WRITING A REPORT

Which of these is not a necessary feature of a report?

• Clear headings

• Clear paragraphs

• Informal, personal style

• A clear title

Which is the least preferable way to begin your report?

• The purpose of this report is to....

• This report aims to....

• I'm writing this report to.....

• The objective in writing this report

Adverbs of degree are very useful in a report. Which of those listed is NOT an adverb of degree?

• considerably

• significantly

• dramatically

• extremely

• personally

A report would NOT usually contain

• facts and precise information

• statistics and numerical information

• your personal experiences

• reasons and examples

• recommendations for action or improvement

A group of words that is usefully avoided when writing a report is...

• I, me, my etc.

• extremely, considerably, significantly, dramatically, etc.

• clearly, slightly, evidently, particularly etc.

• may, might, could, would, may have, might have etc.

In a report, the least preferable expression would be...

• The candidates were assessed....

• Assessments took place.....

• We assessed the candidates.....

• Candidates presented themselves for assessment...

A report will NOT usually...

• Discuss advantages and disadvantages of a situation

• make recommendations and suggestions

• give personal opinions

• give professional opinions

• explain the background to a situation

A high-scoring report in a C1 ADVANCED exam would contain (tick all that apply)

• Clear headings, paragraphing and punctuation

• fairly formal language

• a good range of formal vocabulary

• exceptional grammatical control

• Straightforward, clear, factual content

Which is the least preferable expression to use in a report?

• It was felt that....

• The overall impression was that....

• I felt that....

• Survey participants expressed the feeling that...

Which is the least preferable expression to use in a report?

• It isn't possible to determine the outcome.

• It may not be possible to determine the outcome.

• It is not possible to determine the outcome.