Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Objectivity
Formality
Caution
Cohesiveness
2. It means that academic writing must be impersonal and maintains a certain level of social distance.
Objectivity
Credibility
Partiality
Contextuality
3. It is defined as the copying verbatim of language and ideas of other writers and taking credit for them.
Research
Plagiarism
Citation
Crediting
4. Many times, a formal report is read by:
Various Audiences at Various Levels of a Business
Non-Technical Audience
Science Professors
General Public
5. Which categories of workers are largely responsible for preparing technical reports and
communications?
Teachers and Professors
Marketing Consultants
Language Experts
Professional and Technical Communicators
6. What part of a long technical report serves as the navigation device by presenting a list of heading and
subheadings together with their respective page numbers?
Table of Contents
Letter of Transmittal
Title Page
Executive Summary
7. What paper presents the writer’s stance or point of view regarding an issue, thereby requiring authority
and confidence?
Concept Paper
Position Paper
Technical Report
Field Report
8. What technique has the advantage of giving unfiltered record of an observation and facilitates repeated
analysis of such observations?
Video and Audio Recordings
Notetaking
Photography
Illustrations and Drawings
9. Which technical report documents an observation of people, places, or events to identify common
themes in relation to the research problem underpinning the study?
Feasibility Report
Field Report
Recommendation Report
Operations Report
10. It pertains collectively to characteristics of an occupied space and the human use of such place where
observations are being conducted:
Physical Setting
Objects and Material Culture
Behavior Cycle
Use of Language
11. What paper generally serves the purpose of providing in-depth discussion of a topic that the writer has a
strong position on, usually with the intent of obtaining funding for the project from sponsors
Research Paper
Concept Paper
Position Paper
Review Paper
12. Also known as scientific report, it is a document that describes a process, progress, or results of
technical or scientific research:
Concept Paper
Business Correspondence
Proposal
Technical Report
13. It gives a history of an undertaking over a limited period, or from the date of beginning until the date of
writing. It is narrative in style and usually follows the chronological order.
Progress Report
Examination Report
Preliminary Report
Periodic Report
14. One significant difference between technical language and lay language is that technical language tends
to be more:
Abstract
Subjective
Exact
Sophisticated
15. Which of the following represents POOR writing in technical documents?
Writing that takes less time to comprehend.
Writing that emphasizes audience benefits.
Writing that takes a short time to read.
Writing that requires a reader to gather additional information to comprehend the content.
16. In what stage of technical report writing does the writer conduct library research and recording of data?
Planning
Designing
Collecting Data
Rough Drafting
17. The first few sentences in the introduction of a position paper should be dedicated to:
Statement of position on the issue.
Identification of the debatable issue.
Exposition of the strongest argument or claim.
Wrap up of all the arguments and claims.
18. If you are assigned to read a newspaper article and argue against the opinions in the article, you should
NOT:
Go through the article and refute each of the main points, explaining how stupid the author’s
views are.
Analyze and summarize the strong and weak points of the article, and then state your own
position.
Summarize the author’s main arguments and logically express your own views.
Examine all the claims of the author and find loopholes or flaws in the light of logical
explanations.
19. Whether at work or at school, the first step for writing any assignment is to:
Check resources for credibility and sufficiency.
Take good and concise notes during the research phase of the writing process.
Make sure you understand the assignment’s purpose and requirements.
Create an outline of main points and sub-points of your arguments.
20. Usually, the purpose of a formal technical report revolves around:
Recommending a Course of Action
Making a Claim
Selling a Product
Solving a Problem
21. Which part of a technical report provides information helpful in understanding the report such as
subject and its scope, discussion of the problem, and what has been previously done to solve it
Discussion
Title Page
Introduction
Summary Page
22. What technical report determines whether something is feasible or not, hence presenting, interpreting,
and summarizing the data relevant to study?
Progress Report
Field Report
Feasibility Report
Preliminary Report
23. Which section of a technical report provides an analysis, interpretation, and summary of results or
findings?
Conclusions
Recommendations
Executive Summary
Discussion
24. What part of a concept paper gives an overview of how the project will be carried out together with any
innovative approaches, techniques, and processes employed?
Purpose
Project Description
Methodology
Introduction
25. Which definition structure is in essay length text that uses different rhetorical patterns to show meaning
of a particular term or concept?
Extended Definition
Informal Definition
Sentence Definition
Formal Definition