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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 most important function of a report introduction






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






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






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






5. 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'?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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?






15. This best describes the negative test of interpretation