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WorksheetsTech Writing
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Technical communicator has to communicate
the weather.
specialized information to readers and listeners.
should inspire the imagination of readers.
Which of the following is NOT part of the "four challenges of technical writers.
The information challenge
The grammar challenge
The persuasion challenge
The Ethics challenge
In chapter two of the text, we discuss why communications break down. Select the best answer.
Poor choice of channels.
Receiver inattentiveness.
Poor sender encoding.
Lack of knowledge in sender or receiver.
All of the above.
In chapter two of the text audiences are broken into three groups. Experts, informed person and laypersons. For an informed person the writers communication goal is:
Facts and Figures Explained
Just the facts and Figures
Facts and figures explained in simplest form.
The first line of the Audience / Purpose Profile form is:
Audience relationship to the author
Probable questions
Primary audience
Intended Tone
The following is NOT an example of ethical issues in workplace collaboration.
Intimidating co-workers.
Claiming credit for others’ work.
Being late for meetings.
Hoarding information
When assigning roles for the meeting this person is normally responsible managing the visual aids.
The leader
The recorder
The timekeeper
The participant
When using an efficient technical writing process which of the following should you do first?
Composing the first draft
organizing the content
fixing errors
A report that begins with a general point that establishes the similarity between the two subjects is a
Comparative Report
A feasibility Report
A research report
In reference to levels of response to persuasion which is the highest level
Compliance
Internalization
Identification
Conducting a survey is an example of
primary research
secondary research
Which of the following is in the correct order of operations for critical thinking in research processes.
Asking the right questions, Achieving the right depth, interpreting your findings and evaluating your findings .
Achieving the right depth findings, Asking the right questions, interpreting your findings and evaluating your findings.
Asking the right questions, interpreting your findings , evaluating your findings and Achieving the right depth.
Asking the right questions, Achieving the right depth, evaluating your findings and interpreting your findings.
When targeting popular media the depth you are aiming for is.
Deeper level
The deepest level
Surface level
Inductive reasoning is often referred to as
top down logic
bottom up logic
This type of summary condenses the full report; gives all of the important information , conclusions and recommendations.
Closing Summary
Informative Abstract (Summary)
Descriptive Abstract (Abstract)
