NPTEL week 4

Week 4: Assignment 4

Q1. The title of a paper is "Battery design and its impact". This title:

• Identifies the area of research clearly

• Indicates what is unique about the research

• Does not identify the area of the research clearly

• Does not indicate what is unique about the research

Q2. Use of the word "this" in the sentence "The furnace demonstrated low heating rate and uniform temperature. This is good for making cookies." is:

• Ambiguous

• Unambiguous

• Arrogant

• Illegal

Q3. Which of the following statements is true regarding the writing style of scientific documents and science fiction?

• Both have the same writing style since they discuss science and aim to engage the audience

• Scientific documents use a formal, precise, and evidence-based writing style, whereas science fiction is imaginative and narrative-driven

• Science fiction is written using scientific terminology and follows the same structure as research papers

• Scientific writing often includes fictional elements to make complex concepts more entertaining and engaging for readers

Q4. The abstract of a scientific document is aimed at:

• An audience that has not yet read the paper

• Enabling a short overview of the work

• General public

• An audience that has read the paper

Q5. Tables are preferred over graphs:

• Always

• Never

• Only when exact values need to be indicated

• Only when trends in data need to be indicated

Q6. A reasonable pace for presentation is:

• 1 slide every 10 minutes

• 1 slide a minute

• 5 slides a minute

• 10 slides a minute

Q7. In an article, the image of a car engine must:

• Show the level of detail required for the discussion in the article

• Have a marker bar indicating scale

• Be in color and not in black and white

• Be in black and white and not in color

Q8. The length of sentences in an article should be such that:

• Readers don’t have to read it twice to understand

• Readers must not forget how it started by the time they reach the end of the sentence

• Readers must read it twice to understand

• Readers must forget how it started by the time they reach the end of the sentence

Q9. The length of a document:

• Indicates how much you know

• Indicates how little you know

• Does not indicate anything about your knowledge

• Does not indicate anything about the reader’s knowledge

Q10. Strategies one can use in the middle of a document include:

• Chronological strategy

• Spatial strategy

• Following a variable

• Suspense strategy