Science 7 - LAND and SEA BREEZE and its Characteristics
Trial for final technical communicatioan exam 2
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Answer All Questions
Q1 Figure 1 below shows parts of an EPSON Stylus DX printer. Based on the notes
given and the diagram, write a technical description of the printer. You should
include technical definition, physical and functional aspects of the object in your
description.
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Q2 Match the correct term and its purpose.
Term Purpose
(i) Planning Proposal (a) to inform supervisors if the work is on
schedule.
(ii) Progress Report (b) to inform the status or result of a project or
research that is held outside of the
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workplace/field.
(iii Field Trip Report (c) to suggest a solution in order to improve a
) current situation / status.
(iv) Research Proposal (d) to explain the suitability or a condition of
specific items.
(v) Inspection Report (e) to ask for a grant or fund from certain
organization in order to carry out an
experiment or study.
(5 marks)
Q3 Give 4 examples of primary data sources:
(a) ________________________________________
(b) ________________________________________
(c) ________________________________________
(d) ________________________________________
(4 marks)
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Q4 Form suitable questions for the following answers.
(a) Question: ___________________________________________________
Answer: I normally do revisions in the library.
(b) Question: ___________________________________________________
Answer: That is because the number of assignments is so many and
students had little time to finish all of them on time.
(c) Question: ___________________________________________________
Answer: No, I never missed any class this semester.
(d) Question: ___________________________________________________
Answer: The university students’ representative council should hold a
motivation camp for all of us.
(e) Question: ___________________________________________________
Answer: Yes, I totally agree that students must be allowed to drive in the
campus vicinity.
(10 marks)
Q5 Planning or Project Proposal is a technical document that attempts to persuade
readers to accept ideas, and to emphasise the benefits of the proposed programme.
It also contains statements of objectives, as well as facts and figures that lead to
clear statements of planning. Based on what you have learned in class, write the
basic components of a proposal.
(a) ___________________________________
(b) ___________________________________
(c) ___________________________________
(d) ___________________________________
(e) ___________________________________
(f) ___________________________________
(6 marks)
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Q6 Change the following sentences into the passive voice
(a) The supervisor advised the technician to check all the laboratory equipment.
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(b) The tutor had returned the marked assignments to the students.
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(c) The librarian suggested the ‘Guide to Composition’ book to the new students
for reference in writing.
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(d) Majority of the class prefer face-to-face consultation with the lecturer.
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(e) All committee members in the University Students’ Representative Council
participated in the community service programme in Segamat.
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(15 marks)
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Q7 You are an assistant engineer who is responsible to decide on the purchase of new
material testing equipment for your department. The following is the Gantt Chart
of your planned work. You are now in Week 1, August 2010. Write a progress
report to your supervisor.
May 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010
Survey
product
Order
product
Receive
and
install
Test
Pay
product
Figure 2: Gantt Chart for Equipment Purchasing
(20 marks)
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