MCQ Bank
___________ is a plane sheet with only the title of the report on it.
- A) Preface
- B) Title page
- C) Table of contents
- D) Title fly
Terminal section of the body of the report may comprise of _____________.
- A) Recommendations
- B) All of the above
- C) Summary
- D) Conclusions
It is the description of the research methodology that is helpful in replicating the experiment.
- A) True
- B) False
- C)
- D)
_______are the individual pieces of evidence that underlie and support your conclusions and recommendations.
- A) Facts
- B) Needs
- C) Discussion
- D) Recommendation
Good business ethics demand you to choose a suitable form of _________.
- A) visual aid
- B) company
- C) planning
- D) audience
A separate summary of the overall report in longer reports is often called ----- summary.
- A) executive
- B) outline
- C) key point
- D) main point
Which of the following phrases should not be used in the close of a bad-news message?
- A) "We hope you will continue to do business with us."
- B) Avoid all these phrases.
- C) "If you have further questions, please write."
- D) I trust our decision is satisfactory."
Which of the following report is based on observation and experiment instead of theory?
- A) Long research report
- B) Short research report
- C) Progress report
- D) Empirical research report
_________________ contains the supplementary material at the end of a book, article, document, or other text, usually of an explanatory, statistical, or bibliographic nature.
- A) Preface
- B) Appendix
- C) Affix
- D) Prologue
The act of considering or examining something in order to judge its value shows:
- A) Credibility
- B) Evaluation
- C) Conciseness
- D) All of them
Mark as True or False
The portion of recommendation in a report follows a statue that makes it mandatory to be smaller in size.
- A) False
- B) True
- C)
- D)
Which of the following sections summarizes the findings of the investigation?
- A) None of the above
- B) Introduction
- C) Summary
- D) Recommendations
The results of a research report are presented in the form of -----.
- A) graphs and bibliography
- B) tables and graphs
- C) table and circles
- D) index and graphs
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