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Question 1  

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_______ reports describe the status of ongoing projects.

 

a.

Feasibility  

 

b.

Investigative  

 

c.

Progress  

 

d.

Periodic  

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Question 2  

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________ reports deliver information to readers who do not have to be persuaded. These reports can describe periodic, recurring activities, or situational, nonrecurring events.

 

a.

Yardstick  

 

b.

Analytical  

 

c.

Feasibility  

 

d.

Informational  


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Question 3  

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________ reports justify or recommend something, such as purchasing a piece of equipment, adopting a new policy, or offering a new benefit to employees.

 

a.

Informational  

 

b.

Investigative  

 

c.

Feasibility  

 

d.

Recommendation  

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Question 4  

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________ reports are often prepared by employees after returning from business trips to prove that the organization's money was well spent in funding the travel.

 

a.

Progress  

 

b.

Trip, convention, and conference  

 

c.

Periodic  

 

d.

Yardstick  

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Question 5 

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________ reports examine the practicality and advisability of following a certain course of action.

 

a.

Yardstick  

 

b.

Recommendation  

 

c.

Justification  

 

d.

Feasibility  

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Question 6  

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________ serve as a structural cue that assist readers in comprehending the organization of a report. They highlight major ideas and provide resting points for the mind.

 

a.

Transitions  

 

b.

Headings  

 

c.

Introductions  

 

d.

Recommendations  

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Question 7  

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Which of the following is NOT a guideline for displaying headings in a report effectively?

 

a.

Format your headings consistently.  

 

b.

Enclose headings in quotation marks to make them stand out even more.  

 

c.

Try to make your headings short but clear.  

 

d.

Make sure that all headings at the same level are grammatically similar.  


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Question 8 

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When formatting a report, you should use ________ margins.

 

a.

right-justified (ragged left)  

 

b.

left-justified (ragged right)  

 

c.

fully justified (even)  

 

d.

centered  

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Question 9  

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You have included the following three headings in your report: Background, Overview of Problem, Recommendations. These are examples of ________ heads.

 

a.

functional  

 

b.

ineffective  

 

c.

talking  

 

d.

nondescriptive  

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Question 10 

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Which of the following would make your report look more professional?

 

a.

Providing for a balance between print and white space.  

 

b.

Using a large font of 14 points or greater to add length to the report.  

 

c.

Using a different typeface for every section to add variety.  

 

d.

Including graphics and clipart on every page.  



 

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Question 11  

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The process of cross-tabulation allows analysis of two or more variables together in one table.

 

a.

True  

 

b.

False  



 

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Question 12  

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Mean is another term for average.

 

a.

False  

 

b.

True  



 

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Question 13  

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The mode measures middle point in a series of figures arranged from lowest to highest or vice versa.

 

a.

True  

 

b.

False  



 

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Question 14 

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The median is a useful measure when extreme figures may distort the mean.

 

a.

True  

 

b.

False  



 

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Question 15  

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Correlation between two measurements proves a cause-and-effect relationship.

 

a.

True  

 

b.

False  



 

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Question 16  

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The most widely read section of any business report is generally the introduction.

 

a.

True  

 

b.

False  



 

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Question 17 

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The main difference between recommendations and conclusions is that recommendations make specific suggestions for actions that can solve the report problem.

 

a.

True  

 

b.

False  



 

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Question 18  

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The best recommendations are written in the form of commands.

 

a.

False  

 

b.

True  

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Question 19  

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You have decided to organize a report by geographic location. This is an example of time organization.

 

a.

True  

 

b.

False  



 

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Question 20  

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Organization by importance involves beginning with the most important item and proceeding to the least important---or vice versa.

 

a.

False  

 

b.

True  



 

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