2. Score 3 points for "a", 3 points for "b" 2 points for "c" 2 points for "d" 0 points for "e" -5 points for "f"
3. Score 3 points for "yes" 0 points for "no"
4. Score 2 points for each "#" 0 points for "no"
5. Score 5 points for "yes" 0 points for "no"
6. Score -5 points for "a" and "b", score -10 points for "c"
7. Score 5 points for "yes" 0 points for "no"
8. a. Score 3 points for "yes" 0 points for "no" b. Score 2 points for "yes" 1 point for "no" c. Score 5 points for "yes" 2 points for "no" and -3 points for "DNS' know"
9. Score 3 points for "yes", 0 points for "no"
10. a. Score 5 points for "yes" o points for "no" b. Score 3 points for "yes" 0 points for "no" c. Score 10 points for "yes" and 0 points for "no"
11. Score 5 points for "yes" o points for "no"
12. Score 3 points for each "understand". Score -3 points for each "huh?"
13. Score 3 points for every "yes"
14. a. hypertext markup language
b. cascading stylesheets
c. Microsoft
d. what you see is what you get
e. portable document format
f. MS document
g. MS document template
h. Internet Service Provider
i. universal resource locator
j. file transfer protocol
k. really simple syndication
l. radio frequency identifier
Score 3 points for each above answer that you got right.
15.For "a" to "d" Score 3 points each . Score -5 for "e".
16.Score 3 points for "yes" in "a" and "b" Score -3 for "no idea" in "c".
17.Score 5 points for each "yes".
END SECTION I SCORING
SECTION II
1. Score 3 points for "yes"
2. Score 3 points for "yes"
3. Score 3 points for "yes"
4. Score 3 points for "yes"
5. Score 2 points for each "yes" Score 5 points for correct BONUS answer: (600 dpi)
6. Score 3 points for each "yes", a,b,& c
7. Score 3 points for "yes"
8. Score 3 points for "yes"
9. a. Score 5 points for "yes" b. Score 4 points for "yes" c. Score -5 for "yes"
10. Score 3 points for "yes" 10.b. Score 3 points for "a" 5 points for "b"
11. Score 3 points for "yes" 0 points for "no" 11 b. Score 3 points for "yes" 0 points for "no"
12. Score 5 points for "yes" 0 points for "no"
13. Score 3 points for "yes" 0 points for "no"
14. Score 5 points for "yes" 0 points for "no"
15. Score 5 points for "yes" 0 points for "no"
16. a. 5 points for "yes" b. 3 points for "yes" c. 1 point for "yes" d. -5 for "yes
17. Score 3 points for each "yes", "a-d"
18. Score 5 points for "yes"
19. Score 3 points for "yes". 19a. Score 2 points for "yes"
20. Score 5 points for "yes"
Total all your points.
INTERPRETATION:
250-300: Congrats! You are a bona fide geek!
Ever consider Tech Writing?WOOHOO!
175-249: You're good!
Check the area(s) you are not quite perfect in.Soon you'll work your way up to total pocket protector status!
150-174: Not bad, but not great.
Find your weak spots from your answers, and brush up on those skills.You'll soon be earning more money!
100-149: You need to spend some quality time alone with your computer!
Get a lot better acquainted.Look into some basic online skills sites and once you know your greatest area of need,start there. You'll be up to speed pretty quick!
0-99:OUCH! Bet you've been having trouble getting writing work!
Start at the beginning of this quiz, and work through these answers.
Go to some online sites and get web-savvy! Practice your programs, read up, -you'll get the hang of it in no time! Then you'll start selling some writing!
Answers to The Writers Tech Check Quiz