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