Quiz#1

1. _____________ is a communication, which is written for and addressed to specific

entities or individuals to attain desired objectives. It is a communication in the field of
business, industry, trade, science, technology, engineering, and government.
Select one:
a. Style
b. Printed Memo
c. Technical Report
d. Technical Writing
2. A ______________ is prepared a form that requires only a check mark in an appropriate
square to indicate its message.
Select one:
a. Technical Paper
b. Style
c. Proposal
d. Printed Memo
3. A ____________ is a document that includes suggestions for actions, usually involving
change or performance. It may indicate solutions to problems, suggest a new project site,
revise a policy or initiate a researcher report project or terminate a project.
Select one:
a. Printed Memo
b. Proposal
c. Technical Paper
d. Style
4. A _____________ provides useful information about a complete program of work, for
reference and permanent record.
Select one:
a. Technical Report
b. Style
c. Printed Memo
d. Proposal
5. ______________ is the writer’s way of writing, a manner in which he expresses his
thoughts and feelings in a language.
Select one:
a. Proposal
b. Technical Report
c. Printed Memo
 d. Style

QUIZ 2

1. _____________________ is the process where the origin of a word may help in giving
itself a meaning.
Select one:
a. Physical Description
b. Word Deviation
c. Location
d. An Interpretation

2. A _____________________ is an amplified or extended definition.

Select one:
a. Specie
b. Further Definition
c. Informal Definition
d. Differentia

3. _____________________ tells the readers what the terms defined “look like.”

Select one:
a. Physical Description
b. An Interpretation
c. Word Deviation
d. Location
4. _____________________ can be no better than the data on which it is based.
Select one:
a. Location
b. Word Deviation
c. An Interpretation
d. Physical Description

5. _____________________ is one of the most important elements in technical writing.

Select one:
 a. Persuasion
b. Free Writing
c. Interpretation
d. Pre-Clustering
6. A _____________________ is the subject of the definition.
Select one:
a. Informal Definition
b. Specie
c. Differentia
d. Further Definition
7. _____________________ explain unfamiliar terms used in the formal definition.
Select one:
a. Informal Definitions
b. Specie
c. Differentia
d. Further Definition
8. _____________________ is one of the main purposes in almost every technical forms of
communication.
Select one:
a. Planning
b. Free Writing
c. Pre-Clustering
d. Persuasion
9. _____________________ offers the information on where to find something (e.i in books
and other literatures).
Select one:
a. Physical Description
b. Word Deviation
c. An Interpretation
d. Location

10. A _____________________ is the part of the statement in which the particular specie’s
distinguishing traits and qualities are pointed out so that it is set apart from the other
specie which comprises the genus.
Select one:
a. Further Definition
 b. Differentia
c. Informal Definition
d. Specie

QUIZ 3

1.___________________ is the conventional “full address” report which contains all or nearly
all the parts.Select one:
a. Informal Report
b. Formal Report
c. None of the Choices
d. Research Report
1. ___________________ are used for both internal and external communications.
Select one:
a. Bulletins
b. Descriptive Abstract
c. A Short Report
d. A Letter Report
2. ___________________ has the physical properties of a typical business letter.
Select one:
a. Descriptive Abstract
b. Bulletins
c. A Short Report
d. A Letter Report
3. This pertains to a simple introduction to a broad and important subject.
Select one:
a. Oral Reports
b. Conferences
c. A Proposal
d. Informal Abstract
4. ___________________ deals with the topic which is limited in scope.
Select one:
a. Bulletins
b. A Letter Report
 c. A Short Report
d. Descriptive Abstract
5. ___________________ denotes short reports.
Select one:
a. Research Report
b. Formal Report
c. None of the Choices
d. Informal Report
6. ___________________ is a written offer to solve a technical problem in a particular way
under specified plan of management for a certain sum of money.
Select one:
a. Conferences
b. A proposal
c. Oral Reports
d. Informal Abstract
7. These may vary from nothing more than informal conversations to highly formal group
proceedings.
Select one:
a. Oral Reports
b. A Proposal
c. Conferences
d. Informal Abstract
8. This tells us what things are taken up in the report itself but not mentioning what the
reports say about these things.
Select one:
a. Conferences
b. A Proposal
c. Informal Abstract
d. Oral Reports
9. This gives the essence of the report, the most significant material in the
paper. It provides more information than the informal abstract.
Select one:
a. A Short Report
b. Bulletins
c. A Letter Report
d. Descriptive Abstract
QUIZ 4

