This quiz will help you prepare your test on the characteristics of technical writing. Questions 1-7 are based on this article from The Globe and Mail website. The rest are based on your handouts.
To persuade
To recommend
To propose
To instruct
To inform
Highly technical
Semi-technical
Non-technical
The platypus is an extraordinary animal.
We can learn much about evolution of mammals' biology through the study of platypus DNA.
Platypus DNA has many similarities to that of birds and mammals.
The platypus has been protected since the early 1900's.
Knowledge
Level of ability
Interest
All of the above
Adjectives
Adverbs
Personal Pronouns
Conjunctions
Logical
Alphabetical
Numerical
None of the above
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-complex
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-complex
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-complex
A term
A class
Distinguishing features
All of the above
None of the above