WorksheetsTechnical Writing Short Reports
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the purpose of an incident report?
Document unexpected problems
Document a recommended fix
Document how something should work
Document time spent on a project
What is the purpose of a progress report?
Show how an incident develops over time
Show how long it takes to do complete a procedure
Show why work has not been started
Show what work is done and what is left to do
In which type of report would you include a hypothesis?
Investigative report
Lab report
Feasibility report
Trip report
When writing a short, informal report to an external audience, it is best to use
Letter
Memo
All three will work
Are headings and lists helpful in short reports?
Yes
No
Which of the following would be considered an internal audience?
Contractor
Vendor
Co-worker
None of the options.
Which of the following would be considered an external audience?
Contractor
Manager
Co-worker
None of the responses.
Which section is usually the largest section of the report?
Introduction
Discussion
Recommendations
Conclusion
What type of report covers specifications, costs, potential problems, and so on?
Investigative
Progress
Lab
Feasibility
What type of report answers the question, “Is labor sufficient and efficiently used?”
Investigative
Progress
Travel
Feasibility
The introduction of a travel report should include which of the following information?
Objectives
Problems encountered
Accomplishments
Suggestions
Short reports are written to which audience(s)?
Internal
External
Internal and external
Formal and informal audiences
Is it okay to use graphs, tables, photos, or other illustrations in a short report?
Only for a lay audience
Only for an external audience
Only if they clarify or enhance the text
They should not be included.
Short reports are generally
One page long
One to five pages
One to 10 pages
As long as you want them to be
Is it okay to skip the introduction in a report if you think your audience will know why the report is written and who is involved?
It depends on if its for a technical or lay audience
It depends on if its for an internal or external audience
It is not okay
It depends on if its a formal or informal report
