This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Report Writing – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Report Writing Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How are complex ideas transformed through writing? A) Into more complex forms. B) Into visual representations. C) Into the simplest forms of communication. D) Into spoken words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into the simplest forms of communication. 2. When the gigantic waves broke on the ship there was a tremendous explosion. The author felt that A) He could steer his boat to safety. B) His death could not be averted and accepted his fate. C) He must be dreaming. D) It was just a minor problem and would pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His death could not be averted and accepted his fate. 3. If one of your key findings contradicts your hypothesis or results from other research papers, you should: A) Fake your results so that it matches. B) Leave the results out of your research paper. C) Include the results in the Results section but leave it out in the Discussion section. D) Discuss possible reasons for this discrepancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discuss possible reasons for this discrepancy. 4. Which tense is used in the active voice example:'The car was repaired by Sam'? A) Future Perfect. B) Present Continuous. C) Simple Past. D) Past Perfect Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple Past. 5. Which of the following is NOT typically included in a report? A) References. B) Appendices. C) Table of contents. D) Personal opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personal opinions. 6. In a Report Writing, date and place are included in first paragraph. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 7. What were the names of the two crewmen whom the author hired? A) Shelly and Cabil. B) Larry Vigil and Herb Seigler. C) Herb Seigler and Shelly Cooper. D) Larry Vigil and Adam Moore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Larry Vigil and Herb Seigler. 8. In reference to your face sheets, or when taking notes, when the information is not available, you should note ..... A) N/A or None. B) Refused. C) Unknown. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 9. Where can you find the most important information in a news article? A) In the conclusion. B) In the lead paragraph. C) In the introduction. D) In the headline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the lead paragraph. 10. What is the first step in the evaluation process? A) Questions & Hypotheses. B) Conduct Evaluation. C) Concerns & Reason for Referral. D) Meaningful Recommendations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concerns & Reason for Referral. 11. A report will have to ..... its readers, especially when it's meant for a targeted audience to read. A) Address. B) Greet. C) Reply. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Address. 12. It was suggested that either drama ..... dance should be offered next term. A) Nor. B) Or. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 13. What is a skill in law enforcement that helps an officer describe things? A) Picture taking skills. B) Memory. C) Observation. D) Binoculars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observation. 14. What is the benefit of using specific examples in feedback? A) It makes the report longer. B) It provides clarity and helps students understand their strengths and weaknesses. C) It confuses the student. D) It allows for more personal opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It provides clarity and helps students understand their strengths and weaknesses. 15. What is a use of a police report? A) Allows passing of the case from one officer to another. B) Helps department stay organized. C) Provides a factual record of work done on a case. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. What is included in the assessment procedures for referral questions? A) Only tests. B) Tests, observations, and interviews. C) Interviews only. D) Observations only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tests, observations, and interviews. 17. Headings should be used for each new section or topic in a report. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Which of the following is the correct 'analysis'? A) More travelers stay at hotel (450) than homestay (120). B) In 2017, 450 travelers chose to stay at hotel compared to only 120 chose to stay at homestay. C) In 2017, more travelers chose to stay in hotel than homestay. D) In 2017, more travelers chose to stay at hotel (450) compared to homestay (120). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In 2017, more travelers chose to stay at hotel (450) compared to homestay (120). 19. Which of the following best describes the tone of a report? A) Personal and friendly. B) Impersonal and formal. C) Casual and humorous. D) Emotional and persuasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impersonal and formal. 20. What is written in System Analysis and Functionality Improvement? A) How your system is operating. B) How to Improve your system. C) Both 1 & 2. D) None of the given. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both 1 & 2. 21. What kind of information should your report MOSTLY contain? A) Opinions only. B) Factual information only. C) Both fact and opinion. D) Suggestions only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Factual information only. 22. Be sure to use extremely long and/or run-on sentences in reports. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Calculate potential difference in the secondary coil based on the information given below.Vp = 240 VNp = 20Ns = 125Vs? A) 1000. B) 2000. C) 1500. D) 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1500. 24. What is a useful presentation tip? A) Don't put too much information on a slide. B) Always keep your presentations shorter than 5 minutes. C) Make sure you use a lot of animations. D) Use Prezi instead of PowerPoint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't put too much information on a slide. 25. One importance of headings and sub-headings in a report is that they help to ..... content to guide readers. A) Organise. B) Explain. C) Hide. D) Dissect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organise. 26. Ile Amsterdam was a A) French Scientific base. B) An island. C) Hope to accomplish repair work of Wavewalker. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 27. What happened after the hand pumps started to block up with the debris floating around the cabins? A) The author connected an electric-pump to an out-pipe. B) By taking out water with the help of bucket. C) The author found another hand pump. D) By repairing hand pump. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The author connected an electric-pump to an out-pipe. 28. What should you do if you're unsure about formatting details before submitting a report? A) Ignore it and submit. B) Ask a colleague or check previous reports. C) Make it look different without checking. D) Remove formatting completely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ask a colleague or check previous reports. 29. Formal Language is the way A) A friend would speak. Friendly and Casual. B) A professional like a reporter, scientist, judge, the president would speak. Professional, Standard English. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A professional like a reporter, scientist, judge, the president would speak. Professional, Standard English. 