This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Report Writing – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Report Writing Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did the narrator do to check the flooding of water in the ship? A) Stretched canvas on star board side. B) Secured the broken side with waterproof covers. C) Pumped water out of the boat. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 2. What does a newspaper report contain? A) Only facts. B) Only opinions. C) Both facts and opinions. D) Neither facts nor opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both facts and opinions. 3. ..... is a stage of the writing process in which a writer strives to improve a draft by correcting errors A) Planning. B) Starting. C) Editing. D) Reviewing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Editing. 4. Which sentence is a fact? A) A vaccine to prevent COVID-19 is available. B) You can get a face mask exemption card so you don't need to wear a mask. C) Ordering or buying products shipped from overseas will make a person sick. D) The new coronavirus was deliberately created or released by people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A vaccine to prevent COVID-19 is available. 5. What is a quotation in news report? A) It explains 'who', 'what', 'when', 'where'. B) Dialogue that has these symbols ' ' surrounding it. C) Dialogue that has these symbols '' '' surrounding it. D) Another name for the headline of the article. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dialogue that has these symbols '' '' surrounding it. 6. What should a lead paragraph explain? A) The opinions of eyewitnesses to the story. B) How and why the story is being written. C) Who, what, when, and where the story happened. D) Quotations from the people the story is about. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who, what, when, and where the story happened. 7. Based on our research findings we will ..... the following recommendations. A) Made. B) Make. C) Making. D) To make. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make. 8. This sentence includes an example of passive voice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Reports don't require paraphrasing of sources and citations like essays. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 10. What structure does a report often follow? A) Introduction, Conclusion, Recommendations. B) Findings, Conclusion, Recommendations. C) Introduction, Findings, Conclusion. D) Introduction, Findings, Recommendations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Introduction, Findings, Conclusion. 11. What should the 'Findings' section of a report include? A) Only positive things noticed. B) Only negative things noticed. C) Positive and/or negative things noticed. D) No findings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Positive and/or negative things noticed. 12. What is the purpose of the introduction section in a scientific report? A) To summarize the findings of the study. B) To provide background information, state the research question, and outline the objectives of the study. C) To present the methodology used in the research. D) To discuss the implications of the results. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide background information, state the research question, and outline the objectives of the study. 13. How many sentences should you write in the Introduction? A) 10. B) 1. C) 2-3. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2-3. 14. What is the crucial part of the report? A) Introduction. B) Body. C) Conclusion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Body. 15. Numbered report headings should be limited to three levels A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. What technique can help overcome writer's block during report writing? A) Skip the section. B) Freewriting or write in small chunks. C) Wait until the deadline. D) Use only visuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freewriting or write in small chunks. 17. What is the dependent variable of the experiment? A) How smart the mice are. B) The difficulty of the maze. C) The type of food. D) The time the mouse completes the maze. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The time the mouse completes the maze. 18. ..... 3. What kind of report will an investigator do when he does something on a case he received from a field officer's report? A) Supplemental. B) Attachment. C) Incident report. D) Initial. E) Offense report. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supplemental. 19. We agreed that we ..... something useful in the project. A) Learn. B) Will learn. C) Learned. D) Have learnt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Learned. 20. Arguments based on rationality, reason, and proof are known as this. A) Pathos. B) Logos. C) Ethos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logos. 21. Which sentence shows indirect speech? A) "I will visit the museum tomorrow, " said Jenna. B) Jenna said, "I will visit the museum tomorrow.". C) Jenna said that she would visit the museum tomorrow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jenna said that she would visit the museum tomorrow. 22. Which of the following uses the most formal language? A) The manager said the meeting was kinda boring. B) The manager stated that the meeting lacked focus. C) The manager said the meeting was super lame. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The manager stated that the meeting lacked focus. 23. Reports are written in Chronological Order. Time order showing when and how something happened. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 24. What kind of reports inform students and parents about the activities going on in school or college? A) Business reports. B) Reports for magazine or newspaper. C) Scientific reports. D) Profit and loss reports. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reports for magazine or newspaper. 25. What does the appendix in a report contain? A) Author's biography. B) Index page. C) Additional information. D) Main points of the report. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Additional information. 26. A report is used to? A) Give an opinion about a future event. B) Give information about an event or activity that has someone done. C) Inform the people about a future event. D) Investigate about an upcoming project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give information about an event or activity that has someone done. 27. Idioms and slang are okay in reports. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. What is a good Headline like? A) Formal, Short, Unexciting. B) Detailed, Long, Formal. C) Interesting, Long, Detailed. D) Simple, Concise, Interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple, Concise, Interesting. 29. What tense is the news report written in? A) Present tense; talking about current events happening right now. B) Future tense; the story is going to happen. C) Grammar isn't important. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present tense; talking about current events happening right now. 30. Where are news reports typically published? A) In novels. B) In textbooks. C) In newspapers. D) In personal diaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In newspapers. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesReport Writing Quiz 1Report Writing Quiz 2Report Writing Quiz 3Report Writing Quiz 4Report Writing Quiz 5Report Writing Quiz 6Report Writing Quiz 7Report Writing Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books