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






2. Possible explanations for or solutions to a problem are termed






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






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






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






6. 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?






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






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'?






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. The most important function of a report introduction






15. This best describes the negative test of interpretation