Questioned Documents
  • 1. Writing that connects most letters together is called:
A) Copybook form
B) Handprinting
C) Cursive writing
D) Script writing
  • 2. Writing that separates each letter is known as:
A) Handlettering
B) Cursive writing
C) Copybook form
D) Natural writing
  • 3. The imaginary line on which writing rests is the:
A) Guideline
B) Line quality
C) Slant line
D) Baseline
  • 4. A writing deliberately altered to conceal identity is:
A) Forgery
B) Traced writing
C) Disguised writing
D) Model signature
  • 5. The genuine signature used as a pattern for imitation is:
A) Sample
B) Traced forgery
C) Model signature
D) Guided signature
  • 6. A fraudulent signature is also known as:
A) Forgery
B) Natural signature
C) Spurious writing
D) Freehand imitation
  • 7. A guided signature is written:
A) By simulation
B) By tracing
C) With help
D) Freely
  • 8. Writing produced by the non-dominant hand is:
A) Guided
B) Wrong-handed
C) Cursive
D) Simulated
  • 9. The overall movement in handwriting refers to:
A) Rhythm
B) Slant
C) Skill
D) Movement
  • 10. Any repeated detail that identifies a writer is a:
A) Habit
B) Trait
C) Mark
D) Skill
  • 11. Retouching or going back over strokes is called:
A) Shading
B) Retracing
C) Pressure
D) Patching
  • 12. A significant writing habit is one that is:
A) Unusual
B) Common
C) Rare
D) Similar
  • 13. The angle or tilt of letters is called:
A) Slant
B) Pressure
C) Line quality
D) Speed
  • 14. The heaviness of pen contact is called:
A) Shading
B) Pen pressure
C) Rhythm
D) Line quality
  • 15. A spurious signature shows:
A) Tremor
B) No imitation
C) Genuine writing
D) Careful tracing
  • 16. The widening of ink strokes is known as:
A) Rhythm
B) Retouching
C) Line quality
D) Shading
  • 17. The visible record of writing movement is called:
A) Movement
B) Skill
C) Line quality
D) Pen lift
  • 18. A traced forgery is made by:
A) Copybook writing
B) Simulation
C) Following outline
D) Freehand drawing
  • 19. The natural, unaltered writing of a person is:
A) Original writing
B) Genuine writing
C) Normal writing
D) Natural writing
  • 20. A pen lift occurs when:
A) All above
B) Line breaks
C) Pen is raised
D) Stroke ends
  • 21. The pressure applied at intervals is:
A) Retouching
B) Pen lift
C) Pen emphasis
D) Shading
  • 22. Irregular, shaky strokes indicate:
A) Line defect
B) Rhythm
C) Tremor
D) Hesitation
  • 23. Writing rhythm can be described as:
A) All above
B) Jerky
C) Slow
D) Smooth
  • 24. A signature copied freely without tracing is:
A) Natural writing
B) Guided signature
C) Freehand forgery
D) Traced forgery
  • 25. The level of ability shown in writing is:
A) Rhythm
B) Habit
C) Speed
D) Skill
  • 26. What type of ink writes blue and darkens with age to black?
A) Synthetic dye ink
B) Iron-free ink
C) Blue-black ink
D) Carbon ink
  • 27. What ink consists of finely ground carbon particles suspended in water?
A) Dye ink
B) Porous ink
C) Carbon ink
D) Aniline ink
  • 28. What pencil contains both graphite and aniline dye?
A) Graphite pencil
B) Copy pencil
C) Colored pencil
D) Indelible pencil
  • 29. What term refers to a pen with a porous material through which ink flows?
A) Ballpoint pen
B) Felt-tip pen
C) Hard point pen
D) Roller pen
  • 30. What is the purpose of the watermark in paper?
A) Ink resistance mark
B) Identification of paper origin
C) Decorative design
D) Chemical test indicator
  • 31. What class of ink uses a dye dissolved in water with preservatives?
A) Carbon ink
B) Iron ink
C) Synthetic dye ink
D) Blue-black ink
  • 32. What type of ink contains iron tannates and gallates that darken with age?
A) Iron-base ink
B) Ballpoint ink
C) Blue ink
D) Dye ink
  • 33. What is the translucent design impressed during paper manufacture?
A) Watermark
B) Pattern
C) Grain
D) Texture
  • 34. What is the invisible fingerprint that can be made visible by chemical treatment?
A) Latent fingerprint
B) Molded print
C) Chemical residue
D) Visible print
  • 35. What ink type is often used in ballpoint pens and typewriter ribbons?
A) Carbon ink
B) Synthetic ink
C) Nonaqueous ink
D) Dye ink
  • 36. Which printing method uses an ink-attracting and ink-repelling surface?
