Writing A Report Grade XII

Writing A Report Grade XII

By Maya Guru

Multiple Choice

A report is a piece of factual writing.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Reports should include my opinion if I am an eye witness.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Reports should be written using ............. language.

• Descriptive

• Informal

• Persuasive

• Formal

Multiple Choice

The type of report that provides enough detail of information of an event is an _______ report.

• informational

• informal

• analysis

• analytical

Multiple Choice

How many paragraphs are there in report writing?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

What is the first thing that you write in the report?

• Key Features

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Title

Multiple Choice

What tense do you use in writing the Key Features paragraph?

• Past Tense

• Present Tense

• Past Perfect Continuous Tense

• Present Continuous Tense

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words should NOT be used in a conclusion? 

• we
• the
• one
• Data

Multiple Choice

What is a headline?

• Explains where and when something happened.

• A catchy title to grab readers' attention.

• The name of the person who wrote the article.

• A sentence that explains what happened.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a post-event report?

• To have a written account of an event that had happened.

• To have a written plan of an event that is going to happen.

• To have a written account of what was discussed in a meeting.

Multiple Choice

What is the byline?

• The title of the article
• Contains the name of the place where the story took place
• The secondary heading for the article
• Contains the name of the person who wrote the article

Multiple Choice

Why are news reports written?

• To inform the world of terrible stories that lead to death and other unfortunate events
• To inform citizens of events which are happening in the world locally and internationally
• To make sure people have jobs
• To give people something to do in the morning when they drink their coffee

Multiple Choice

Who should the quotation be from?

• A random person
• A witness or authority figure
• A child
• The author

Multiple Choice

What are the 5ws?

• Who, What, Went, Where, Weather

• What, Went, Where, Weather, When

• Who, What, When, Where, Why

• Who, What, When, What ever, Went

Multiple Choice

A/An______________ has seen an event happen/ lived through a newsworthy moment.

• jargon

• reporter

• eyewitness

Multiple Choice

What will you write in the first paragraph?

• people involved, chief guest, feedback

• who, what, where and when

• how and why

Multiple Choice

What will you write in the second paragraph?

• people involved, chief guest, feedback

• who, what, where, when

• how and why

Multiple Choice

What will you write in the third paragraph?

• people involved, chief guest, feedback

• who, what where and when

• how and why

Multiple Choice

Reports should be..

• Objective

• Subjective

• Neither objective nor subjective

• Both objective and subjective

Multiple Choice

Choose the career which does not need Report Writing.

• Farmer

• Investigative Journalist

• Police Officer

• Writer