ASSIGNMENT-1(Technical Writing)
(5 MARKS)
1. Distinguish between the forms and features of creative, technical, scientific, and
science writing, and provide examples of each?
2. How does tailoring your writing to different audience types, such as general
readers, specific experts, technicians, managers, laypersons, and mixed audiences,
affect the content and style of your document?
3. Provide examples of documents typically used in technical, professional, and
scientific communications, and explain their specific purposes and characteristics?
4. In technical writing, what does it mean for a document to be accurate, and why is
accuracy crucial for effective communication?
5. How does clarity in technical writing enhance understanding for both experts and
laypersons, and what techniques can be employed to achieve it?
6. Explain the importance of conciseness in technical documents.
7. How does coherence contribute to the overall effectiveness of a technical
document, and what methods can writers use to ensure coherence in their writing?
8. Discuss the concept of appropriateness in technical writing.
9. Explain the rules for capitalizing titles of books, movies, and songs.
10. When should you use italics for emphasis in a sentence, and when should you
avoid it?
11. When writing a research paper, should the titles of books or articles be italicized
or enclosed in quotation marks?
12. Explain how acronyms should be introduced and used in a text.
13. Define the term "colloquial expression" and give three examples of commonly
used colloquial expressions in everyday conversation.
14. Explain what makes a modifier "dangling" and why it can lead to confusion or
ambiguity in a sentence.
15. Explain what faulty parallelism is and why it can disrupt the flow and clarity of a
sentence.
16. Explain the concept of inclusive language and provide an example of how it can
be applied to adapt a text to issues of gender, race, or ethnicity.
17. Explain the importance of proper citation and referencing in avoiding plagiarism,
and give an example of how to cite a source correctly.
18. Define plagiarism and explain why it is considered unethical in academic and
professional writing.
19. Differentiate between in-text citations and reference lists (bibliographies). When
and how should each be used in a research paper?
20. What steps can writers take to ensure they avoid unintentional plagiarism when
paraphrasing information from sources?