EUW/UUW 212: UNIVERSITY ENGLISH

UVW 312: ENGLISH FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION

MIDTERM PRACTICE

Section A:
Write (T) for True and (F) for False in the box provided the following statements.
1.

Technical communication is an essential elements required in any workplace or

organization.
2. Features of technical communication are to communicate what you know about the
topic, read by people from all walks of life, standard use of topic sentence and
transitional expressions.
3. Technical writing process involves five stages such as planning, drafting, clustering,
editing and publishing.
4. The three important elements when revising a document are accuracy, brevity and
clarity.
5. Research can be more effective if researchers read and uncover what is already known
about your topic.
6. By interviewing third parties, researchers will have range of opinions and it can lead to
misleading information.
7. In preparing a report, writers are encouraged to use as many colours in the graphics.
8. A verbal table can be used to present information both in words and numbers.
9. Using a lot of closed-ended questions can lead to biased responses.
10. Some examples of informational reports are progress report, meeting minutes, lab
report and investigative report.

Section B:
1. Provide FOUR elements involved in technical communication?
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2. State TWO techniques that can be used in generating ideas.
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3. What is the difference between editing and proofreading?
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4. What is closed-ended questions? Provide TWO types of closed-ended question.

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5. List down TWO primary sources of data and TWO secondary sources of data.
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Secondary sources: _____________________________________________________________________
6. State ONE type of problematic question that must be avoided in designing a questionnaire together
with appropriate example.
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7. Give TWO advantages each for close-ended and open-ended questions.
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8. What are the TWO functions of using graphics in our writing?
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9. State FOUR general guidelines for constructing good questions in questionnaire.
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10. What is proposal report? State TWO types of proposal report.
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