Deck 7: Using Audience-Centered Visuals

Question 1

Photographs are helpful for showing realistic views.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

YouTube and similar online video sharing sites are appropriate for company use.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Nonexpert audiences tend to prefer numerical tables.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A chart is the same type of visual as a graph.

Question 5

Tables are appropriate for qualitative information, not quantitative information.

Question 6

Which statements below accurately describes flowcharts?

A) Flowcharts trace the flow of thoughts while constructing a document.
B) Flowcharts only move from left to right.
C) Flowcharts trace processes or procedures.
D) Flowcharts only move from top to bottom.
E) b and c.

Question 7

Icons resemble the items they represent.

Question 8

Flowcharts are used to show proportions.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is least accurate?

A) Provide a sense of scale in videos.
B) Use simplified clip art liberally.
C) Label the important parts of illustrations.
D) Use directional markers in diagrams when necessary.
E) In photographs, simulate the viewer's angle of vision.

Question 10

When constructing bar graphs,

A) vary widths of the bars for emphasis.
B) avoid tick marks.
C) use numbers or gradations that are evenly divided.
D) use the same colors or shades for multiple bar graphs.
E) do not include a title.

Question 11

For depicting changes over time, the appropriate figure is typically a

A) table.
B) pie chart.
C) photograph.
D) block diagram.
E) bar graph.

Question 12

Visuals should always stand alone, without any accompanying text.

Question 13

Which of the statements below is most accurate?

A) Stand-alone visuals are appropriate when they make the point more clearly than text can.
B) Visual elements can appear anywhere in the text, not necessarily near the text they support.
C) The right kind of visual can replace essential discussion in the text.
D) Figures do not need to be referred to in the text.
E) a and c

Question 14

__________charts are circular diagrams that show percentages.

Question 15

To be readable, tables should

A) include footnotes, as necessary, to clarify information.
B) use ample white space between items.
C) abbreviate numbers of more than three digits.
D) a, b, and c.
E) a and b.

Question 16

Whereas illustrations show what something looks like, ________show how parts of an object fit together.

Question 17

A line graph can display more data points than a bar graph.

Question 18

To provide additional information for a table, add a ________or a _______at the bottom of the table.