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ENG 1112 E: Test 1, part 2 answer key
(1) Which of the following is correctly punctuated?
(i)
The thirty year old engineer wanted a career change so he moved to a firm that was well managed.
(ii)
The thirty year old engineer wanted a career change, so he moved to a firm that was well managed.
(iii)
The thirty-year-old engineer wanted a career change so he moved to a firm that was well managed.
(iv)
The thirty-year-old engineer wanted a career change, so he moved to a firm that was well managed.
Answer: (iv)
Thirty-year-old should be hyphenated because it is a compound adjective that comes before the noun “engineer.” There should be a comma before the coordinating conjunction “so.” Better managed should not be hyphenated because in this sentence it is not an adjective that comes before a noun.
(2) Choose the answer that correctly explains what is problematic, according to the principles
taught in class, about writing the following statement in a professional report: “everyone wants a self-driving car in order to avoid the inconvenience of driving.”
(i)
Self-driving car should not be hyphenated.
(ii)
The sentence does not discuss the risk of accidents.
(iii)
The sentence reveals confidential information about what people want.
(iv)
The sentence sounds like advertising rather than an evidence-based statement.
Answer: (iv)
(3) Which of the following is NOT true about technical writing?
(i)
Technical writers do not have to think about ethics; it is the responsibility of other ethics experts to review the work of technical writers.
(ii)
Technical writing solves practical needs.
(iii)
Technical writing is centered on the needs of the readers, not the writer.
(iv)
Technical writing does not appeal primarily to the imagination.
Answer: (i). Technical writers DO have to think about ethics themselves. Technical writing must not only be clear, concise and grammatically and stylistically correct; it must also adhere to
ethical principles.
(4) Which of the following correctly describes the following sentence according to the materials taught in the course: “ENG 1112 will help you to develop good writing skills”?
(i)
“Good” is ethically misleading. (ii) “Good” is ambiguous.
(iii)
“Good” is generic.
(iv) “Good” is a case of false precision.
Answer: (iii). “Good” can apply to anything that you want to describe favorably (good sandwich, good person, good book, etc). It is better to use more descriptive and specific words such as “effective.”
(5) Which of the following sentences is NOT problematic according to the principles taught in class?
(i)
Please submit a progress report next Friday.
(ii)
Please submit a progress report on a bi-monthly basis.
(iii)
I will work on the progress report at some point today.
(iv)
The writing of the progress report is one week behind schedule.
Answer: (iv). Saying that you are one week behind schedule communicates about being late in an accountable, non-vague manner. In (i), “next” is ambiguous. In (ii), bi-monthly is ambiguous. In (iii) “at some point” is vague (see lecture slides 118-19).
(6) According to Richard House’s “Meeting your ethical obligations,” what does it mean to ask engineers to take off their “engineering hat” and put on their “management hat?”
(i)
Most engineers should own at least two different kinds of hard hats.
(ii)
Engineers might be pressured to minimize safety concerns and focus on profit.
(iii)
Engineers are too safety conscious and may take their hats off from time to time.
(iv)
Multitasking is a crucial skill for engineers.
Answer: (ii). See page 46 of House’s “Meeting your ethical obligations.”
(7) Which of the following is correct about ambiguity and vagueness?
(i)
A vague word has two (or more than two) distinct possible meanings; an ambiguous word has so many possible meanings that it is not useful or precise enough.
(ii) Vagueness and ambiguity are both cases of overly simplistic words.
(iii)
An ambiguous word has two (or more than two) distinct possible meanings; a vague word has so many possible meanings that it is not useful or precise enough.
(iv)Vagueness and ambiguity are always intentionally unethical.
Answer: (iii). When a word is ambiguous, it has 2-3 (sometimes more) distinct possible meanings. When a word is vague, it has so many possible meanings that it is practically meaningless. (8)
Wushow Chou writes that one of his limitations in the engineering workplace “turned out
to be a blessing.” What is Chou referring to? (i)
He did not know how to give an elevator pitch, and it turned out that his supervisor did not like elevator pitches.
(ii)
He did not like design processes, and it turned out that design processes posed an obstacle to creativity, so he did well without them.
(iii)
He used plain language as a result of not speaking English fluently, and it turned out that plain language was effective in the workplace.
(iv)
He was addicted to the Internet, but he found that excessive use of the Internet also gave him a great deal of useful general knowledge.
Answer: (iii). (9)
Which of the following is NOT one of Frederick Brooks’s suggestions about what leaders
of organizations should do to encourage great designers?
(i)
Passionately want innovation and foster innovation.
(ii)
Focus on hiring designers who excel at giving oral presentations.
(iii)
Entrust each design task to a talented chief designer.
(iv)
All of the answers describe suggestions that Brooks makes. Answer: (ii). Brooks warns that focusing too much on communication skills can cause managers
to overlook excellent candidates: “All too often a manager recruiting new designers assesses them subconsciously on the criteria for the manager’s own job. . . This favors the articulate, the leader, the person who will be effective in meetings. It tends to overlook the introvert, the slow-
spoken, and especially the unconventional. But brilliant designers come in these packages, too!”
Managers should therefore proceed, “by looking at portfolios of the design work itself, not just oral presentations about the work” (287-8).
(10) According to Kimberley Young, what should be the focus of treatment for Internet addiction?
(i) Moderated Internet use
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(ii) Making university more similar to high school
(ii)
Total abstinence
(iii) Spending as much time as possible outdoors
Answer: (i). See page 24. Total abstinence is not possible, given that the Internet is everywhere and must often be used for school or work.