INSTRUCTIONAL WRITING

SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER

INSTRUCTIONAL WRITING MUST NOT HAVE

• CLEAR HEADING

• NON CHRONOLOGICAL STEP

• AVOIDING TIME FRAMES

• INCLUDING ILLUSTRATIONS

USING -------- FORM MAY SEEM AWKWARD.

TYPE YOUR ANSWERS COMPLETELY IN CAPITAL LETTERS

SHOULD TENSE BE CHANGED WHILE CHANGING VOICES ?

• YES , BOTH FOR SPEECHES AND VOICES TENSES ARE CHANGED

• NO , BOTH FOR SPEECHES AND VOICES TENSES ARE NOT CHANGED

• NO , FOR VOICES IT IS NOT CHANGED BUT FOR SPEECHES IT IS CHANGED

• YES FOR VOICES IT IS CHANGED BUT FOR SPEECHES IT IS NOT CHANGED

Clear and accurate instructions are --------- to the world of work.

• essential

• optional

• afterthoughts

• inappropriate

Instructions can have which of the following features to be understood

• graphics

• words

• sentences

• numbered lists

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

As with any kind of business writing, when writing for an international audience the MOST important thing to remember is

• write in plain, simple language

• use units of measurement your readers will understand

• make sure visuals are culturally appropriate

• beware the meanings of colors in other cultures

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of these sentences is an imperative clause?

• You shouldn't go there!
• Don't go there! 
• Shouldn't go there!
• Go not there!

When do we use the imperative?

• Orders
• Questions
• For surprise
• statements

Which of these sentences is an imperative clause?

• Drive to the roundabout and then turn left.
• You should drive to the roundabout and then turn left
• You drive to the roundabout and then turn left!
• Drive you to the roundabout and then turn left!

WHAT ARE SOME WAYS BY WHICH YOU CAN MAKE YOUR INSTRUCTONS STAND OUT ?

• USING PASSIVE VOICE

• USING ACTIVE VOICE

• USING PAST TENSE

• USING PRESENT TENSE

• ILLUSTRATIONS AND MICRO LEVEL DISCUSSION