ENG 015: TECHNICAL WRITING

TEST I: Directions – Read and understand the question or statement on each item.
Encircle the best answer.

1. The following are TRUE about the nature of technical writing, except:

A. A writing discipline that is sometimes defined as simplifying the complex

B. It encompasses all documentation of complex technical processes

C. It includes reports, executive, summary statements, but not brief

D. It often results in relevant, useful and accurate information geared to specifically

2.What is the difference between scientific writing and technical writing?

A. Scientific writing is about defending a proposed relationship between an independent

B. Scientific writing doesn’t reveal the laws that govern the behaviour of variables in the
universe. On the other hand, Technical writing reveals the laws that govern the
behaviour of variables in the universe. C. Scientific writing generally aimed at an
audience with a base knowledge of the subject you are writing about. Technical writing
is much broader and is more interested in the topic

D. Scientific writing can go deeper into detail and can provide a comprehensive
reference in the subject matter. Technical writing solves issues, challenges, and
accomplishments.

3.What properties of technical writing of Zall (1980) referred to as qualifying or weighing

B. Knowledge

C. Judgment

D. Objectivity

4. What properties of technical writing involve interpretation and formulation of

A. Logic

B. Knowledge

C. Judgment

D. Objectivity

5. What properties of technical writing refer to error-free documents?

A. Accuracy

B. Brevity

C. Coherence

D. Confidence

6. Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of technical writing?

A. Education

B. Knowledge and experience levels

C. Expectations and needs

D. Symbolic

7. Which among the following principles of technical writing that document must be
written in Standard English?

A. Principle One: Use Good Grammar

C. Principle Three: Using Active Voice

D. Principle Four: Using Positive Statements

8. This consists of horizontal or vertical bars of equal width, scaled in length to

A. Pie Graph

B. Picture Graph

C. Bar Graph

D. Line Graph

9. The circle equals 100 percent or the whole of some quantity, and the wedges
represent how the whole is divided. What type of graph is this?

A. Pie Graph

B. Picture Graph

C. Bar Graph

D. Line Graph

10. What type of visual you would use you want to organize information systematically
in rows and columns?

A. Bar and Column Graph

B. Organizational Chart

C. Pie Graph

D. Tables

11. What type of visual you would use if you want to convey ideas without using words?

A. Tables
B. Pie Graph

C. Organizational Chart

D. Symbols

12. The following are some examples of memorandum, except:

A. Memo to Announce

B. Memo to Remind

C. Memo to Assign a Task

D. Memo to Do

13. What skill/s in technical writing is/are applied in activities?

A. Getting a job

B. Doing your job

C. Keeping your job

D. All of the above

14. What is the purpose of technical writing?

A. To entertain and amuse readers

B. To provide information to a specific audience

C. To persuade readers to take a particular action

D. To tell a story or narrative

15. Which of the following is not a common type of technical writing?

A) User manuals

b) Annual reports

c) Grant proposals

d) Novels
16. What is the term used to describe the process of identifying the needs and
characteristics of the audience before writing?

A) Research

b) Planning

c) Drafting

d) Editing

17.Which of the following is not a characteristic of effective technical writing?

A) Clarity and conciseness

b) Formal and complex language

c) Accuracy and precision

d) Reader-centeredness

18. What is the term used to describe the process of revising and refining a written work
for clarity, coherence, and correctness?

A) Editing

b) Planning

c) Drafting

d) Research

19. Which of the following is not a common element of technical writing style?

Use of passive voice

b) Use of jargon and technical terms

c) Use of vivid imagery and metaphors

d) Use of graphics and visuals

20. What is the term used to describe the list of sources cited in a technical document?
A) Bibliography

b) References

c) Works cited

d) Footnotes

21. Which of the following is not a common type of technical document?

A) Memos

b) Proposals

c) Resumes

d) White papers

22. What is the term used to describe the process of ensuring that a technical document
conforms to a specific set of standards or guidelines?

A) Formatting

b) Styling

c) Standardization

d) Quality assurance

23. Which of the following is not a common characteristic of effective technical

A) Attention to detail

b) Audience analysis

c) Persuasiveness

d) Clarity and simplicity

24. What approach can be used to develop a report that offers a solution to a problem,
beginning with the problem and moving on to the solution or vice versa?

A. Definition
B. Cause-and-effect

C. Sequential

D. Order-of-importance

25. What method of development that emphasizes the time element of a sequence
that traces events as they occurred in time?

A. Chronological

B. Division-and-classification

C. General and specific

D. Comparison

26. What is the definition that is effective only when the reader is familiar with the item
with which the defined item is contrasted?

A. Definition by analogy

B. Negative definition

C. Extended definition

D. Definition by cause

27. What technique that describes the physical appearance of an object or area from
top to bottom, inside to outside, front to back, and so on?

A. Sequential

B. Cause-and-effect

C. Definition

D. Spatial

28. Which approach that emphasizes the order of elements in a process and is
particularly useful when writing step-by-step instructions?

A. Sequential

B. Definition

C. Order-of-importance

D. Cause-and-effect
29. What technique that presents information in either decreasing order or increasing
order of importance?

A. Order-of-importance

B. Definition

C. Cause-and-effect

D. Sequential

30. Which of the following methods of development that proceed either from general
information to specific details or from specific information to a general conclusion?

A. Chronological

B. Comparison

C. General and specific

D. Division-and-classification

31. What style of writing that separates a whole into component parts and discusses
each part separately?

A. Division-and-classification

B. General and specific

C. Chronological

D. Comparison

32. Which of the following method of development extends definitions with additional
details, examples, comparisons, or other explanatory devices?

A. Cause-and-effect

B. Definition

C. Sequential

D. Order-of-importance

33. Sally is organizing a fundraiser at work and wants to share with her co-workers their
progress toward the final goal. Which of the following visuals would you recommend she
use?
A. Photos

B. Illustration

C. Pie Chart

D. Line Chart

34. Joseph is completing a marketing report that summarizes a series of calculations

A. Graphs

B. Photos

C. Symbols

D. Illustrations

35. This is noted as "the ring of authority" the writer observes formality with respect to
words and the way they are used. What ideas must be expressed in straightforward
manner?

A. Brevity

B. Honesty

C. Dignity

D. Continuity

36. Which one of the following words could BEST be used to describe the tone of most
technical writing?

A. Descriptive

B. Narrative

C. Literary

D. Brief

37. Though some forms of technical writing are intended for the general public, most are
usually geared toward what types of audiences?

A. Specialized
B. Younger

C. Older

D. Sophisticated

38. Technical writing is a style of communication used to do which one of the following?

A. Convey information about a group of subjects

B. Convey information on a specific subject

C. Convey information about devices and equipment

D. Convey information about the pros and cons of subjects

39. Megan is responsible for communicating the new organizational structure of her
department at work. Which of the following visuals would you recommend she use to
clearly visualize the different levels and relationships between each position in her
department?

A. Photos

B. Symbols

C. Graphs

D. Diagrams

40. Decorative visuals are best when you want to:

A. Provoke audience attention and interest

B. Connect new information to concepts the audience is familiar with

C. Show the relationships between ideas or data

D. Demonstrate what a finished product look like