L12: Formal Reports and Proposals

The three components of a formal report can be categorized by all of the following except

• prefatory parts.

• text.

• conclusions.

• supplementary parts.

What is the main difference between formal reports and other shorter messages?

• Formal reports include many additional parts or components.

• Formal reports cite research sources.

• Formal reports follow the Three-Step Writing Process.

• Formal reports are used to persuade customers.

In addition to the title and submission date, the title page of a formal report should include information on

• the authorizer and the preparer.

• the authorizer and the recipient.

• the contents.

• the copyright.

The table of contents should

• word headings as they appear in the text.

• not include any of the headings in the text.

• paraphrase the text headings.

• not include the supplementary material.

The list of secondary sources at the end of a report is labeled “Works Cited” when it contains

• all the secondary sources consulted in preparing the report.

• more than 10 entries.

• only those secondary works that were mentioned in the report.

• anonymous sources.

What are the "supplementary parts" of formal report components?

• front-end materials

• introduction, body, and closing

• appendix, a bibliography, and index

• summary and recommendations

Which of the following is not a prefatory part of a formal report?

• executive summary

• bibliography

• title fly

• list of illustrations

The text components of a formal report include which of the following?

• introduction, body, and summary

• cover, letter of transmittal, and list of illustrations

• appendix, bibliography, and index

• none of the above

A formal proposal is slightly different from a formal report in that it

• includes a letter of transmittal.

• uses only an indirect approach.

• provides a copy of the RFP instead of an authorization letter.

• uses an executive summary instead of a synopsis.

When a formal proposal is unsolicited, which approach should be used?

• direct

• indirect

• model

• persuasive