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Report Writing Basics

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Answer 15 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When you use the past time viewpoint in your report - you may use present tense verbs for...
Parallelism
Bases of comparison
Prevailing concepts and proven conclusions
Factor

2. The best basis for the main headings of a report with the objective of recommending a promotion plan for a company
Acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary
Factor
Test other hypotheses
Oversimplification of the problem

3. Most correctly describes the sequences requirements of a report organized by time?
Bases of comparison
Explanation or elaboration
Any logical order of time
Hypotheses

4. Using factors as criteria - e.g. such as price - feature - etc. in a problem of choosing the best equipment for a production task
Bases of comparison
Acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary
Hypotheses
Oversimplification of the problem

5. This best describes the negative test of interpretation
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing
Acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary
Examining opposing interpretations
Test other hypotheses

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?
Examining opposing interpretations
Bases of comparison
Prevailing concepts and proven conclusions
Acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary

7. The most important function of a report introduction
Explanation or elaboration
Hypotheses
Any logical order of time
To clearly state the purpose of the report

8. Possible explanations for or solutions to a problem are termed
Hypotheses
Parallelism
Acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary
Oversimplification of the problem

9. The best basis for the main headings of a report on the progress of constructing of a new manufacturing plant
Test other hypotheses
Explanation or elaboration
Time
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing

10. The most valuable kind of information for a report is...
Prevailing concepts and proven conclusions
Test other hypotheses
Bases of comparison
It depends on the situation

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

12. Using present time viewpoint requires that verbs should...
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing
Test other hypotheses
Examining opposing interpretations
Parallelism

13. The use of similar constructions to express equal or closely related ideas.
Parallelism
Acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary
It depends on the situation
Explanation or elaboration

14. 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'?
Be in whatever tense places each fact in its proper place in time at the time of writing
Factor
Acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary
Explanation or elaboration

15. 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
Test other hypotheses
Oversimplification of the problem
Parallelism
Acceptance of lack of evidence as proof to the contrary