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WorksheetsTECHNICAL WRITING
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
Every type of writing has a goal.
TRUE
FALSE
Technical writing is intended to communicate to a specific ______________, for a specific ______________.
(a)
Concise, clear and (a) are the key components of an effective technical writing.
Limit paragraph, words and sentence length
clarity
conciseness
accuracy
organization
ethics
Telling the truth as one of the general categories
clarity
conciseness
accuracy
organization
ethics
The importance of correct grammar and mechanics
conciseness
clarity
ethics
organization
accuracy
Using meat cleaver theory of revision
ethics
clarity
accuracy
organization
conciseness
Avoiding vague, obscure and/or connotative words
accuracy
conciseness
clarity
organization
ethics
Limit and/or define use of abbreviations, acronyms, and jargon
ethics
conciseness
accuracy
clarity
organization
Using Fog Index
organization
clarity
conciseness
ethics
accuracy
The aim of technical writing is to translate scientific and technical information in a way that is clear and easy to (a) .
Ensures that misunderstandings don’t occur due to differing interpretations
descriptive
denotative
connotative
creative
The language used should be in an exact manner describing objects and procedures.
relevant
clear
precise
straightforward
Needs to have an obvious composition that makes it easy for readers to follow along
skimmable
format
well-illustrated
well-structured
The information provided must be what the users are looking for.
clear
accurate
relevant
complete
Users should be able to locate the information they are looking for quickly and easily.
well-structured
format
skimmable
accessible
Effective communication requires quality content and language
clear
accurate
concise
correct
The grammatical structure of your technical document should be free from any kind of ambiguities.
clear
accurate
complete
correct
Always contains answers to anticipated problems in the product or application
descriptive
creative
clear
relevant
Information stated leaves nothing to the imagination
accurate
relevant
complete
detailed
The information should be within the defined context and scope ensuring every process and procedure are all the explanations the users need.
(a)
The way technical data is presented is very important from the user’s point of view.
(a)
Readers use these documents to learn how to perform certain tasks or gain technical information, so they should be easy to follow and organized in a way that’s easy to refer back to as questions come up.
(a)
Technical writers should incorporate meaningful, descriptive headings and include a thorough table of contents and/or index
(a)
The adage of a picture being worth a thousand words is very relevant to technical writing. Use illustrations, screen shots, tables, icons and similar graphic elements where possible.
(a)
