IC writing review

Which type of report offers data and facts without any analysis or recommendations?

• Proposals

• Informational

• Analytical

• Persuasive

The ________ for a report describes what you plan to accomplish and outlines the boundaries of your work

• mission brief

• intention statement

• purpose statement

• summary statement

Answering the question, ________, will help you define the problem you need to address in an analytical report.

• What needs to be determined?

• Why is this issue important?

• Who is involved in the situation?

• All of the above

The basic purpose of informational reports is

• to persuade the audience to act

• to present recommendations and conclusions to a superior for how to solve a particular problem

• to present data, facts, feedback, and other types of information without analysis or recommendations

• to convince the reader of the soundness of your thinking

In addition to offering information and analysis, ________ can also include recommendations

• indirect reports

• analytical reports

• informational reports

• directive reports

When you're outlining your report, using ________ requires you to really think through the content, whereas using ________ simply requires you to identify topic areas

• prescriptive headings; parallel headings

• effective headings; ineffective headings

• informative headings; descriptive headings

• parallel headings; descriptive headings

The best way to phrase the purpose statement of a report is with

• complex language

• an infinitive phrase

• a controversial statement

• definitive statements.

When outlining the content of your report

• it is preferable to use informative headings as opposed to descriptive ones

• you should use complex language for all headings

• keep in mind that you will have to use this same outline for your final report

• incorporate headings that will generate interest because they are fun and vague

Whereas ________ reports focus on facts, ________ reports offer interpretation and can also include recommendations

• internal; external

• assessment; documentation

• solicited; unsolicited

• informational; analytical

Which of the following will help a reader navigate a document more easily?

• Visuals

• A formal tone

• An introduction

• Headings and links