Chapter 10 Test BE

The body of a formal report should

• define important and unfamiliar terms.

• identify the individuals responsible for commissioning the report.

• discuss, analyze, interpret, and evaluate the research findings or solution to the problem.

• include a description of all secondary and primary data collected during the research phase of writing the report.

Chronological organization arranges ideas by

• time.

• order of importance.

• physical location.

• simple to complex.

What is the purpose of a letter or memo of transmittal?

• To announce the topic of the report

• To provide a list of sources used within the report

• To introduce the writer of the report

• To designate the parts of the report

Primary research data can be defined as

• information that comes from reading what others have experienced and observed.

• information gained from firsthand experience and observation.

• statistics collected during the first stage of research.

• data received from the World Wide Web.

Which of the following is a primary data source?

• Periodicals

• Electronic databases

• Blogs

• Experimentation

In which part of a solicited proposal would you most likely convince your reader that you understand the problem completely?

• Introduction

• Background

• Authorization

• Budget

To avoid charges of copyright infringement, you should

• include a footnote to all information.

• use information only from Internet sites.

• ask permission only when using information from a legal publication.

• assume that all intellectual property is copyrighted.

Paraphrasing is

• restating an original passage in your own words.

• repeating the grammatical structure of the original passage.

• replacing original words with appropriate synonyms.

• indicating the source of the original work.

Which of the following is not a purpose for a direct quotation?

• To duplicate exact wording before criticizing an idea

• To repeat identical phrasing because of its precise wording

• To add length to a researched document

• To provide objective background information

What advice should you follow when preparing a table of contents?

• Avoid leaders (spaced dots) on a table of contents to avoid confusing the reader.

• Include only the front matter components and the main body headings and subheadings.

• Center all major headings.

• Title the page Contents or Table of Contents.