Chapter 10—Writing the Report

TRUE/FALSE 1. Decision makers may prefer shorter documents as time-saving devices. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.1 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Conclusion TOP: Planning the Report BLO: Knowledge 2. When you write a report you follow these steps: planning, drafting, revising, and proofreading. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.1 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Purpose TOP: Planning the Report BLO: Knowledge 3. Reports written in programs such as Microsoft Word are still common, but more companies, particularly financial services and consulting firms, are using programs such as PowerPoint for reports that combine text and graphics. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.1 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Purpose TOP: Planning the Report BLO: Knowledge 4. A text-based report is written as a narrative. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.1 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Purpose TOP: Planning the Report BLO: Knowledge 5. Internal proposals may be written in an email textbox. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.1 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Purpose TOP: Planning the Report BLO: Knowledge 6. For busy readers a writer must "frontload" the opening by grabbing the reader's attention in the first paragraph. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.1 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Patterns TOP: Planning the Report BLO: Knowledge 7. Reports may be primarily text or a mix of text and graphics. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.1 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Purpose TOP: Planning the Report BLO: Knowledge 8. A report header includes the report title, subtitle, and page number. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.1 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Rhetorical considerations TOP: Planning the Report BLO: Knowledge 9. "Decks" are reports that were created using presentation software such as Microsoft PowerPoint. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.1 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Purpose TOP: Planning the Report BLO: Knowledge 10. Although you may phrase your headings in a variety of ways, noun phrases are probably the most common. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.1 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Rhetorical considerations TOP: Planning the Report BLO: Knowledge 11. You should avoid using he as a generic pronoun when referring to an unidentified person. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.3 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Rhetorical considerations TOP: Developing an Effective Writing Style BLO: Knowledge 12. You should use the verb tense (past, present, or future) that is appropriate at the time the reader reads the report-not necessarily at the time that you wrote the report. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.3 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Rhetorical considerations TOP: Developing an Effective Writing Style BLO: Knowledge 13. Long reports may also require a title page, cover note, executive summary, table of contents, appendix, and a reference list. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.2 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Purpose TOP: Drafting the Report BLO: Knowledge 14. To avoid plagiarism a writer must not copy someone else's idea, language, data, or report without using source citations. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.4 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Purpose TOP: Documenting Your Sources BLO: Knowledge 15. Do not omit relevant information from a report. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.4 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Purpose TOP: Documenting Your Sources BLO: Knowledge 16. You can emphasize the importance of the problem discussed in a formal report by using first-person and second-person pronouns. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: Easy OBJ: 10.3 NAT: AAC: Tier 1---Communication; Tier 2---Rhetorical considerations