1. This is a technique to start your gear into a race, to stimulate your mind. Here, you
are allowed to put into paper anything that appears in your mind whether it is connected
to the topic or not.
Select one:
a. Brainstorming
b. Journal Writing
c. Clustering
d. Free Writing
2. _______________ tries to make use of adjectives to describe a person, place or thing. An
effective way of doing this is to use the “show-don’t-tell” technique.

Select one:
a. Exposition
b. Description
c. Spatial
d. Cause and Effect
3. This type of finding a topic is almost the same as making an outline. Clustered ideascould
be selected, picked up and filled in the outline before the actual writing.
Select one:
a. Journal Writing
b. Brainstorming
c. Clustering
d. Free Writing
4. This is the polishing stage of your writing.
Select one:
a. Writing Stage
b. Pre-Writing
c. Re-Writing
d. Revision
5. _______________ are collections of sentences that are unified, cohesive and coherent.
Select one:
a. Narratives
b. Exposition
c. Writing Stage
 d. Paragraphs

6. Parts of this preparation are: finding a topic, narrowing the topic and determining
the audience.
Select one:
a. Pre-writing
b. Post-writing
c. Writing
d. None of the choices
7. The _______________ brings a piece of writing to a definite, satisfying end.
Select one:
a. Conclusion
b. Body
c. Introduction
d. None of the choices
8. This is type of paragraph used to explain and inform the readers about anything.
Select one:
a. Spatial
b. Exposition
c. Cause and Effect
d. Description
9. This is the phase when all you have prepared are put into actual writing.
Select one:
a. Revision
b. Writing Stage
c. Pre-Writing
d. Re-Writing
10. A _______________ is a record containing a date, time, the entry or the
record. Apart from the facts, it also includes additional insights like your reactions,
opinions and thoughts on the events.
Select one:
a. Diary
b. Journal
c. None of the choices
d. Cohesion
QUIZ 5

1. This contains the message of the letter.

Select one:
a. Body
b. Inside Address
c. Salutation
d. Complimentary Close
2. This tells to whom the letter is written whether it is a person, a firm or an organization.
Select one:
a. Body
b. Complimentary Close
c. Salutation
d. Inside Address
3. The date that forms part of the heading.
Select one:
a. Subject Line
b. Heading
c. Dateline
d. Letterhead
4. This is written for the purpose of securing information or any other thing from
the addressee
Select one:
a. Letter of Application
b. Letter of Inquiry
c. Letter of Order
d. Congratulatory Letter
5. This serves as a greeting for the addressee. It should agree with the inside address in both
number and gender.
Select one:
a. Body
b. Inside Address
c. Salutation
d. Complimentary Close
6. This is typed two spaces below the last line of the body. Only the first word is
capitalized.
Select one:
a. Complimentary Close
b. Signature Block
c. Attention Line
d. References
7. This notation may be indicated flush with left-hand margin two spaces after the enclosure
line or any other notation that comes before it.
Select one:
a. CC Notation
b. PS Notation
c. BCC Notation
d. Subject Line
8. This letter may be written to one who has had a promotion, who has just been
married,who has put through successfully an important business deal, who may have
achieved in his favorite sport, or who has received some other good fortune for which his
friend should congratulate him.
Select one:
a. Congratulatory Letter
b. Letter of Order
c. Letter of Application
d. Letter of Inquiry
9. This part tells the address of the writer which includes the street address, town, province,
country and zip code which are typed on the top lines.
Select one:
a. Subject Line
b. Letterhead
c. Dateline
d. Heading
10. This contains the name of the firm, a statement of its business (if this is necessary),
its address and other essential parts such as telephone number, fax number,
cellphone number and web site.
Select one:
a. Heading
b. Letterhead
c. Subject Line
d. Dateline
QUIZ 6

