oDesk Technical Writing Skills Certification Test Answers

oDesk Technical Writing Skills Certification 

Test Answers

Question:- The __________ abstract should include all the important sections of the report.
Answer:- b. feasibility

Question:- A feasibility and evaluation report is an example of:
Answer:- b. Report type

Question:- The ___________ appears before (and, possibly, immediately after) the table of contents in a document.
Answer:- b. White paper

Question:- What would you call a report that gives a background on a particular topic, say greenhouse gases?
Answer:- b. Technical background report

Question:- A document that consists of instructions on how to use or troubleshoot a product is known as a _________.
Answer:- c. Design pamphlet

Question:- Documents that help to get an organization hired or approved to undertake a project are known as:
Answer:- a. Business Proposals

Question:- The name for a set of fonts is termed:
Answer:- d. Typefont face

Question:- Choose the correct prepositions to fill in the blanks.
______ lack of funds, the plan fell ______.
Answer:- a. For, down

Question:- A diamond shaped box in a flowchart signifies:
b. A decision that must be made

Question:- Which of the following characters must be added before a fraction value, e.g. 1/3, to avoid entering it as a date in Microsoft Excel 2007?
Answer:- a. F

Question:- Which of the following sentences/options describes an "index?"
a. Product names and technical terminology that are included in a document
b. A method of accessing the information that is included in the document
c. An ordered list of words and phrases

Question:- Choose the correct sentence.
Answer:- d. A gentleman dressed in blue was walking along a road with green trees on both sides

Question:- What does the term "Glossary" mean?
Answer:- b. An alphabetic list of words and phrases in which each word or phrase is defined

Question:- If you want to write a technical report on how type-1 diabetes is treated, you will probably include:
Answer:- d. The kind of technologies available to treat the disease

Question:- Which of the following are the characteristic features of "Plain English?"
Answer:- b. Using active voice

Question:- The details of design, make, installation, and usage of a particular product are known as:
Answer:- c. Technical documentation

Question:- A list of books, articles, or Web pages that a writer referenced in his document is known as:
Answer:- c. Bibliography

Question:- A document written in the ________ tense sends the message immediately and is easier to comprehend.
Answer:- b. present

Question:- Choose the correct sentence(s):
Answer:- b. Unless the world does not control its population, mankind will continue to face one problem after another

Question:- If you would like to enter a part number for a product in Excel, e.g., 6776736, and would like Excel to treat it as text and not a number, what should you do?
Answer:- b. Place the characters TX before the number, e.g., TX6776736

Question:- Choose the correct preposition to fill in the blank
All the people injured in the accident have been admitted ______ a hospital.
Answer:- b. to