Deck 12: Preparing the Report

Question 1

Possible forms of a research report include

A) monograph
B) government report
C) both a and b
D) neither a nor b

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Strategies for developing your own writing style include

A) begin writing early and continually revise.
B) write down an outline that defines the major headings of your paper.
C) think of your report as a story - what would someone else need to know to understand your own research?
D) all of these (a, b, c)

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Writers use headings and subheadings in a paper to

A) serve as a guide to the reader.
B) serve as a guide to the writer.
C) provide an organizing structure.
D) all of these (a, b, c)

Answer 3

D

Question 4

To avoid plagiarism

A) credit all sources of others' ideas.
B) keep accurate records of sources.
C) identify all direct quotes with quotation marks or in a block-quote style.
D) all of these (a, b, c)

Question 5

An evaluation report differs from an empirical journal article in that evaluation reports

A) vary in format more than do journal articles.
B) pay more attention to specific situations, often describing them in considerable detail.
C) generally are designed to test theory.
D) both a and b