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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. Basic elements: Reason for study - Equipment and procedures -Problems - results - conclusions






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






3. Expert to someone with no knowledge of subject






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






5. Contains 2 or more independent clauses.






6. External proposal requesting funding for a study






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






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






9. Requests for information.






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






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






12. An expert to another expert






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






14. Simplified description of a term.






15. Written step by step instructions






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






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






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






19. Emphasizes important info. Used for recommendations






20. Describing how a mechanism works






21. 1-2 pages - well organized - easy to read - free of mistakes.






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






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






24. 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






25. Written for skilled and unskilled






26. External proposal written not in any response to anything






27. Proposals used when requesting large funds






28. Shows meaning of a process or concept






29. Definition uses a synonym or a clarifying phrase.






30. Factual statements - statistics - expert opinions.






31. Writers strive for balanced evidence - no exaggeration.






32. The origin of the word






33. Ensure safety - how to evacuate






34. Steps to complete a task






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






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






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






38. Reports that evaluate - estimate - make recommendations






39. 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.






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






41. Necessary characteristics: Summery - Interpretation - and Recommendations






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






43. Translate numbers into shapes or colors






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






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






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






47. The height of the uppercase letters.






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






49. Needed if booklet is longer than 10 pages. After the title page and abstract - before the forward.






50. Written for repair technicians. Contain trouble shooting chart