WorksheetsCreating a Report
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one of these is NOT one of the 4 steps to planning a report?
a)
Presenting
b)
Publishing
c)
Writing
d)
Postwriting
2.
True or False: Reports are only used inside an organization.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Reports provide facts and information from which _______________ are drawn.
a)
questions
b)
facts
c)
notes
d)
conclusions
4.
Which type of report tries to persuade the reader to take a specific course of action?
a)
Proposal
b)
Informational
c)
Analytical
d)
History
5.
What is considered the most important stage of planning a report?
a)
Planning
b)
PostWriting
c)
Spelling & Grammar
d)
Data
6.
What is data?
a)
the pieces of information gathered through research.
b)
A droid in Star Wars
c)
How people think about information
d)
The authors point of view in a report.
7.
Which type of data contains the facts and figures from which conclusions are drawn?
a)
Qualitative
b)
Quantitative
c)
Formal
d)
Informal
8.
Which type of research is considered first-hand research?
a)
Quantitative
b)
Qualitative
c)
Secondary
d)
Primary
9.
Summarizing the work in your own words is known as _________________
a)
paraphrasing
b)
copy & paste
c)
plagiarism
d)
quoting
10.
The title page should be designed for ________ and __________.
a)
ease and access
b)
attention and overview
c)
readability and visual appeal
d)
front and back
11.
What part of the report lists the major sections and subsections within the report?
a)
Title Page
b)
Headings
c)
Footnotes
d)
Table of contents
12.
The _________ of the report contains all of the information, data and statistics you assemble.
a)
Body
b)
Introduction
c)
Conclusion
d)
Title page
13.
Which part of your report discusses the purpose of the report and the benefit of the ideas you are presenting?
a)
Body
b)
Introduction
c)
Conclusion
d)
Table of Contents
14.
The actions the writer believes the reader should take are known as ___________?
a)
conclusions
b)
suggestions
c)
tone
d)
recommendations
15.
If you make a leap in logic, what do you risk losing with your audience?
a)
credibility
b)
time
c)
conversations
d)
recommendations
16.
True or False: The appearance of the document is not as important as the contents.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
_______________ are words and phrases that introduce sections of text.
a)
Subheadings
b)
Titles
c)
Headings
d)
Text Boxes
18.
The left hand and right hand margins of a report should be what size?
a)
1"
b)
1.5"
c)
.5"
d)
2"
19.
What is another name for the page number?
a)
folio
b)
body number
c)
fraction
d)
folder
20.
Where should the page number be placed?
a)
In the header only
b)
In the header or footer
c)
only on the first page
d)
in the top left hand corner
21.
__________are numbered annotations that appear once at the bottom of a page.
a)
endnotes
b)
citations
c)
footnotes
d)
page numbers
22.
______________ appear at the end of the document and contain the same information as a bibliography.
a)
footnotes
b)
endnotes
c)
citations
d)
page numbers
23.
Which one of these is not a style that your report may be formatted in?
a)
APA
b)
MLA
c)
Chicago
d)
Word
24.
Where is APA style most commonly used?
a)
the sciences
b)
English classes
c)
graduate classes
d)
informally
25.
Where is MLA style most popular?
a)
English Classes
b)
In the Sciences
c)
In Chicago
d)
It is rarely ever used.
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