UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PERLIS

Mid Semester Trial Exam

Semester 2, 2015/2016

UVW 312- ENGLISH FOR TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION

Duration: 60 minutes

The question paper has nine (9) printed pages including the front cover.
1.

The exam paper has 4 parts:

Part A
Part B
Part C
Part D

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Theory
Theory
Theory
Writing

2.

Answer ALL questions.

3.

Please answer in the space provided.

4.

All answers must be written with a PEN.

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PART A (10 MARKS)

State whether the following statements are true or false. Write T (True) or F (False) in
the space provided.
1.

Features of technical communication include having specific audiences

and purposes, use of proper topic sentence and transitional expressions
and use of casual and predictable language.

2.

Sending a carbon copy (Cc) to someone in the company is necessary in

professional setting as to get things to be done and prompt the co-worker
to respond.

3.

The purpose of conducting informational interviews is mainly to seek

clarification and to obtain supplement information which you already
have.

4.

As we proofread, check the length and types of sentences, appropriateness

of the language used and look for incorrect spelling and spacing.

5.

Web-based secondary sources yield thousands of results and they are

more reliable as compared to traditional secondary sources.

6.

Some examples of informational reports are progress

recommendation report, meeting minutes and feasibility reports.

7.

In the revising stage, you read and make changes to your first draft, as
well as making sure the message says exactly what it should.

8.

When piloting a questionnaire, it is essential to make sure that it is piloted

on a group similar to the one that will form the population of your study.

9.

Primary sources provide reliable sources for references and additional

details while secondary sources help you expand upon what other people
have already learned and add credibility to your work.

report,

10. An evaluation report reviews a product, service or situation to judge its

value by drawing inferences and forming conclusions.

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PART B (10 MARKS)

Circle your choice.
1. Which type of report provides a way for people to give each other constructive
criticism and feedback?
A)
B)
C)
D)

Proposal report.
Feasibility report.
Evaluation report.
Peer-review report.

2. Which ONE is an example of closed-ended question?

A)
B)
C)
D)

Unstructured.
Word association.
Sentence completion.
Semantic differential.

3. The following is related to the generating ideas technique, EXCEPT

A)
B)
C)
D)

Listing.
Clustering.
Outlining.
Finalizing.

4. Which of the following is spatial organization?

A)
B)
C)
D)

Information is arranged according to time.

Ideas are arranged according to position or geography.
Ideas are presented in descending order of importance.
Information is arranged according to similarities and differences.

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5. Choose the CORRECT steps involved when you are concluding an interview.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

Request for comments.

Quickly write a complete summary.
Thank the respondents before leaving.
Ask respondents approval to contact him or her again if question arise.
A)
B)
C)
D)

i, ii and iii
i, ii an iv
ii, iii and iv
i, ii, iii and iv

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PART C (10 MARKS)

Answer the following questions using your own words
1.

Open-ended and closed-ended questions are two types of questions which can be
asked in the questionnaire. State TWO advantages of open-ended questions.
[2 marks]
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2.

Explain TWO general rules during conduction an informational interview.

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3.

Technical Communication includes both written and oral communication. Name

FOUR factors to be considered in technical communication. .
[2 marks]
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4.

Research is a general term which covers all kinds of studies designed to find
responses to worthwhile questions. What is meant by a primary research?
Provide ONE example.
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5
Information is organised according to time or according to when an event
takes place. Events can be described from the earliest to the latest (ascending
order) or from latest to earliest (descending order).

a) Name the organizational pattern stated above.

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b) Provide ONE example of using the organizational pattern above.

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PART D (30 MARKS)

You should spend about 30 minutes on this task.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the most outstanding main
features, and make comparisons where relevant.
You should write not more than 150 words.

Gadgets Owned by UniMAP's Students in 2014

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Quantity (units)

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Laptop

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MP3 Player

Male

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580

550

Female

1100

1500

240

700

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