Deck 6: An Overview of the Technical Writing Process

Question 1

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

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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

Answer 2

True

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Critical

Question 4

Digital tools for the technical writing process include

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

Very few technologies exist for assisting the technical writing process.

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

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 12

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

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?

Question 13

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

Question 14

Which of the following statements is most 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 15

When proofreading your work,

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 16

Everyday writing situations typically pose

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