LYCEUM-NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Tapuac District, Dagupan City

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION
MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN TECHNICAL WRITING
2nd semester, SY 2014-2015

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Directions: Any discussion or inappropriate communication between examinees, as
well as the appearance of any unnecessary material or cell-phone usage, will be
dealt with accordingly.
TEST I Multiple Choice Questions. Write the letter of your answer on the left side of
each question.
1. It is customary to place definitions of terms in all of the following parts of a
technical document EXCEPT the
a. abstract
b. introduction
c. footnotes
d. glossary
2. The major difference between proposals and many other technical documents is
that proposals are
a. long and formal
b. written by committees
c. overtly persuasive
d. presented orally as well as in writing
3. Laboratory reports customarily contain all of the following sections EXCEPT
a. materials and methods
b. results
c. discussions
d. recommendations
4. One significant difference between technical language and lay language is that
technical language tends to be more
a. subjective
b. sophisticated
c. abstract
d. exact
Questions 5-6 refer to the following group of numbered sentences:
1) The rabbits did not build up as much fat in the walls of their arteries as
expected.
2) One group was left unattended except at feeding time, while the other
received some old-fashioned tender loving care (TLC) every day for at least one
hour.

LYCEUM-NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Tapuac District, Dagupan City
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION
MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN TECHNICAL WRITING
2nd semester, SY 2014-2015
3) Researchers at Ohio State University made an unexpected finding while
feeding a group of rabbits high-cholesterol diets in preparation for an experiment.
4) The TLC rabbits developed only one-third as many fatty deposits as the
others.
5) Investigating further, the team fed high doses of cholesterol to two new groups
of rabbits.
6) One researcher mentioned that she had given these rabbits special treatment,
greeting and cuddling each four to five times a day
5. If the sentences are arranged into a coherent paragraph, which sentence will
come third in the sequence?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 5
d. 6
6. If the sentences now numbered 1 and 6 were combined into one sentence, the
new sentence would begin with which of the following?
a. When
b. Although
c. Because
d. Thus
7. What would you call a report that gives a background on a particular topic, say
green house gasses?
a. Evaluation report
b. Technical Background Report
c. Technical Background specification report
d. Secondary Research Background Report
8. How would you describe a process?
a. A prescription of the steps that users takes to perform a task
b. A description of the overall performance of a system
c. A description of a system or how a system operates
d. A series of steps taken to perform an action in a task
9. Choose the correct sentence from the following
a. Select your country from the drops lists in the country fields
b. Select your country from the drop down list in the country fields
c. Select your country from the drop-down list in the countrys field
d.
10. A document that consist of instruction on how to use or troubleshoot a product is
know as a ____________
a. Help guide
b. Troubleshooting guide
c. Design Pamphlet
d. User guide
Test II Short Reponses ( use the space provided for your answers

LYCEUM-NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Tapuac District, Dagupan City
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION
MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN TECHNICAL WRITING
2nd semester, SY 2014-2015
1. Enumerate and briefly describe the three basic types of resume.
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2. What are the advantages of Memoranda
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3. Enumerate the basic Principles of Good Technical Writing. Explain each.
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4. List and a give brief description of properties of Technical Writing.

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LYCEUM-NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Tapuac District, Dagupan City
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION
MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN TECHNICAL WRITING
2nd semester, SY 2014-2015
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Prepared by :

Reviewed and Approved :

Babylet S. Veloria, MBA

Instructor

Dr. Genoveva Y. Reyes, CPA, MBA

Dean, college of Business Education