Question 1

Revising for style involves all of the following except

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A)  ensuring that you have used nondiscriminatory language. 
B)  checking to see that you have used a variety of sentence types. 
C)  ensuring that you have not included extraneous information. 
D)  ensuring that paragraphs are both unified and coherent. 
E)  checking for an overall tone of confidence, sincerity, and objectivity.

Question 2

The findings section is generally the largest in the report.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is not a conclusion?

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A)  The network is not functioning correctly. 
B)  Employees do not know how to use the new network properly. 
C)  Both managers and employees are concerned about invasion of privacy. 
D)  All employees should receive formal training in network use. 
E)  Employees lack the confidence to use the new network.

Question 4

Which of the following is not a component of the report body?

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A)  introduction 
B)  executive summary 
C)  conclusions 
D)  recommendations 
E)  findings

Question 5

What is the purpose of an executive summary?

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Question 6

What type of tone is appropriate in a business report? What type of tone should be avoided?

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Question 7

When you include another person's ideas in a report,you should

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A)  include the entire section so readers can see it in context. 
B)  put quotation marks around any information you paraphrase. 
C)  avoid plagiarism by rearranging or omitting a few words. 
D)  paraphrase various sources, without attribution, as needed for your purpose. 
E)  use direct quotations when you cannot improve on the wording.

Question 8

When referring to primary and secondary data in the findings section,you should

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A)  call attention to key trends and contradictions. 
B)  present less important information in tables and figures. 
C)  allow readers to come to their own conclusions about implications. 
D)  present facts and figures in rapid succession for busy readers. 
E)  refer to research procedures when necessary.

Question 9

One reason for using the author-date form of documentation is that

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A)  many writers prefer tracking endnotes and footnotes consecutively. 
B)  omitting citations would leave an inaccurate impression of the report's conclusions. 
C)  subsequent citations in the narrative will require less space. 
D)  it subordinates sources based on direct quotations rather than paraphrased text material. 
E)  it provides some information about the source on the page where the citation occurs.

Question 10

The most logical organization for analytical and recommendation reports is by

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A)  Using an outline 
B)  Criteria 
C)  Presenting ideas 
D)  Offering a thesis

Question 11

What style and component characteristics are appropriate in formal reports?

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Question 12

What information should be contained on the title page?

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Question 13

The body of the report consists of

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A)  Findings, summary, conclusion, recommendation 
B)  Statistics 
C)  Policies 
D)  Solution

Question 14

Some examples of numerical information given in reports are displayed in

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A)  Tables and figures 
B)  The textual content 
C)  At the beginning of a report 
D)  The conclusion

Question 15

When proofreading a report,use a grammar software program to identify incorrect word usage and incorrect page order.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A reader's first impression of your report is based on

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A)  how professional it appears. 
B)  how many headings are in the table of contents. 
C)  how you use passive and active voice. 
D)  how you apply formal and informal writing styles. 
E)  how you document your sources.

Question 17

You can paraphrase the ideas of someone else by rearranging phrases or leaving out several words.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When drafting the introduction to a report,include a discussion of the procedures used to gather and analyze data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Rewrite the following sentence to reflect appropriate verb tense: The findings will be discussed in the next section of the report.

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Question 20

One aspect of revising a report for style is to check that you have used active and passive voice appropriately.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Writing the Report

Revising for style involves all of the following except

The findings section is generally the largest in the report.

Which of the following is not a conclusion?

Which of the following is not a component of the report body?

What is the purpose of an executive summary?

What type of tone is appropriate in a business report? What type of tone should be avoided?

When you include another person's ideas in a report,you should

When referring to primary and secondary data in the findings section,you should

One reason for using the author-date form of documentation is that

The most logical organization for analytical and recommendation reports is by

What style and component characteristics are appropriate in formal reports?

What information should be contained on the title page?

The body of the report consists of

Some examples of numerical information given in reports are displayed in

When proofreading a report,use a grammar software program to identify incorrect word usage and incorrect page order.

A reader's first impression of your report is based on

You can paraphrase the ideas of someone else by rearranging phrases or leaving out several words.

When drafting the introduction to a report,include a discussion of the procedures used to gather and analyze data.

Rewrite the following sentence to reflect appropriate verb tense: The findings will be discussed in the next section of the report.

One aspect of revising a report for style is to check that you have used active and passive voice appropriately.