1. This is called a mind map, a concept map or simple traditional writer’s guide to organize
thought.
Select one:
a. Conceptualization Map
b. Methods
c. Framework
d. Outline
2. This is considered an old kind of expression.
Select one:
a. Unity
b. Clichés
c. Parallelism
d. Complex Sentence
3. It is formed by joining one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
Select one:
a. Slang
b. Complex Sentence
c. Parallelism
d. Unity
4. This is explaining your point through a story.
Select one:
a. Narratives
b. Chronology
c. Situation, Task, Action and Result
d. Cause and Effect
5. Designs an alternative word or words in lieu of the harsh and unrefined words.
Select one:
a. Slang
b. Cliches
c. Complex Sentence
d. Politically Correct Language
6. It is a word or phrase written or spoken without a literal meaning.
Select one:
a. Slang
 b. Complex Sentence
c. Cliches
d. Idioms
7. This is the most important characteristic to be considered in a good paragraph.
Select one:
a. Complex Sentence
b. Slang
c. Parallelism
d. Unity
8. Sometimes, it is called “street talk”.
Select one:
a. Unity
b. Complex Sentence
c. Parallelism
d. Slang
9. This is arrangement of ideas through time.
Select one:
a. Narratives
b. Chronology
c. Situation, Task, Action and Result
d. Cause and Effect
10. It is a process joining words or group of words of equal importance, and presenting it
through the same structure and form.
Select one:
a. Parallelism
b. Unity
c. Complex Sentence
d. Slang
QUIZ 7

1. It is a collection of files, called web sites or web pages,that includes textual, graphic,
sound and video information, as well as links to other files.
Select one:
a. The World Wide Web
b. The Photocopier
c. Hypertexts
 d. The Internet
2. This machine is linked to the telephone system.
Select one:
a. The Fax Machine
b. Dell
c. Microsoft
d. The Photocopier
3. It is a communication tool that consists of a network of wires and electronic signals.
Select one:
a. Chat
b. The Electronic Mail
c. The Fax Machine
d. IRC
4. It was in 1946 when Carlson found a company to manufacture his electrostatic
photocopiers, the Haloid Company, which became known as ___________.
Select one:
a. Xerox Corporation
b. The Photocopier
c. Microsoft
d. Dell
5. This was invented in 1938 by Chester F. Carlson, an American. Unlike the earlier
methods which require liquid chemicals, these photocopiers are completely dry.
Select one:
a. None of the choices
b. Electrostatic Photocopying
c. The Fax Machine
d. The E-mail
6. These are connections that are made through various communication paths, including
telephone lines, optical fibers, and radio links.
Select one:
a. The Satellites
b. The Fax Machines
c. Gateway Interconnections
d. The Email
7. It is a system of mobile radio telephone transmission with an area divided into “cells”
each served by its own smaller transmitter.
Select one:
 a. The Comsats
b. The Cellular Phone or Cell Phone
c. The Two Way Radio
d. The Email Technology
8. This is the interconnection of computer networks that enables connected machines to
communicate directly.
Select one:
a. Intranet
b. None of the Choices
c. Internet
d. Hypertexts

9. This machine started its development in the early 1800’s.

Select one:

a. The Satellites
b. The Fax Machine
c. The Photocopier
d. The E-mail
10. This is an easy and fun way to communicate online where senders and recievers can send
and receive messages real time. Facebook has this kind of functionality.
Select one:
a. Chats
b. The Fax Machines
c. The Email
d. IRC

QUIZ 8
1. In an interrogative form – a minor question that governs the entire study. Use
information questions because they will provide specific and precise answers, and will
even determine the difference or relationship, or implication of the variables under study.
Select one:
a. True
b. False
2. In an objective form – the research problem also refers to the goal of the study. The
statement of the general objectives of
the study.
Select one:
a. False
b. True ---
3. In a declarative form – a general statement that guides theentire study. Use declarative
statement to indicate that theresearch report will discuss information or data which are
directly obtained from the actual investigation.
Select one:
a. False
b. True
4. Research is an orderly process of inquiry that involves purposeful and chaotic collection,
analysis and interpretation of data (units of information) to gain new knowledge or to
verify already existing knowledge.
Select one:
a. True
b. False ---
5. The APA or American Physiological Association model is mostly appropriate for Science
and Technology courses.
Select one:
a. False
b. True