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