A) Relief printing
B) Carbon printing
C) Offset printing
D) Typewriting
  • 37. What term describes the Irregular, rough surface of paper viewed under magnification?
A) Grain
B) Fiber pattern
C) Paper tone
D) Surface texture
  • 38. What pen type uses water-based ink but has a ball mechanism?
A) Hard point pen
B) Roller pen
C) Fountain pen
D) Porous pen
  • 39. What is a hard point pen?
A) A soft-tipped marker
B) A ballpoint pen with thick ink
C) A pen with perforated plastic tip
D) A pen with metal nib
  • 40. What writing tool contains a compressed stick of graphite or colored substance?
A) Marker
B) Pen nib
C) Pencil
D) Roller pen
  • 41. What describes the relative hardness or softness of a pencil?
A) Carbon content
B) Graphite density
C) Pencil type
D) Pencil grade
  • 42. Which pen contains a reservoir of ink and a nib for continuous writing?
A) Felt-tip pen
B) Ballpoint pen
C) Fountain pen
D) Roller pen
  • 43. What kind of photographic print is made by direct contact between negative and paper?
A) Contact print
B) Positive print
C) Microprint
D) Projection print
  • 44. What does “contrast” in photography refer to?
A) Brightness of color
B) Tonal difference between light and dark areas
C) Distance between objects
D) Sharpness of image edges
  • 45. What is the transparent negative used to make photographic prints?
A) Photographic positive
B) Microphotograph
C) Photographic negative
D) Photographic plate
  • 46. What type of photograph is made through a microscope to enlarge small details?
A) Photostat
B) Projection print
C) Display exhibit
D) Photomicrograph
  • 47. What does “grain size” refer to in photography?
A) A. Size of paper fibers
B) Size of light-sensitive crystals in film emulsion
C) Lens opening
D) Focus range
  • 48. What is a Xerox copy technically classified as?
A) Photostat
B) Photocopy
C) Microphotograph
D) Film negative
  • 49. What is the function of a contrast filter in document photography?
A) To magnify image size
B) To adjust brightness
C) To isolate or block specific wavelengths of light
D) To sharpen images
  • 50. What is the printing surface of a type block or element called?
A) Platen
B) Ribbon
C) Typebar
D) Typeface
  • 51. The cylinder that supports the paper in a typewriter is called:
A) Type wheel
B) Platen
C) Feed roller
D) Type element
  • 52. Which part of a typewriter causes the letters to print by striking the ribbon?
A) Typebar
B) Escapement
C) Type wheel
D) Type element
  • 53. A typewriter defect causing letters to appear above or below the line is:
A) Vertical malalignment
B) Twisted letter
C) Horizontal malalignment
D) Broken type
  • 54. When a letter prints to the left or right of its normal position, it’s called:
A) Horizontal malalignment
B) Twisted letter
C) Baseline defect
D) Alignment failure
  • 55. What defect makes a character print heavier on one side?
A) Twisted letter
B) Off-its-feet
C) Broken type
D) Rebound
  • 56. A defect causing a letter to appear doubled or offset is:
A) Slanted print
B) Twisted letter
C) Alignment defect
D) Rebound
  • 57. What is the process of spacing letters along the typing line?
A) Escapement
B) Baseline
C) Alignment
D) Rebound
  • 58. A typewriter defect affecting all characters equally is a:
A) Typeface defect
B) Typebar defect
C) Machine defect
D) Transitory defect
  • 59. A defect caused by dirt or ink clogging the typeface is called:
A) Twisted letter
B) Broken type
C) Worn platen
D) Clogged typeface
  • 60. Which defect is caused by wear or bending of the type metal?
A) Twisted letter
B) Permanent defect
C) Platen defect
D) Typeface defect
  • 61. What kind of defect can be corrected by cleaning or changing the ribbon?
A) Permanent defect
B) Alignment defect
C) Transitory defect
D) Machine defect
  • 62. Which typewriter uses a rotating ball with all typefaces on it?
