The main purpose of all technical descriptions is to stimulate consumer interest in products.

ENGL2338 Technical Writing

Unit 2 Quiz

2.1 Descriptions

Question 1The main purpose of all technical descriptions is to stimulate consumer interest in products.

True

False

 Question 2Except in promotional writing, all descriptions should be subjective.

True

 False

 Question 3It is more important to use precise and informative language likes exact weights and measurements than to use subjective words like “big” “large” or “near.” 

True

 False

 Question 4Descriptions rarely call for a topic or thesis statement because the goal of these documents is to catalog details to help readers visualize the product or process.

True

 False