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TECHNICAL WRITING TEST 2

Please write only on this piece of paper.
1. Choose only one answer: 8 p
1. For the non-specialist audience, the clarification of important technical concepts
is made by
a putting
new b using
c stating
d analogies
and
information first
prominent
explicitly the
examples
positions
purpose of each
section
2. In an international audience of specialists where English is the official language,
the writer should avoid
a simple
b having a good c own
culture- d terminology
sentences
command
of
specific
English
vocabulary
3. The steps of the writing process do not include
a planning
b proof reading
c cases
d revising
4. A problem is not
a some kind of b a discrepancy c a
conflict d some
incongruity
between what
between what
misunderstood
we expect and
we expect and
idea
to
be
what we see
what we see
debated
5. There are four constraints to consider regarding the documents. One is wrong.
Which is that?
a the audience
b the mechanics c the format of d the time to find a
of the document
the document
solution
6. The structure of the technical document refers to
a its length
b references
c its organisation d new ideas
7. In the Results section,
a one reports the b one reports data c one
includes d one
reports
data and does
related to the
data in tables
potential
not discuss their
experiment
outcomes
meaning
8. There is one thing a good abstract never omits. Which is that?
a citations
for b introductory
c key statistical d descriptive
source
explanations
details
phrases
borrowings
2. Insert the right punctuation symbols, and capitalisation, where suitable: 10 p
40:4=10 p
a recent report commissioned by the british government states that one day we may be
giving the kind of rights traditionally reserved for humans to sentient machines the
report claims to have looked extensively at current trends into to gauge the situation
50 years from now one of 270 forward-looking papers sponsored by sir david king the
uk governments chief scientist specifically looks at the value and rights robots could
have in the year 2056 one paper covering robot rights was written by a management
consultancy with assistance from an opinion research organization if we make

conscious robots they would want to have rights and they probably should said henrik
christensen director of the centre of robotics and intelligent machines at the georgia
institute of technology although the rights of robots and the emergence of thinking
machines has been the subject of quite few books and movies in recent times one of
the most immersive has been the work of dr isaac asimov who wrote of a society
where robots were fully integrated and essential in the everyday lives of people and
the planet. in asimovs books, there were three laws of robotics that governed machine
life.
3. How to Convert American English Spelling to British English 10 p
By:Leyla Norman
Spelling differences between American and British English abound. One estimate
holds that there are over 1,700 such differences. They are thought to result from
British spellings keeping more to the original French spellings of many words derived
from French. Americans have had a tendency over the years to spell words more
phonetically and to drop some letters.
Change -ense to 1, -og to 2, and -ck or -k to 3. When you write a
"check," you have written a "4." Words like "defense" are now "5."
"Dialog" is converted to "6" and "catalog" is "catalogue." Change -dg or -gu to
-dge or -gue, convert -gram to 7. and change -e/-o/-eu to -ae/-oe/-oeu.
"Judgment" in a court case becomes a "judgement." While you watch your favorite
"program" on TV in the States, you'd be watching your favorite ".8" in the U.K.
Convert "encyclopedia" to "9.," "archeology" to "archaeology," "maneuver" to
"10," "medieval" to "mediaeval" and "mementos" to "mementoes."
4. Translate the following phrases into English: 3 p
1. o magistral unidirecional de 32 de bii cu trei stri
2. procedeu MOS pentru pori de siliciu cu n canale
3. un cip controler personalizat pentru ncrcarea sistemului
5. Turn the words in these lines into the right homophones: 20 p
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rarely ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it,
I'm shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect in it's weigh,
My chequer tolled me sew.