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Ch6 Test Bank Designing Illustrations

Chapter 6: Designing Illustrations

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Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 01

1) What is the purpose of an organizational chart?

Page reference: “Creating Illustrations”

a. To display frequencies of certain variables.

b. To display profitability by quarter.

*c. To display the various divisions and levels of responsibility within certain governments, corporations, and other organizations.

d. To display change over time.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 02

2) What are two questions you can ask yourself in order to determine if illustrations are a necessary component of your technical communication?

Page reference: “Designing Illustrations” (Chapter Title)

a. What do my readers what to see? and What software do I need to create it?

*b. What do you want the reader to do or think after reading your document? and How will illustrations help you to achieve your objective?

c. Who are my readers? and What type of colors do they prefer?

d. What do you want the reader to do or think after reading your document? and How will I effectively be able to use illustrations to convey the information they need to know?

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 03

3) A bar graph is an example of what type of illustration?

Page reference: “Creating Illustrations”

a. An illustration.

*b. A figure.

c. A table.

d. A chart.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 04

4) When designing an illustration for a multicultural audience, what is a critical aspect of the illustration you must consider?

Page reference: “Creating Illustrations”

a. The geographic location of where the illustration will be delivered.

*b. Color

c. Language

d. Whether to use a bar or column chart.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 05

5) What is one guideline you should follow to create effective illustrations?

Page reference: “Creating Illustrations”

a. Only use illustrations if you have an expensive graphic design software.

b. Introduce all illustrations in the introduction of your document.

*c. Identify your sources.

d. Only use black and white because many people are color blind.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 06

6) Which is a way you could potentially create an unethical illustration?

Page reference: “Designing Illustrations Ethically”

*a. Starting an x axis at 10 rather than zero.

b. Starting an y axis at zero.

c. Researching the intended audience of your illustration to ensure you are not being careless when illustrating their culture.

d. Accurately reflecting the situation using a photograph.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 07

7) You are tasked to create an illustration displaying the percentage of people in the U.S. that own a smartphone by their ethnicity. What type of illustration would be the best to create for this rhetorical situation?

Page reference: “Creating Illustrations”

a. Bar graph

b. Table

c. Pie chart

*d. Infographic

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 08

8) What is another term for pie chart?

Page reference: “Creating Illustrations”

a. To compare and contrast two or more subjects at the same point in time.

*b. To summarize information in specific categories to assist the viewer in accessing and retrieving this information.

c. A circle graph (also referred to as a pie chart) displays the number and relative size of the divisions of a subject.

d. A line graph displays the degree and direction of change relative to two variables.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 09

9) What is the purpose of a column chart?

Page reference: “Creating Illustrations”

*a. To illustration the change of one or more quantities or subjects at regular intervals of time.

b. To display the various divisions and levels of responsibility within certain governments, corporations, and other organizations.

c. To summarize information in specific categories to assist the viewer in accessing and retrieving this information.

d. To provide aesthetical appeal in a document.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 10

10) Which type of figure has an x and y axis?

Page reference: “Creating Illustrations”

a. Bar graph

b. Column chart

c. Table

*d. Line graph

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 11

11) You would us a column graph to…

Page reference: “Creating Illustrations”

a. compare profit and loss by manufacturing plant.

b. identify the number of employees by division of the company.

c. summarize material, labor, and overhead costs for each of the products the company produces.

*d. show company profitability by quarter.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 12

12) When you segment a circle graph, you should…

Page reference: “Creating Illustrations”

*a. Begin with the smallest segment in the upper right-hand quadrant.

b. arrange the segments in clockwise order from smallest to largest.

c. color the sections brightly for easier visibility.

d. begin with the largest segment in the upper right-hand quadrant.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 13

13) What are the two major categories of illustrations?

Page reference: “Designing Illustrations” (Chapter Title) (Quick Tips)

a. Tables and Illustrations

b. Bar charts and pie charts

c. Tables and graphs

*d. Tables and figures

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 14

14) You are performing a usability test of your illustrations, and when you ask your subject what the percentages on a pie chart represent, the subject gets a confused look on his face and says, “I don’t know.” What does this tell you about that illustration?

Page reference: “Testing Your Illustrations”

a. The illustration has poor usability.

b. You need to get a new test subject as the subject wasn’t a representative test user.

c. You need to recreate or modify the illustration to ensure the target audience is able to interpret it correctly.

*d. Both a and c.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 15

15) You have been asked to design the illustrations for the new customer manual that will be included with a new waffle iron your company will be soon be marketing. The manual includes assembly instructions, safety warnings, cleaning and care instructions, and the warranty. You will work with an in-house artist who will draw all the actual illustrations based on your instructions. When designing the illustrations, you should keep ALL BUT ONE of the following in mind:

Page reference: “Creating Illustrations”

a. Keep your illustrations simple so they do not detract from your message or critical information.

b. Make sure illustrations correctly illustrate the model in the package.

*c. Include illustrations that show other products the company manufactures.

d. Ensure that the text itself refers to accompanying illustrations and illustrations are as close to the pertinent passage as possible.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 01

1) Chapter 6 lists several guidelines you can follow to create effective illustrations. Name three of these guidelines.

Page reference: “Creating Illustrations”

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 02

2) If you were going to identify the various students in your classroom by ethnicity, which graph or chart would you use? Why? Create a quick sketch of that graph or chart.

Page reference: “Creating Illustrations”

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 03

3) Identify the ethical dilemma that could result from changing the scale of a line graph.

Page reference: “Designing Illustrations Ethically”

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 01

1) Your textbook lists guidelines to consider when using an illustration. Identify and select three of these guidelines and explain why you think these are most important for clarity and reader understanding. Explain how each works in the text and your reasons for including this item. Note, you should not simply list and explain items. You should make a clear argument for why each of your three choices is important to clarity and reader understanding.

Page reference: “Creating Illustrations”

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 6 Question 02

2) Your boss provides you the table below, which displays the hours worked for each employee based on different type of work: assigned hours, overtime hours, and compensation hours (vacation time). Your boss is going to use the illustration in a presentation to the staff. In this essay, describe the design of a usability test, whereby you test the illustration for its effectiveness and usability. In your essay, be sure to explain the type of representative test user you would recruit and the questions you would ask your subjects.

Alt text - An example of a table which displays the hours worked for each employee based on different type of work: assigned hours, overtime hours, and compensation hours (vacation time).

Page reference: “Testing Your Illustrations”

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Created Date:
Aug 21, 2025
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Chapter 6 Designing Illustrations
Author:
Elizabeth Tebeaux

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