Question

1- Which of the following is a drawback of using three- dimensional graphs?

a- three-dimensional graphs are difficult to represent on paper.

b- three-dimensional graphs cannot represent qualitative data.

c- three-dimensional graphs cannot be rotated when presenting digitally.

d- three- dimensional graphs can only express two variables at a time.

e- three-dimensional graphs contains lines that overlap too much to be distinguishable.

2- the most frequently used chart in comparing the subdivisions of wholes is the

a- line chart

b- flowchart

c- combination

d- pie chart

e- pictograph

3- when determining how large to make a visual, your main consideration is

a- how many pages your report needs to be.

b- whether the visual will be in color or black or white.

c- how important and complex in the visual is.

d- whether the visual's content is negative or positive

e- how much room you will need for borders.

4- which of the following is true of numbering visuals in a document ?

a- Pull quotes , clip art, and other decorative visuals in a doucument.

b- Irrespective of the types of visuals, there is only one scheme of numbering available to writers.

c- visuals comprising a wide mixture of types should be numbered in a single group titled "assorted".

d- the visuals in a document have to be numbered in a chronological order.

e- lone tables and figures in a document do not have to be numbered.

5- which of the following is true of footnotes?

a- footnotes are usually placed to the side of visual they are associated with.

b- footnotes are detailed explanations placed above an illustration by means of subscript.

c- footnotes must always specify the who, what, where, when, and why of the visual.

d- footnotes entries consist of the word footnote followed by a colon and the related footnote information.

e- footnotes are used when some parts of a visual require special explanation or elaboration.

6- when visuals do not fit a specific part of the document but are still appropriate to include with a document, you should"

a- place them in an appendix, and refer to the appendix at appropriate points in the document.

b- place them at the beginning of the document.

c- place them in an attachment or separate document.

d- not decide the layout of these visuals on the basis of their size.

e- place them after every important section in the document so that viewers do not have to flip back.

7- which of the following is true of bar charts?

a- it is especially good for showing percentage changes and any series in which plus and minus quantities are present.

b- it contians bars that are devided into parts and distinguished by different colors or cross- hatching.

c- it contains columns that begin at the central point of reference and spread out like the rays of the sun.

d- it compares the quantities of five or more different values in one chart.

e- it compares differences in quantities using differences in the lengths of the bars to represent those quantities.

8- which of the following should actually typically determine the exact placement of visuals on a page?

a- the type of visual

b- the color of the visual

c- the content of the visual

d- the size of the visual

e- the source of the visual.

9- manfred creates a bar graph and startes it at 50 because all of the bares represent numbers higher than 50 . what error has Manfred comitted?

a- an error of interrpration.

b- an error of scale.

c- an error of format.

d- an error of size.

e- an error of process.

10- if a business writer is constructing a table for a document and wants to emphasize the row totals, he or she should:

a- place them in the left side of the table.

b- place them in the right side of the table.

c- put them in italics.

d- put them in bold.

e- place them at the top of the table.

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Answer 1

1) e - three-dimensional graphs contains lines that overlap too much to be distinguishable.

2) a - line chart

3) e - how much room you will need for borders.

4) d- the visuals in a document have to be numbered in a chronological order.

5) b- footnotes are detailed explanations placed above an illustration by means of subscript.

6) e- place them after every important section in the document so that viewers do not have to flip back.

7) e- it compares differences in quantities using differences in the lengths of the bars to represent those quantities.

8) c- the content of the visual

9) d- an error of size.

10) a- place them in the left side of the table.