MCQ Bank
Which of the following topics is usually not included in the "Introduction" section of a formal report?
- A) Synopsis
- B) Problem/purpose
- C) Report organization
- D) Sources and methods
Glossary is useful for ___________.
- A) both technical and non-technical readers
- B) deriving the facts
- C) ensuring understanding
- D) enlisting the items
Review of the previously published literature on the subject does not show the importance of your research.
- A) True
- B) False
- C)
- D)
Formal reports can contain a variety of prefatory parts, from a cover page to a synopsis or executive summary.
- A) False
- B) True
- C)
- D)
Which of the following documentation styles should not be used in a formal report?
- A) Chicago Manual of Style
- B) American Psychological Association (APA)
- C) consistent style adapted by the author of the report.
- D) Modern Language Association (MLA)
_________ is used in paragraphs to provide instances that clarify topic statement.
- A) Exemplification
- B) Listing
- C) Enumeration
- D) Glossary
Excessive use of the passive voice, excessive nominalization and unnecessary words and phrases are some common causes of ________ writing.
- A) thoughtful
- B) complete
- C) wordy
- D) perfect
Mark the following statement as True or False. The table of contents provides an outline of analysis reports for readers who do not wish to read the entire report.
- A) False
- B) True
- C)
- D)
Choose the correct option: ‘Appendix’ of an analysis report usually includes…
- A) sample equations
- B) tables of raw data
- C) derivation of equations
- D) All of the above
If _______ analysis is performed poorly or not at all, it can cause writer’s block.
- A) text
- B) situation
- C) critical
- D) audience
Identify the following statement about Writer's Block as True or False: Communication with a poorly defined purpose will make writing more difficult and may block it altogether.
- A) False
- B) True
- C)
- D)
The programmer kicked the terminal. It is an example of _______ type of sentence.
- A) Subject-linking verb – complement sentence (SLVC)
- B) Subject-verb-object sentences (SVO)
- C) Subject-verb-indirect object – object (SVIO)
- D) Subject-verb sentences (SV)
Choose the correct option: You can show your readers exactly what they would see if they personally were to look at an object.
- A) Schedule charts
- B) Organizational charts
- C) Photographs
- D) Chats
Mark the following statement as True or False: The visual aids should be very difficult to understand.
- A) True
- B) False
- C)
- D)
Choose the correct title for the given statement: _________ is the problem of not being able to think of something to write about or not being able to finish writing a story, poem, etc.
- A) Writer's block
- B) All of the above
- C) Intellectual deficiency
- D) Reader's block
Organizational problems are discovered during the _______ phase.
- A) writing
- B) editing
- C) printing
- D) publishing