Question 1

Which of the following questions is crucial to answer at the planning stage of the document?

Accepted Answer

A)  Is the style readable? 
B)  Is the organization sensible? 
C)  Who is my audience? 
D)  Does the document advance my organization's goals? 
E)  Have I left anything out? 
A)  Is the style readable? 
B)  Is the organization sensible? 
C)  Who is my audience? 
D)  Does the document advance my organization's goals? 
E)  Have I left anything out? C

Question 2

Email, rather than chat or texting, is the appropriate digital tool to use for quick turnarounds during the writing process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The human brain is the ultimate tool for navigating critical thinking decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Typographical errors include issues such as missing page numbers or inconsistent spacing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Writing technical documents differs from writing essays in all of the following ways except that

Accepted Answer

A)  grammatical correctness is essential. 
B)  the documents are often being written by teams. 
C)  organizational politics can be involved. 
D)  research often involves speaking with technical experts. 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  grammatical correctness is essential. 
B)  the documents are often being written by teams. 
C)  organizational politics can be involved. 
D)  research often involves speaking with technical experts. 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 6

Everyday writing situations typically pose

Accepted Answer

A)  persuasion problems. 
B)  collaboration problems. 
C)  ethics problems. 
D)  information problems. 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  persuasion problems. 
B)  collaboration problems. 
C)  ethics problems. 
D)  information problems. 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 7

The actual composition of text is just a small part of the technical writing process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Save all drafts of a document; you may need to retrieve useful material from an early draft.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Revision guarantees improvement. 
B)  No one step in the writing process is complete until the whole is complete. 
C)  Always begin the writing process by brainstorming. 
D)  When drafting a document, you should write the introduction first. 
E)  All of these statements are accurate. 
A)  Revision guarantees improvement. 
B)  No one step in the writing process is complete until the whole is complete. 
C)  Always begin the writing process by brainstorming. 
D)  When drafting a document, you should write the introduction first. 
E)  All of these statements are accurate.

Question 10

The kind of easily correctable errors proofreading can detect include________,_______________ ,_________ and errors.

Accepted Answer

Any combination of the followi

Question 11

Very few technologies exist for assisting the technical writing process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

_________thinking involves examining and evaluating information, as well as weighing alternatives and considering consequences.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________thinking involves examining and evaluating information, as...

Question 13

Proofreading need not involve reading every word; skimming a document is effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When proofreading your work,

Accepted Answer

A)  do so early on in the writing process so you don't have to rework your sentences later. 
B)  read your paper on a computer screen for easy viewing and correcting. 
C)  avoid reading small chunks at a time. 
D)  never rely exclusively on computerized writing aids. 
E)  do all of these. 
A)  do so early on in the writing process so you don't have to rework your sentences later. 
B)  read your paper on a computer screen for easy viewing and correcting. 
C)  avoid reading small chunks at a time. 
D)  never rely exclusively on computerized writing aids. 
E)  do all of these.

Question 15

Deadlines often limit the amount of time that can be spent preparing a technical document.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Digital tools for the technical writing process include

Accepted Answer

A)  wikis. 
B)  social media. 
C)  tracking systems. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
E)  a and c. 
A)  wikis. 
B)  social media. 
C)  tracking systems. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
E)  a and c.

Exam 6: An Overview of the Technical Writing Process

Which of the following questions is crucial to answer at the planning stage of the document?

Email, rather than chat or texting, is the appropriate digital tool to use for quick turnarounds during the writing process.

The human brain is the ultimate tool for navigating critical thinking decisions.

Typographical errors include issues such as missing page numbers or inconsistent spacing.

Writing technical documents differs from writing essays in all of the following ways except that

Everyday writing situations typically pose

The actual composition of text is just a small part of the technical writing process.

Save all drafts of a document; you may need to retrieve useful material from an early draft.

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

The kind of easily correctable errors proofreading can detect include________,_______________ ,_________ and errors.

Very few technologies exist for assisting the technical writing process.

_________thinking involves examining and evaluating information, as well as weighing alternatives and considering consequences.

Proofreading need not involve reading every word; skimming a document is effective.

When proofreading your work,

Deadlines often limit the amount of time that can be spent preparing a technical document.

Digital tools for the technical writing process include

Introduction to Technical Communication

Meeting the Needs of Specific Audiences

Persuading Your Audience

Weighing the Ethical Issues

Teamwork and Global Considerations

Thinking Critically About the Research Process

Evaluating and Interpreting Information

Summarizing Research Findings and Other Information

Organizing for Readers

Editing for a Professional Style and Tone

Designing Visual Information

Designing Pages and Documents

Email and Text Messages

Workplace Memos and Letters

Résumés and Other Job-Search Materials

Technical Definitions

Technical Descriptions, Specifications, and Marketing Materials

Instructions and Procedures

Informal Reports

Formal Analytical Reports

Proposals

Oral Presentations and Video Conferencing

Blogs, Wikis, and Web Pages

Social Media

Filters

The kind of easily correctable errors proofreading can detect include,_ ,___ and errors.