Review: Characteristics Of Technical Writing
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.
- 1.What is the purpose of this article?
- A.
To persuade
- B.
To recommend
- C.
To propose
- D.
To instruct
- E.
To inform
- 2.What is the "level of technicality" of this document?
- A.
Highly technical
- B.
Semi-technical
- C.
Non-technical
- 3.What is the main point of this article?
- A.
The platypus is an extraordinary animal.
- B.
We can learn much about evolution of mammals' biology through the study of platypus DNA.
- C.
Platypus DNA has many similarities to that of birds and mammals.
- D.
The platypus has been protected since the early 1900's.
- 4.Technical writing does not show the _____________ of the author.
- 5.Which of the following should a writer consider about their audience?
- A.
Knowledge
- B.
Level of ability
- C.
Interest
- D.
All of the above
- 6.Writers of technical documents avoid the use of which kind of words?
- A.
Adjectives
- B.
Adverbs
- C.
Personal Pronouns
- D.
Conjunctions
- 7.The information in a piece of technical writing should always be ______________.
- 8.You should present information in a piece of technical writing in what kind of order?
- A.
Logical
- B.
Alphabetical
- C.
Numerical
- D.
None of the above
- 9.A technical writer should use a ____________ tone when they are writing.
- 10.The following is an example of what kind of sentence?"The platypus is classed as a mammal because it has fur and feeds its young with milk."
- A.
Simple
- B.
Compound
- C.
Complex
- D.
Compound-complex
- 11.The following is an example of what kind of sentence?"Unique to Australia, the platypus has confounded observers for centuries".
- A.
Simple
- B.
Compound
- C.
Complex
- D.
Compound-complex
- 12.The following is an example of what kind of sentence?"Platypuses live in the wild along most of Australia's east coast."
- A.
Simple
- B.
Compound
- C.
Complex
- D.
Compound-complex
- 13.Technical writing should be _____ to read for its audience.
- 14.A sentence definition should include:
- A.
A term
- B.
A class
- C.
Distinguishing features
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
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