Which items are included in Front Matter?

• A. Cover page, Warning page, List of effective pages, Record of changes, Table of contents, Lists safety summary, Index
• B. NAVSUP 2002, DD Form 1348, SCLIS
• C. Technical Manual Deficiency/Evaluation Report
• D. System recognition, Symptom elaboration, Pagination

Answer: (A)

Front Matter consists of items that appear before the main content and help orient and control the document. These pages provide identification, safety guidance, navigation, and change tracking so readers can quickly understand what they’re looking at and how up-to-date it is. The elements listed—cover page for identification, warning page for safety, list of effective pages to know which revisions are current, record of changes to log updates, table of contents for navigation, safety summary for quick safety awareness, and an index for quick topic lookup—fit this introductory, navigational role.

The other options describe materials or content that belong elsewhere in the publication process or in the main technical material, not in Front Matter. For example, forms used for administrative purposes, a deficiency/evaluation report, or content items like system recognition or symptom elaboration are not introductory pages meant to orient the reader before the main text.