Chapter 4 Self-Quiz A

. Prior to knowing what type of style to use in a technical document, what do you need to know about your readers?

If they are in a mobile environment.

If they will send the document to another co-worker.

What time they will read the document.

Their knowledge of the subject.

. What is writing style?

varied sentence length

the overall way ideas are expressed

the use of active voice

sentences that work together to produce a coherent idea

. What do topic sentences allow the reader to do?

Copy the document.

Not read the document at all.

Quickly gain a sense of the information that is going to be presented in the paragraph.

Plagiarize the content easily.

. What is one quality of "good" writing?

Use of abstract nouns.

Use of passive voice.

Minimal use of verbs.

A clear actor-action relationship.

. You are the technical writer for a healthcare provider and are writing a progress report for clinicians regarding the testing of a new diagnostic test used to detect viral load. Given that your audience is a group of clinicians, what style would you use to write this report?

Medical jargon and medical abbreviations

Long paragraphs.

Long sentences.

No template.

. Which of the following is NOT an important step in achieving a readable style?

Determining the number of readers.

Determine your readers' knowledge of the subject.

Determine whether a particular style will be expected.

Consider your relationship to your readers.

. Which of the following is NOT an example of business jargon?

consideration was given

at the present writing

Daily

effect an improvement

. What writing elements does "style" consist of?

Paragraphs

Sentence structure

Word choice

All of the above.

Quiz Content