Deck 5: Structuring Information for Your Readers

Question 1

Chunking is relevant for print documents but not online documents.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

A support paragraph provides transition within a document.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The four components of technical communication blueprints are________,________ ,________ , and________

Answer 3

structure, style, visuals, design

Question 4

In a chronological sequence, a description begins at one location and ends at another.

Question 5

Which statement below is least accurate?

A) A cause-and-effect sequence must always start with an action and progress to the result.
B) A chronological sequence can be used to explain how something should be done.
C) A problem-solution sequence is useful in long reports.
D) A spatial sequence can be used to explain how parts of something fit together.
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 6

Which statement below is most accurate?

A) Information should be ordered in a logical progression.
B) An overview is required in all technical documents.
C) Questions should be avoided as headings.
D) a and b
E) a and c

Question 7

Overviews are not appropriate for instructions or user manuals.

Question 8

Headings take the form of

A) words.
B) phrases.
C) brief statements.
D) questions.
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 9

Once the writing process has begun, a working outline may be modified as needed.

Question 10

A conclusion is a good place to

A) introduce a new topic.
B) make recommendations.
C) suggest further research.
D) add new data.
E) b and c.

Question 11

A set of instructions usually follows a problem/solution sequence.

Question 12

Outlining is an essential step for creating documents.

Question 13

In technical writing, the topic sentence is usually placed at the end of a paragraph.

Question 14

The headings of a technical document should always be created first, before the text is written.

Question 15

Detailed formal outlines are most useful for

A) all types of documents, no matter the length.
B) very short documents like memos.
C) brief reports.
D) complex documents such as proposals.
E) no type of document.

Question 16

For a paragraph to be________ , it must have a connected line of thought.

Question 17

All technical documents should include overviews.

Question 18

A coherent paragraph will have

A) a topic sentence embedded in the middle.
B) an accessible line of reasoning.
C) few transitions.
D) no concluding sentence.
E) All of these answers are correct.