Scientific Writing Test Preparation
Course Introduction
This course provides students with the essential skills required to communicate scientific ideas and research findings effectively. Emphasizing the structure and style of scientific manuscripts, it covers the organization of research papers, abstracts, and reports; citation and referencing practices; ethical considerations in scientific communication; and tailoring writing for different scientific audiences and publication platforms. Through practical assignments and peer review exercises, students will learn to write with clarity, precision, and accuracy, preparing them to publish in peer-reviewed journals and present their scientific work confidently.
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Practical Strategies for Technical Communication 2nd Edition by Mike Markel
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Technical Communication
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Q1) One technique a presenter can use to make his or her language more memorable is to involve the audience.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) According to Chapter 15, which statement about oral presentations is correct?
A) The audience and purpose are basically the same for any presentation you give.
B) The audience for an oral presentation will be receptive to your message; otherwise, they would not attend.
C) You can always find a way to fit all of your ideas into the allotted time.
D) Some presentations call for both informing and persuading the audience.
Answer: D
Q3) When you are answering questions from the audience, it is more important to appear authoritative than to appear polite.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Technical Communication
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Q1) For most employers, communication skills are less important than technical knowledge.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) As used in Chapter 1, what does accessibility mean?
Answer: Accessibility refers to making the various parts of a document easy for readers to locate.
Q3) Chapter 1 identifies skills and qualities shared by successful workplace communicators. Which of the following is NOT on this list?
A) ability to perform research
B) ability to write code
C) ability to analyze information
D) ability to solve problems
Answer: B
Q4) What are the five steps in the process for writing technical documents described in Chapter 1?
Answer: The five steps are planning, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading.
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Chapter 2: Understanding Ethical and Legal Obligations
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Q1) The standard of utility is concerned with what?
Answer: The standard of utility is concerned with the positive and negative effects that an action or a policy has, will have, or might have on others.
Q2) Only professionals with management responsibilities have ethical responsibilities to the environment.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which of these is most likely to help a company's employees act ethically?
A) a statement, translated into relevant languages, affirming that the company supports ethical behavior
B) a code of conduct that encourages employees to be loyal
C) a code of conduct that encourages ethical behavior but avoids listing penalties that might worry employees
D) a corporate culture that supports and rewards ethical behavior from the top of the organization downward
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Writing Collaboratively
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Q1) A team of writers is just beginning a new documentation project. The client for the team's last project complained that the completed document kept switching from active to passive voice and that the design of the headings was not visually consistent. Which of the following is the team's best approach to avoiding such problems on the current project?
A) Discuss cultural differences.
B) Create a style sheet.
C) Create a document template.
D) Establish clear work procedures.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following does NOT overstate the speaker's position?
A) "I know one of the members of the review panel, and I am positive that he will stick up for us when they pick their finalists."
B) "We prepared our document carefully, and I think we have highlighted our strengths successfully."
C) "We're the indisputable leaders in this market niche. There's no way anyone can offer better features than we do."
D) "It is not possible that anyone is more qualified for this job than we are."
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Analyzing Your Audience and Purpose
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Q1) The point of learning about your audience is to use that information to tailor a document to fit the audience's needs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Chapter 4 lists seven categories of cultural variables that lie "on the surface." Two of these categories of variables are political and economic. Name two more.
Q3) Social-media searches can provide an organization with significant information about members of their target audiences.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Chapter 4 lists three specific reasons a writer should analyze his or her audience during the planning phase. One is so that the document appeals to the audience's interests and needs. What are the other two reasons?
Q5) When considering your readers' expectations for a document you are planning, it is not essential to think about the level of detail they expect the document to go into.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Researching Your Subject
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Q1) What is the term for demographic information about individuals who use and follow social media?
A) big data
B) analysis
C) analytics
D) mined data
Q2) Your manager has asked you to recommend which of two new types of digital camera to buy for your company's publications department. Which of the following is likely to be the best source of information for your report?
A) website
B) book
C) scholarly article
D) abstract service
Q3) Chapter 5 suggests that you do three things when concluding an interview. What is one of them?
Q4) Chapter 5 advises researchers to look for information that is current. List two other characteristics of reliable information, according to the chapter.
Q5) What is the difference between secondary research and primary research?
Q6) What kind of information is found in a periodical index?
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Chapter 6: Writing for Your Readers
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Q1) What level of formality does technical communication usually require?
A) very informal to informal
B) informal to moderately formal
C) moderately formal to highly formal
D) None of the responses are correct.
Q2) Which of the following is an example of a coherence device?
A) replacing nouns with demonstrative pronouns
B) removing transitional words
C) repeating key words
D) None of the responses are correct.
Q3) For accountants and human-resources personnel, the phrase per diem is an example of what type of language?
Q4) Identify one of the four cases in which it is better to use passive voice than active voice.
Q5) Which of the following options is the best lead-in for a sentence list?
A) Our three main competitive advantages are:
B) The reasons are the following:
C) We offer advantages over the competition.
D) We offer three main advantages over the competition:
Q6) What is a euphemism?
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Chapter 7: Designing Print and Online Documents
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Q1) An inappropriate choice in which of following areas has the highest potential to confuse an international audience?
A) the thickness of the paper
B) the type of binding used
C) the graphics used as icons
D) the typeface chosen for body text
Q2) Which design principle states that the human eye is drawn to-and the brain interprets-differences in appearance between two items?
Q3) what can you do to make a website easy to navigate?
A) Use "Back to top" links on long pages.
B) Include a site map.
C) Use a table of contents at the top of long pages.
D) All responses are correct.
E) None of the responses are correct.
