Deck 8: Designing User-Friendly Documents

Question 1

Brochures commonly follow a vertical grid pattern.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Bulleted lists are appropriate for

A) organizing similar items.
B) enumerating a sequence of steps.
C) drawing attention to headings.
D) a and c.
E) a, b, and c.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

When using headings, avoid

A) headings beyond D-level headings.
B) headings with less than 10 lines of text beneath.
C) all capital letters.
D) a and b.
E) All of these should be avoided.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Sans-serif fonts are less formal than serif fonts.

Question 5

Justified text is best used for personal documents.

Question 6

Page numbers are essential only for documents with more than six pages.

Question 7

Readers do not appreciate a visual hierarchy in a document.

Question 8

Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the use of italics?

A) Italics can help draw attention to key words
B) Liberal use of italics can benefit the readability of a document
C) Italics should generally be avoided.
D) Italics are used to foster familiarity.
E) Italics are the same as decorative fonts.

Question 9

When making decisions about how to justify text, be sure to

A) vary the justification throughout the document.
B) justify left and right for formal documents
C) justify left and right for memos
D) justify left-only for memos.
E) none of the above.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is least accurate regarding the use of color in a document?

A) Color can be used for headings.
B) Color helps readers navigate a text.
C) Use very bright colors to draw attention to text.
D) Bold or shading can be used instead of color.
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 11

Which of the following sequences is the best approach to designing a usable document?

A) Design the document; determine audience and purpose; adjust as needed.
B) Determine the purpose; design the document.
C) Conduct a task analysis; determine the purpose; design the document.
D) Determine audience and purpose; conduct a task analysis; design the document.
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 12

Readers are confused by a page design that forms a visual hierarchy.

Question 13

Well-designed documents address a diversity of readers.

Question 14

_______text has even right margins.

Question 15

Varying the margins throughout a document creates a unified appearance.

Question 16

Any area of a page that is not filled with visual elements, graphics, or text is called_______.

Question 17

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the design of a document?

A) For variety, switch between serif and sans-serif fonts in document.
B) A 2-inch inside margin is appropriate for a bound document.
C) For consistency, font size in headings and text should be the same.
D) Use as little white space as possible.
E) Orphans and widows add interest to a document's design.

Question 18

The three types of grid patterns for documents are________ ,_______, and_______.

Question 19

The table of contents does not need to match the headings structure of your document exactly.

Question 20

Paragraphs in a document should be about the same length for consistency.