You are here

document

You got 10 of 14 possible points.

Your score was: 71 %

Question Results

Score 3 of 3

Question:

Multiple choice question

Document can have different meanings.

When used as a noun, document means a paper or record that proves something.

Example:

If you want to open a bank account, you must show an official document, like a passport, that proves who you are.

When used as a verb, document means to make a detailed report or record of something in order to show something.

Example:

He wrote a book to document the most important experiences in his life.


	keep evidence of something on paper, computer or film
	keep something a secret
	keep a record of something so that future generations can remember it
	write an exact description of something to share with others

Which answers below are closest in meaning to document? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	keep evidence of something on paper, computer or film
	keep something a secret
	keep a record of something so that future generations can remember it
	write an exact description of something to share with others

Score 1 of 3

Question:

Multiple choice question

The examples below illustrate the meaning of document.


	an informal telephone conversation between friends
	births, deaths and marriages
	new inventions
	the results of wars

Which of the following examples do we usually document? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	new inventions
	births, deaths and marriages
	an informal telephone conversation between friends
	Feedback: An informal telephone conversation is usually not very important to many people. We only document things that are important to record for future use.
	the results of wars

Score 1 of 3

Question:

Multiple choice question


	to educate future generations about past events
	to provide jobs for people who do the documentation
	to provide a context from which we can learn
	to provide evidence that events took place

Why is it necessary to document information? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	to provide a context from which we can learn
	to educate future generations about past events
	to provide jobs for people who do the documentation
	Feedback: We document something to provide evidence of something or to describe something to future generations. Although people are needed to document information, giving people jobs is not the reason why we document something.
	to provide evidence that events took place

Score 3 of 3

Question:

Multiple choice question


	set of fingerprints
	passport
	driver's license
	birth certificate

Which of the following identity documents can be copied and used by dishonest people? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	birth certificate
	set of fingerprints
	driver's license
	passport

Score 2 of 2

Question:

Multiple choice question

The city of Hiroshima in Japan has a peace museum - for more about this museum, see:
http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/index_e2.html

Read this paragraph and answer the question below.


	show future generations documentary films of the bombing.
	prevent future generations from repeating the same horrors.
	allow future generations to learn about the horrors of nuclear bombs.

The Hiroshima Peace Museum

The Hiroshima Peace Museum is dedicated to the documentation and remembrance of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945. The museum provides eyewitness testimony and shows documentary films to people who visit it. This documentation is designed to ensure that future generations learn about the horrors of the Hiroshima experience and become more aware of the importance of preventing future use of atomic bombs.

Which answers below best complete this sentence? Choose 2 correct answers. According to this text, the most important reasons for documenting the bombing of Hiroshima are to…

Response:

	show future generations documentary films of the bombing.
	allow future generations to learn about the horrors of nuclear bombs.
	prevent future generations from repeating the same horrors.