Q4) What is the design term for a straight line on a page or screen?
Q5) A page grid is a kind of map that shows how white space and text in a document are arranged.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Creating Graphics
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Q1) Why is it important to use care when creating graphics for multicultural audiences?
A) Culture affects how people read images and what they see in them.
B) Differences between cultural interpretations of graphics tend to be slight.
C) Multicultural audiences are happy if at least a short caption for the image is in their native language.
D) All responses are correct.
Q2) If you want to publish a graphic that your organization paid to have produced, you do not need written permission.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is structured to emphasize the person or group with responsibility for certain tasks?
A) deployment flowchart
B) deployment organization chart
C) logic tree
D) diagram
Q4) Where is the stub located in a table?
Q5) Why is it important to either begin graph axes at zero or mark them clearly?
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Chapter 9: Writing Correspondence
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Q1) What types of incidents and developments related to your organization should be the subject of posts on a company-sponsored microblog?
Q2) Which of the following is NOT a means of adhering to netiquette guidelines?
A) Avoid dispensing harsh criticism.
B) Take a friendly, casual tone.
C) Keep messages brief.
D) Avoid forwarding a message to online forums without obtaining the writer's permission.
Q3) Your company intends to open a new office on the other side of the country. The goal is to expand the company's operations and move into some new and more exclusive markets. This is a major step for the company, and you want your shareholders to be impressed. Which type of correspondence should you use to communicate with your shareholders?
A) memo
B) letter
C) email
D) microblog post
Q4) What is flaming?
Q5) Provide an example of a correspondence cliché.
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Chapter 10: Writing Job-Application Materials
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Q1) Which of the following statements best displays appropriate levels of both confidence and politeness?
A) "I hope you will have some time available to consider my qualifications for this position. Please contact me at (123) 555-5555 if you would be able to set up a time."
B) "I am eager to meet with you to discuss my qualifications for this position. Please contact me at (123) 555-5555 to set up a time."
C) "I am clearly a solid candidate for this position. Call me at (123) 555-5555 to get this thing going."
D) "I hope you will be able to consider me for this position. Please contact me at (123) 555-5555 if you would be able to meet with me. Thank you for your time."
Q2) what is a transferable skill?
A) a skill that you can apply across many different job settings and professional fields
B) a skill that you take when you transfer from one company to the same job in a different company
C) a skill that you develop through attending special training classes
D) a skill that you learn through a mentoring technique called skill-transfer
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Chapter 11: Writing Proposals
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Q1) what are the two kinds of deliverables that typically result from proposals?
A) a progress report
B) a tangible product, a service, or some combination of the two
C) transfer of real property
D) a research report
E) None of the responses are correct.
Q2) Proposals have two kinds of deliverables. What are they?
Q3) ABC Electronics wants someone to install a top-of-the-line security system in its two buildings, a system that not only sounds an alarm but also simultaneously notifies authorities and the company president. Video surveillance of the premises should also be a capability of the security system. In order to obtain price quotes, what should ABC Electronics write?
A) an unsolicited proposal
B) an internal proposal
C) an external proposal
D) a request for proposals
Q4) What is the difference between formative evaluations and summative evaluations?
Q5) Formative evaluations are intended to assess the quality of a completed project.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 12: Writing Informational Reports
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Q1) what is the primary purpose of a field report?
Q2) Chapter 12 notes that in writing meeting minutes, you should be comprehensive and clear. According to the chapter, what else should you do?
A) Be objective.
B) Record emotional exchanges between participants.
C) Be diplomatic.
D) Create a planning document for use in preparing for the group's next meeting.
Q3) When you are recording meeting minutes and an argument arises, you should record both the argument and its outcome in order to ensure comprehensiveness.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of these adjectives best describes a good directive?
A) persuasive
B) extensive
C) informational
D) formal
Q5) Identify three of the questions you should be sure to answer in a field report.
Q6) What is another name for a status report?
Q7) what are the two organizational patterns frequently used in progress reports?
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Chapter 13: Writing Recommendation Reports
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Q1) A feasibility report is an argument that answers three kinds of questions. One kind is questions of possibility. What is one other kind of question?
Q2) Which of these is a limitation of a decision matrix?
A) It is less effective with decision criteria that are primarily qualitative and not quantitative.
B) It is less effective with decision criteria that are primarily quantitative and not qualitative.
C) Some readers may resist the bottom-line presentation of scores.
D) None of the responses are correct.
Q3) You are writing a recommendation report about how to improve the quality of your hotel's customer service. You believe that an online system called Star Service will make your hotel's customer service better. Employees log onto Star Service for 15 minutes every two weeks to watch videos and answer quiz questions. Where should you mention your recommendation to purchase access to Star Service?
A) in the executive summary
B) in an appendix
C) in the back matter
D) None of the responses are correct.
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Chapter 14: Writing Definitions, Descriptions, and Instructions
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Q1) You are writing a manual for a deep fryer designed for home cooks. Which statement would be appropriately set off with Note as a signal word?
A) Corn balls will be very hot when removed from the oil.
B) The fry zone is very hot when the power is on. To avoid serious burns, do not touch the fry zone while it is heated.
C) The fry basket can hold 4-6 small doughnuts at a time.
D) Do not attempt to fix the deep fryer while it is connected to a power source.
Q2) Step-by-step instructions should be written in the imperative mood.
A)True
B)False
Q3) It is important to revise, edit, and proofread instructions to ensure that readers can complete the task described safely.
A)True
B)False
Q4) How long should an instructional video be?
Q5) The introduction to a set of instructions should answer six questions, one of which is "Why should the reader carry out this task?" According to Chapter 14, what is one other question?
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