Question 1

RFP stands for ______________.

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The answer of RFP stands for ______________....

Question 2

You should discuss the factors or standards that you are considering and the relative importance of each in the ___________ section of a formal report's introduction.

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The answer of You should discuss the factors or standards...

Question 3

List three questions that a strong proposal should answer (there are obviously more than three), and explain how a proposal can show that it answers them.

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The answer of List three questions that a strong proposal...

Question 4

A report that interprets data but does not recommend action is known as an __________ report.

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The answer of A report that interprets data but does...

Question 5

How can you use your time efficiently when you write a formal report, and how can using your preliminary proposal help you write the report in an efficient manner?

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The answer of How can you use your time efficiently...

Question 6

Which of the following report sections tends to draw the attention of experts?

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A) The executive summary 
B) The body of the report 
C) The conclusions and recommendations of the report 
D) The appendix

Question 7

____________ executive summaries present the logical skeleton of the report: the thesis or recommendation and its proof.

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The answer of ____________ executive summaries present the logical skeleton...

Question 8

Which of the following kinds of information should be included in the conclusion of a report?

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A) A summary of the main points in the body of the report 
B) A review of the report's recommendations 
C) A discussion of additional information that cements the worth of the report 
D) A list of sources consulted by the writer

Question 9

You are writing a report on a vegetarian restaurant on the north side of town, contrasting its success with the failure of a vegetarian restaurant on the south side of town that is owned by the same person.You believe that the most crucial area to examine is the traffic flow pattern, and plan to focus on it.Where would you explain this focus?

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A) Scope section 
B) Limitations section 
C) Assumptions section 
D) Methods section

Question 10

The Conclusions section presents new information to support the analysis of the body of the report.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

You're trying to decide whether to read a report that has been handed to you by a colleague, without its executive summary.You're principally interested in whether the report discusses the issues you think it should; you're willing to wait to find out about the specific content later.Which of the following kinds of executive summaries should you request from your colleague?

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A) Just an executive summary 
B) An informative executive summary 
C) A descriptive executive summary 
D) A mixed executive summary

Question 12

_____ reports measure corporate or organizational performance in terms of social, environmental, and economic impacts.

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The answer of _____ reports measure corporate or organizational performance...

Question 13

A visual in a report that consists of words or numbers arranged in rows and columns is known as a _____________.

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The answer of A visual in a report that consists...

Question 14

Which of the following BEST introduces a visual?

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A) Table 1 
B) Here is Table 1 
C) As is shown in Table 1 ....... 
D) As Table 1 shows .....

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT true of a heading?

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A) It can be composed of single words, short phrases, or complete sentences 
B) It can have as little as one paragraph under it, or as much as several pages 
C) It should indicate the first idea covered immediately underneath it, but not necessarily all ideas covered underneath it 
D) It can be topical/functional (in this case, it focuses on the structure of the report), or talking/informative (in this case, it tells the reader what to expect)

Question 16

The _______________ in a report are action items that emerge from the report's findings and conclusions.

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Question 17

Why should you avoid the pronouns "I," "we," and "you" in a formal report? What can you say instead of "you"?

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The answer of Why should you avoid the pronouns "I,"...

Question 18

Which of the following options describes a situation in which the title of the report should NOT omit recommendations?

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A) The reader will find the recommendations hard to accept 
B) Putting all the recommendations in the title will make it too long 
C) The report does not offer recommendations 
D) The report needs to build reader anticipation

Question 19

Research shows that strong writers of progress reports focus the vast majority of the report's length on the exact details of what they've accomplished so far.

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