart