National University of Modern Languages

Department of Mass Communication

Mid-term Examination spring 2021

Paper: Technical Writing Course Code: MCTW-204

Semester: BS 4th Afternoon Total Marks: 30
Time Allowed: 02 hrs.

Note: Attempt all questions

SECTION-I (Multiple Choice Questions)

Q.1 Please circle the correct answer:[10]

i. Efficient composing in Business Writing consists of:

a.two-stage plan
b.Three-Stage lan
c.Four-stage plan

ii. In drafting, the most important thing to remember is:

a. Drafting Attitude
b.Writer’s Block
c.Synthetic prewriting

iii. The final step in editing is to:

a.re-phrase your writing
b.fine-tune your writing
c. organize your writing

iv. More fortunate and effective writers edit their draft:

a.first
b.last
c.rarely

v. Choose the correct spelling:

a.Coherrence
b.Coherence
c.Coherance

vi. Which part of speech serves as identity signal.

a.Noun
b.Pronoun
c.Adjective

vii. In technical writing, parallelism means:

a.stating equally unimportant ideas in the same grammatical form.
 b.stating equally important ideas in the same grammatical form.
c.stating equally important ideas in the different grammatical form.
viii. How many techniques can be used to achieve connectedness in writing?
a.Two
b.Three
c.Four

ix. Most books on writing exhort writers to keep their writing:

a. Concise
b.Short
c.long

x. Choose the correct order of the four English Language Skills.

a.reading, writing, speaking, listening
b.listening, reading, speaking, writing
c.listening, speaking, reading, writing.

SECTION-II (Descriptive Questions)

Q:2 Your organized writing must also cohere. Discuss with examples, the methods to
achieve connection in writing. (10)

Q: 3 Define Communication style? Discuss with examples the basic communication

styles (10)