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Report Writing Basics

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Answer 15 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The most valuable kind of information for a report is...
It depends on the situation
Hypotheses
Parallelism
Oversimplification of the problem

2. You can find no evidence that Ms. River Tam is a good credit risk. Therefore - you conclude she is a poor risk and turn down her application for credit. Which fallacy is most likely to undermine the validity of your decision?
Explanation or elaboration
Test other hypotheses
Time
Acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary

3. The best basis for the main headings of a report with the objective of recommending a promotion plan for a company
Examining opposing interpretations
Factor
It depends on the situation
Parallelism

4. The use of similar constructions to express equal or closely related ideas.
Acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary
Time
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing
Parallelism

5. The statement that describes what one should do after proving that a hypothesis is false
Test other hypotheses
Acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary
To clearly state the purpose of the report
Bases of comparison

6. Using present time viewpoint requires that verbs should...
Examining opposing interpretations
Explanation or elaboration
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing
Bases of comparison

7. Most correctly describes the sequences requirements of a report organized by time?
Parallelism
Any logical order of time
Explanation or elaboration
Time

8. What relationship is shown by the transitional word or words in this sentence: 'The Acme Company - for example - has had such a program for the past eleven years'?
Explanation or elaboration
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing
Test other hypotheses
Examining opposing interpretations

9. The most important function of a report introduction
Test other hypotheses
To clearly state the purpose of the report
Prevailing concepts and proven conclusions
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing

10. When you use the past time viewpoint in your report - you may use present tense verbs for...
Prevailing concepts and proven conclusions
To clearly state the purpose of the report
Oversimplification of the problem
Explanation or elaboration

11. Using factors as criteria - e.g. such as price - feature - etc. in a problem of choosing the best equipment for a production task
To clearly state the purpose of the report
Bases of comparison
Hypotheses
Oversimplification of the problem

12. You have used earnings records to prove that people in a city are much better off economically than people in a rural area. The fallacy in your interpretation is
Oversimplification of the problem
Any logical order of time
To clearly state the purpose of the report
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing

13. The best basis for the main headings of a report on the progress of constructing of a new manufacturing plant
To clearly state the purpose of the report
Factor
Time
Test other hypotheses

14. This best describes the negative test of interpretation
Test other hypotheses
Parallelism
Explanation or elaboration
Examining opposing interpretations

15. Possible explanations for or solutions to a problem are termed
Hypotheses
It depends on the situation
Examining opposing interpretations
Any logical order of time