Unit 1 Technical Writing

This type of reader is an authority in a particular field, who is highly skilled and professional.

• layperson

• expert

• technician

• manager

What is the term for "special beliefs, customs, and values that are specific to a particular group of people?"

• Culture

• Background

• Society

• Demographics

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A pharmacist reads a report about this year's flu season to determine how much flu medicine to order. What type of reader is the pharmacist?

• employment

• expert

• technician

• manager

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

What is the most important rule of technical writing?

• Only include information that suits your purpose.

• Every document should persuade your audience.

• The primary audience always comes first.

• The needs and wants of your audience dictate every decision you make as a writer.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which of these is NOT one of the ways to analyze your target audience?

• Knowledge level

• Interest level

• birth date

• Cultural background

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

If you are writing a memo to your co-worker about a new product, you have an....

• internal audience

• external audience

• primary audience

• secondary audience

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

Which type of audience shares the same point of view?

• multiple audience

• diverse audience

• specific audience

• target audience

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

When creating a document for a multiple audience, what do you call the group whose needs you consider first?

• Secondary audience

• Target audience

• Primary audience

• Initial audience

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Target audience

• The audience for which the message is written

• The readers you are responsible for first

• A diverse group whose points of view differ

• Readers who share the same point of view

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

Which word means "Characteristics of a group including info such as gender, income level, race, age"?

• statistics

• interest level

• culture

• demographics

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2