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43 Cards in this Set
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Which type of abstract includes results and recommendations? |
Informative |
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Which of the following organizational patterns would be appropriate to use when describing an object? I. Functional II. Spatial III. Cause and effect |
Functional and spatial |
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Which of the following would most likely be written as a memo or a latter? |
Test report |
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The industrial specifications for a jet engine will most likely include all EXCEPT |
Theories used to develop the engine |
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All of the following are types of short, analytical reports EXCEPT |
Activity reports |
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A technical writer should include an overview at the beginning of a manual to explain the |
Benefits of the procedure |
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Which of the following would most likely appear in a tractor repair manual? |
Exploded Diagram ( they illustrate how parts of an item are assembled so usually found in repair manuals) |
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Which of the following visuals is best for presenting trends, distributions and cycles? |
Graphs (line, pie and bar graphs are better at illustrating movements than the others) |
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Paragraph unity is created when all sentenced and phrases in a paragraph support the |
Topic statement |
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Which of the following transitional words is best for contrasting information in a paragraph? |
Although (also “but,” and “however” are words that help contrast ideas) |
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An article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association would most likely be written in language that is |
Highly Technical |
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The introduction of instructions usually includes |
Working definitions (there for readers to understand terms used throughout the document) |
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What purpose do memos serve in most organizations |
Documenting decisions and actions |
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A lab report should include specific details about the equipment and procedures used in a study for the purpose of |
Duplicating the test |
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Which of the following would be LEAST useful when developing an audience profile for a lab report? |
What graphics would be most persuasive for the secondary audience? (The author needs to know the technical background and basic knowledge of the primary and secondary audience members) |
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When editing a technical document for conciseness, a writer should eliminate |
Extra prepositional phrases |
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Which of the following will most likely lead to unity in a technical document? |
Logical outline |
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Which of the following parts of a letter ensures that a specific department within a firm receives the correspondence? |
Attention line (example: Marketing, Accounting etc) |
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Which resume organizational structure is most commonly used to illustrate a pattern of job experience and career development? |
Reverse Chronological (lists most recent experience first) |
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Primary purpose of an inquiry letter |
Ask about a product |
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The tone of a technical document establishes a writers |
Attitude about a subject |
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Which of the following is the most effective way to divide a long paragraph -make a bulleted list -Revise the heading -create an appendix -provide a line graph |
-make a bulleted list |
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Which of the following is the most effective way to divide a long paragraph -make a bulleted list -Revise the heading -create an appendix -provide a line graph |
-make a bulleted list |
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Research for a technical document is considered reliable if |
Findings can be reproduced |
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Which of the following is the most effective way to divide a long paragraph -make a bulleted list -Revise the heading -create an appendix -provide a line graph |
-make a bulleted list |
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Research for a technical document is considered reliable if |
Findings can be reproduced |
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Which organizational pattern is typically used for justification reports? -chronological -indirect -spacial -direct |
Direct (Justification reports usually state the problem and recommendation in opening paragraph) |
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Which should be written in the most formal tone? -company newsletter -assembly instructions -e-mail to a colleague -shareholders report |
Shareholders report |
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Which should be written in the most formal tone? -company newsletter -assembly instructions -e-mail to a colleague -shareholders report |
Shareholders report |
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When developing lists to include in a technical document, it is most important to |
Write items in parallel format |
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The primary purpose of a claim letter is to |
Complain about a product or service |
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Which of the following should be included in the education section of a recent college graduates resume |
City and state where college is located |
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Which of the following is an example of secondary research? -journal articles -interviews -observations -Surveys |
Journal articles |
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Which of the following is an example of secondary research? -journal articles -interviews -observations -Surveys |
Journal articles |
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Which condenses the primary points of a proposal and is included in a documents front matter? |
Executive summary |
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Before writing a sales proposal, an author most likely needs to |
Determine a customers needs |
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Which of the following two elements are best at helping readers decide whether to read a technical document? |
Title and abstract |
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Which of the following two elements are best at helping readers decide whether to read a technical document? |
Title and abstract |
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The front matter of a formal report serves all of the following functions except -provide an overview of the report -expand on specific ideas in the report -show where information can be found -provide an idea of the reports purpose |
Expand on specific ideas in the report |
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Which of the following two elements are best at helping readers decide whether to read a technical document? |
Title and abstract |
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The front matter of a formal report serves all of the following functions except -provide an overview of the report -expand on specific ideas in the report -show where information can be found -provide an idea of the reports purpose |
Expand on specific ideas in the report |
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The major difference between an annotated bibliography and a bibliography is that an annotated bibliography includes |
Evaluation of the content |
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Well- written instructions are characterized by the use of |
Active voice sentences |
