Question 1 with answers.pdf

1) Engineers devoted to communicat e more than:

• a) 10 % of their time
• b) 20 % of their time
• c) 5 % of their time
• d) 50 % of their time

2) S uccessful engineers require:

• a) strong writing skills beside other engineering science
• b) strong logic skill only
• c) no additional skills
• d) Engineering knowledge only

3) No one can be a good writer only a good:

• a) Reader

• b) rewriter
• c) Presenter

• d) speaker

4) Anything that causes reader to hesitate due to uncertainty, confusion or frustration is known as :

• a) noise

• b) readability

• c) economy

• d) objectivity

5) Fewest words for the desired meaning is known as :

• a) noise

• b) economy

• c) objectivity

• d) clarity

6) To be precise in your writ ing, you have to use :

• a) concrete language
• b) abstract language
• c) concrete language or abstract language
• d) neither concrete language nor abstract language

7) Careless punctuation effect on :

• a) clarity
• b) economy
• c) objectivity
• d) none of the above

8) you must consider your reader :

• a) needs and possible reaction
• b) interests and level of expertise
• c) a and b
• d) neither a nor b

9) your reader may be :

• a) peers, supervisors, and subordinates.
• b) Peers only
• c) supervisors only
• d) subordinates only

10) Most important information written at :

• a) the end of the paragraph
• b) with details at middle of the paragraph
• c) the beginning of the paragraph
• d) any part of the paragraph