30. What tense should be used in the methods section of a scientific report? A) The future tense. B) The conditional tense. C) The past tense. D) The present tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The present tense. 31. Which of the following is a characteristic of a good report according to the text? A) It is fictional and imaginative. B) It is factual, coherent, and structured. C) It is lengthy and complex. D) It is written in a foreign language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is factual, coherent, and structured. 32. What is the purpose of the Table of Contents in a report? A) Suggestions for what people can do based on what you found out. B) To help readers find different sections of the report easily. C) To introduce the topic and get people interested in reading the report. D) To summarize what you talked about and give your thoughts about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help readers find different sections of the report easily. 33. Which section of a report summarizes its content concisely? A) Discussion. B) Introduction. C) Conclusion. D) Abstract. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abstract. 34. An automobile is classified as a premise A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 35. What does an Abstract section do? A) Shows the data collected. B) Gives a general overview of the lab. C) Describes the sources of error. D) Lists all of the sources used. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gives a general overview of the lab. 36. Which of the following elements is NOT a part of the Report Text section? A) Recommendations. B) Introduction. C) Methodology. D) Executive Summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Executive Summary. 37. The narrator told Larry to turn the boat to a course of ..... degrees to reach Ile Amsterdam A) 185. B) 175. C) 150. D) 190. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 185. 38. What should the language used in the report be like? A) Lucid and simple. B) Complex and technical. C) Colloquial and informal. D) Verbose and detailed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lucid and simple. 39. To check the flow of water gushing in through the gaping holes, the author A) Decided to hammer the broken timber. B) Gathered some broken pieces of wood and made a stop gap arrangement. C) Managed to stretch canvas and secure waterproof hatch across the holes. D) Thought there wasn't much he could do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Managed to stretch canvas and secure waterproof hatch across the holes. 40. What should be included in the introduction? A) Introducing the cause/people/date/etc. B) Suggestions. C) The activities/incidents that had happened. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introducing the cause/people/date/etc. 41. Writing a report is one of the mostimportant duties of a securityprofessional. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. Read the sentence below and choose the sub-heading:They have white feathers. A) Diet(eat). B) Appearance(look). C) General Statement. D) Conclusion(interested facts). E) Habitat(live). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appearance(look). 43. Which of the following events is NOT typically covered in news reports according to the text? A) Fictional stories. B) Fires. C) Burglary. D) Accidents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fictional stories. 44. To disallow water to enter through the gaping holes, the author tried to A) Cover the ship by stretching a canvas. B) Created a wall. C) Deputed his crewmen to stop the water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cover the ship by stretching a canvas. 45. Which of the following is the most appropriate hypothesis? A) Food type plays a role in mouse maze completion times. B) The mice fed cheese will do well. C) The mice fed cheese will finish the maze the fastest. D) No mice will die in this experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The mice fed cheese will finish the maze the fastest. 46. Technical writing is often but not always, in a technology centred field. A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 47. What is the purpose of a meeting in a business organization? A) To socialize with colleagues. B) To increase efficiency and productivity. C) To avoid work. D) To conduct informal discussions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To increase efficiency and productivity. 48. Report writing relies more on descriptive, rather than sequence, language. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. Read the sentence below and choose the sub-heading:They can run at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour. A) Habitat(live). B) Conclusion(interested facts). C) General Statement. D) Diet(eat). E) Appearance(look). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conclusion(interested facts). 50. Which of these is NOT a type of audio-visual aid? A) Graphs. B) Telephone. C) Slideshows. D) Photographs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telephone. 51. It is important to be ..... when you write your report. Keep the formatting the same. A) Minimal. B) Significant. C) Stable. D) Consistent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consistent. 52. Who said, "We aren't afraid to die if we can all be together" A) Johnathan. B) Jones. C) Jonathan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jonathan. 53. The section which is written in steps explaining what to do is the A) Discussion. B) Method. C) Hypothesis. D) Aim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Method. 54. Lastly, WHAT IS MY FULL NAME? *I will seriously deduct marks for your final presentation if you got this wrong* A) Ms. Anis Suraya binti Abdul Aziz. B) Ms. Hani Surayaa binti Aziz. C) Ms. Hani Suraya binti Abdul Aziz. D) Ms. Hani Suraya binti Aziz. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ms. Hani Suraya binti Aziz. 55. Which of the following sentences means the price stayed the same during the last quarter? A) The price of product B levelled off during the last quarter. B) The price of product B moved up during the last quarter. C) The price of product B rocketed during the last quarter. D) The price of product B plummeted during the last quarter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The price of product B levelled off during the last quarter. 56. Report writing is different from article writing? A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 57. What goes at the very start of an information report? A) Subheading. B) Title. C) Conclusion. D) Introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Title. 58. You can do ..... woodwork and design at our school. A) Both. B) Both of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both of. 59. In conclusion, the guests' ..... the number of guests in the three homestays (2016). A) Satisfaction rating was influenced by. B) Rating had an effect on. C) Rating influenced. D) Satisfaction rating affected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Satisfaction rating affected. 60. The project was held in the Science Laboratory from half past eight in the morning to twelve o' clock at lunchtime. A) No, this should not be included in a report. B) Yes, this can be included in a report. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes, this can be included in a report. ← 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