Technical Writing for Success 4th Edition by Darlene Smith – Test Bank

Technical Writing for Success 4th Edition by Darlene Smith – Test Bank

Chapter 4 – Writing Process

TRUE/FALSE

1.The process for technical writing includes planning, drafting, revising, printing, and publishing.

ANS: F PTS: 1

Objective ID: TCWR.SMWO.19.4-2 Description: Plan your document

2.Writing is recursive, or a backward-and-forward process—in other words, circular in nature.

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Objective ID: TCWR.SMWO.19.4-1 Description: Identify a writing process that suits your writing style

3.The writing process is usually the same for everyone.

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Objective ID: TCWR.SMWO.19.4-1 Description: Identify a writing process that suits your writing style

4.Freewriting, mapping, and journaling are strategies that can help writers copyedit their writing.

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Objective ID: TCWR.SMWO.19.4-3 Description: Draft and revise your document

5.Questioning, reading, mapping, and outlining help a writer focus ideas and figure out subtopics.

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Objective ID: TCWR.SMWO.19.4-3 Description: Draft and revise your document

6.A draft is a paper that never changes.

ANS: F PTS: 1

Objective ID: TCWR.SMWO.19.4-4 Description: Edit and publish your document

7.Copyediting means proofreading for correct spelling, grammar, and mechanics.

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Objective ID: TCWR.SMWO.19.4-4 Description: Edit and publish your document

8.The topic of a person’s writing project may require input from people in several disciplines.

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Objective ID: TCWR.SMWO.19.4-5 Description: Collaborate constructively with others

9.Grouptalk happens when members of a group are willing to go along with the group’s preferences without expressing their disagreement.

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Objective ID: TCWR.SMWO.19.4-5 Description: Collaborate constructively with others

10.One of the most important factors for a group to work well together is trust.

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Objective ID: TCWR.SMWO.19.4-5 Description: Collaborate constructively with others