Chapter 8 Test Questions & Answers Technical Reports

Chapter 8: Technical Reports

Test Bank A

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 01

1) What function do reports serve in the workplace?

Page reference: “Technical Reports” (Chapter Title)

a. They provide recommendations.

b. They provide analysis data.

c. They provide conclusive data.

*d. All of the above.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 02

2) A report that analyzes a problem and presents possible solutions to the problem, criteria for determining the best solution, and expresses the best solutions based on the criteria determined is what type of report?

Page reference: “Kinds of Reports”

a. Credibility report

b. Leasing report

*c. Feasibility report

d. Comprehensive report

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 03

3) A report that may evaluate personal data, financial options, and possible solutions to problems is what type of report?

Page reference: “Kinds of Reports”

*a. Evaluation report

b. Conclusive report

c. Encouraging report

d. Recommendation report

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 04

4) As a supervisor at work, you are required to submit reports of employees’ performance and provide suggestions for improving their performance; in this case, what type of report are you writing?

Page reference: “Kinds of Reports”

*a. Personnel report

b. Feasibility report

c. Evaluative report

d. Personal report

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 05

5) What is an economic justification report?

Page reference: “Kinds of Reports”

a. A report that analyses a problem and provides solutions; based on available resources, determines criteria against which to measure possible solutions as well as methods of applying criteria and analyzing solutions against the criteria.

b. Another name for a status resport.

*c. A report that explains the cost of a project or action and then argues for the cost-effectiveness of the project.

d. A report that describes the demographics of an economy.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 06

6) For what audience is a formal report written for?

Page reference: “Report Categories – Informal and Formal”

a. Doctors only

b. Readers outside of an organization.

c. Readers inside the organization if the report regards a major project.

*d. Both a and c are correct.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 07

7) The arrangement of a report’s components depends on what you believe your readers…

Page reference: “Developing Reports”

a. Can handle

*b. Want

c. Willingness

d. Passion

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 08

8) How many pages is a typical formal report?

Page reference: “Elements of Formal Reports”

a. At least 5 pages

*b. 10 pages or more

c. 25 pages at a maximum

d. 50 pages

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 09

9) In what section of a technical report do you state what your report is about?

Page reference: “Parts of an Informal Technical Report”

a. Introduction

b. Summary

c. Subject

*d. Both a and c are correct.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 10

10) All formal reports include a

Page reference: “Elements of Formal Reports”

a. Prefatory Elements

b. Abstracts

c. Discussion or Body section

*d. All of the above.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 11

11) What is a descriptive abstract?

Page reference: “Elements of Formal Reports”

a. An abstract that is used as a literature review.

b. An abstract that includes the research objectives and methods, findings and principal results, but cannot be used as a substitute for reading the complete report.

c. An abstract that contains links to external information.

*d. An abstract that includes all of the content areas or topics covered in a report or article. It states what the topics of the full report contains.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 12

12) The “Introduction” in a formal report should include all but one of the following:

Page reference: “Parts of an Informal Technical Report”

*a. All necessary attachments.

b. The purpose for sending the report.

c. Background that will help the reader understand the topic.

d. A clear statement of the subject.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 13

13) Which statement is correct about the conclusion of a report?

Page reference: “Parts of an Informal Technical Report”

a. It is basically an appendix and seldom read.

*b. It restates or summarizes the ideas covered in the discussion.

c. It may contain additional information that has not been presented yet in the report.

d. It paragraphs the literature review.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 14

14) In a formal report, the introduction and summary

Page reference: “Elements of Formal Reports”

*a. are combined in many reports.

b. are combined in all reports.

c. are never combined.

d. should not be combined.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 15

15) Reports provide all but one of the following:

Page reference: “Technical Reports” (Chapter Title)

a. Information

b. Analysis

*c. Opinion

d. Recommendations

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 01

1) Who is the audience of an executive summary?

Page reference: “Elements of Formal Reports”

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 02

2) What is the purpose of a progress report?

Page reference: “Kinds of Reports”

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 03

3) What are the two types of abstracts?

Page reference: “Elements of Formal Reports”

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 01

1) List the prefatory elements of a formal report and explain the importance of each to the success of the report.

Page reference: “Elements of Formal Reports”

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 8 Question 02

2) Name and describe one kind of analysis report and a scenario in which you would write this type of report.

Page reference: “Kinds of Reports”

a. Conciseness

b. Readability

c. Images

*d. Both a and b are correct.