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Report Writing Basics

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 15 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Possible explanations for or solutions to a problem are termed






2. The statement that describes what one should do after proving that a hypothesis is false






3. Using present time viewpoint requires that verbs should...






4. 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






5. The most important function of a report introduction






6. This best describes the negative test of interpretation






7. 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?






8. The best basis for the main headings of a report with the objective of recommending a promotion plan for a company






9. When you use the past time viewpoint in your report - you may use present tense verbs for...






10. The most valuable kind of information for a report is...






11. The use of similar constructions to express equal or closely related ideas.






12. The best basis for the main headings of a report on the progress of constructing of a new manufacturing plant






13. Most correctly describes the sequences requirements of a report organized by time?






14. Using factors as criteria - e.g. such as price - feature - etc. in a problem of choosing the best equipment for a production task






15. 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'?