Tech Writing Ch. 1

Technical writing takes place only in an office setting.

• True

• False

Technical communication is used in all careers.

• True

• False

Technical writing may require field research.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Jargon is not used in a technical document.

• True

• False

The tone of technical writing is objective and businesslike.

• True

• False

Special features

• include boldface, underlining, and bulleted lists.

• draw the reader’s attention to certain words.

• help important information stand out.

• all of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Technical communication

• has no specific purpose.

• is written for any audience.

• happens in the workplace.

• has an indirect approach

What is the technical communicator’s most important consideration?

• the actual information

• the reader’s needs

• the reader’s reading level

• Their own tone

Technical writing is different from academic in all of the following ways except

• the goal of informing or persuading.

• presentation

• audience.

• approach

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Imaginative writing

• does not require the reader to make inferences.

• is more artistic than technical writing.

• is unambiguous.

• does not adhere to principles of unity, coherence, and standard usage.