A) Platen
B) Electric ribbon
C) Type ball
D) Type wheel
  • 63. The IBM Selectric is an example of a:
A) Manual typewriter
B) Word processor
C) Electric typewriter
D) Single element typewriter
  • 64. A proportional spacing typewriter differs because:
A) It’s manual only
B) Letters have varying width
C) It uses carbon ribbons
D) All letters are equal width
  • 65. A “word-processing unit” typewriter has the ability to:
A) Copy handwriting
B) Correct spelling
C) Type automatically from memory
D) Translate text
  • 66. A manual typewriter operates solely by:
A) Electricity
B) Mechanical action
C) Microprocessors
D) Air pressure
  • 67. A permanent defect in a typewriter means:
A) Occasional clogging
B) Caused by ink smudges
C) Paper slippage
D) Unchangeable by cleaning
  • 68. The most individualizing defects in typewriting are:
A) Ribbon conditions
B) Typeface defects
C) Spacing errors
D) Transitory
  • 69. “Carbon impressions” are usually made through:
A) Film
B) Carbon paper
C) Ribbons
D) Scanners
  • 70. Typewriting that looks like printing because of letter spacing is:
A) Off-its-feet typing
B) Manual typing
C) Proportional spacing
D) Dirty typeface
  • 71. The black roller supporting paper in a typewriter is called the:
A) Platen
B) Ribbon
C) Cylinder head
D) Baseline roller
  • 72. The “baseline alignment” ensures:
A) Ink consistency
B) Equal pressure
C) Letters rest on one line
D) Speed control
  • 73. A typewritten character leaning to the right or left indicates:
A) Twisted letter
B) Type element break
C) Baseline defect
D) Spacing defect
  • 74. The inked strip that transfers characters onto paper is the:
A) Escapement
B) Platen
C) Typebar
D) Ribbon
  • 75. A document containing any change or deletion is:
A) Exemplar
B) Genuine
C) Altered document
D) Standard
  • 76. The process of removing writing with chemicals or abrasives is:
A) Obliteration
B) Interlineation
C) Insertion
D) Erasure
  • 77. Writing covered to make it unreadable is:
A) Obliteration
B) Insertion
C) Restoration
D) Decipherment
  • 78. The act of adding writing between existing lines is:
A) Interlineation
B) Alteration
C) Insertion
D) Restoration
  • 79. The addition of new pages or words into a document is called:
A) Erasure
B) Insertion
C) Restoration
D) Interlineation
  • 80. The process of making erased writing readable again is:
A) Alteration
B) Restoration
C) Effacement
D) Retouching
  • 81. Invisible writings made with chemicals are called:
A) Carbon inks
B) Hidden notes
C) Roller marks
D) Secret inks
  • 82. A chemical used to bleach or erase ink is an:
A) Solvent
B) Fixer
C) Ink remover
D) Ink eradicator
  • 83. The act of rubbing or scratching out writing is known as:
A) Effacement
B) Restoration
C) Removal
D) Eradication
  • 84. Reading erased or hidden text without restoring it is:
A) Tracing
B) Restoration
C) Decipherment
D) Comparison
  • 85. A document damaged by heat or fire is:
A) Burned copy
B) Charred document
C) Erased form
D) Altered sheet
  • 86. Writing indentations left on paper beneath a written page are:
A) Writing impressions
B) Imprint marks
C) Trace lines
D) Hidden strokes
  • 87. A smear that hides the original text is:
A) Erasure
B) Blotting
C) Smeared-over writing
D) Deciphering
  • 88. Invisible writing revealed only by heat is made with:
A) Copy pencil
B) Dye ink
C) Carbon ink
D) Secret ink
  • 89. The process of bleaching writing to hide it is called:
A) Abrasive erasure
B) Chemical eradication
C) Alteration
D) Effacement
  • 90. Which device detects indented writing?
A) Magnifier
B) ESDA
C) UV lamp
D) Infrared viewer
  • 91. Which light source reveals erased or altered writing?
A) Normal light
B) Infrared light
C) Flashlight
D) Green light
  • 92. The order in which writing strokes were made is called:
A) Sequence of strokes
B) Stroke flow
C) Line quality
D) Writing speed
  • 93. A modern ribbon whose ink can be lifted off with tape is called:
A) Cloth ribbon
B) Film ribbon
C) Lift-off ribbon
D) Nylon ribbon
  • 94. A blank paper may still contain:
A) Ink
B) Fibers
C) Signatures
D) Impressions
  • 95. The mirror image of ink writing transferred to another sheet is:
A) Mirror mark
B) Reflection
C) Writing offset
D) Copy trace
  • 96. Material used to make invisible writing visible is a:
A) Solvent
B) Fixative
C) Developer
D) Ink
  • 97. The use of an opaque substance to hide writing is:
A) Effacement
B) Restoration
C) Erasure
D) Obliteration
  • 98. The most common chemical used for ink eradication contains:
A) Graphite
B) Iron
C) Chlorine
D) Alcohol
  • 99. The best instrument to detect erased writing is:
A) Ultraviolet lamp
B) Magnifier
C) Scanner
D) Flashlight
  • 100. What writing instrument uses a small rotating ball to transfer ink onto paper?
A) Felt-tip pen
B) Ballpoint pen
C) Roller pen
D) Fountain pen
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