Deck 11: Editing for a Professional Style and Tone

Question 1

Detailed formal outlines for technical documents have the following feature

A)they never employ the basic pattern of introduction, body, and conclusion.
B)they sub-divide the body into sections that represent the document's main sub-topics.
C)they organize material primarily to meet the writer's persuasive purpose.
D)they always include recommendations in the Conclusion section.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Standard support paragraphs in technical documents most often use

A)a general-to-specific sequence.
B)a specific-to-general sequence.
C)a chronological pattern.
D)an emphatic sequence.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A reader's expectations about document organization depend on

A)the length of the document.
B)the reader's cultural background.
C)the reader's age and gender.
D)the headings system preferred by the company responsible for the document.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

An emphatic sequence that supports its topic statement with reasons or evidence arranges those support statements

A)in a decreasing or increasing order of importance.
B)in a chronological sequence.
C)in no particular order.
D)in parallel sequences.

Question 5

The sequence of sections in an outline should be determined by

A)the reader's needs and expectations.
B)previous documents on a similar subject.
C)the writer's preferences.
D)the length of the document.

Question 6

Chronological paragraph sequences do not include

A)past tense narratives.
B)present tense instructions.
C)present tense process description.
D)emphatic sequences.

Question 7

Most paragraphs in technical documents use

A)general-to-specific patterns.
B)specific-to-general patterns.
C)chronological patterns.
D)indirect patterns.

Question 8

A paragraph's topic statement should be placed

A)only in the paragraph's first sentence.
B)only in the paragraph's first or second sentence.
C)anywhere in the paragraph.
D)only in the paragraph's first, second, or last sentence.

Question 9

Standard paragraphs open with

A)a topic statement followed by supporting details and arguments.
B)a transitional statement that leads into the topic statement.
C)a transitional statement that continues the direction of previous paragraphs and then switches to a new topic.
D)various related details and then concludes with the topic statement.

Question 10

Breaking a topic into sub-topics is called

A)classification.
B)partition.
C)restriction.
D)logic.

Question 11

Paragraphs that are considerably longer than 100 words can be made readable by

A)repeating key words and phrases.
B)writing elegantly balanced sentences.
C)breaking the paragraph into bulleted or numbered lists of sentences or sub-paragraphs.
D)giving the paragraph a heading.

Question 12

Decimal notation heading systems use the following pattern to designate headings

A)multiples of 10 (section 10, section 20, section 30, and so on).
B)main sections (such as 2.0)break down into sub-sections (2.1; 2.2; 2.3; and so on), which in turn break down into sub-sub-sections (2.1.1; 2.1.2; 2.1.3; and so on).
C)main headings use 20 font size and sub-headings use 10 font size.
D)main sections use 100, 200, 300, and so on, while sub-sections use 100.01, 100.02, and so on.

Question 13

Coherent paragraphs

A)use short, choppy sentences that are easy to read.
B)define all key terms.
C)use transitions and repetition to link related ideas and facts.
D)use plain language that's easy to understand.

Question 14

The kind of outline that acts as a blueprint for the entire document is a

A)planning outline.
B)working outline.
C)paragraph outline.
D)collapsed outline.

Question 15

A paragraph that places its topic in the paragraph's last sentence uses

A)a general-to-specific pattern.
B)a specific-to-general pattern.
C)a chronological pattern.
D)an emphatic pattern.