Assignment (45) Report Writing

Report Writing
Assignments (4 &5 )
(I) Choose the appropriate answer:

1) What provides detailed information about the sources used in
creating the technical report is:
a) List of references.
b) Appendices
c) In-text citation
d) No answer is correct.
2) The Pieces of information that need to be documented are:

a) Tables
b) figures
c) Pictures and diagrams
d) All the above
3) The conventional style of in-text citation for documenting a textbook

is:
a) Surname in capitals, year of publication written within square
brackets at the end of the sentence before the full stop.
b) Author’s first name in capitals, year of publication written within
square brackets at the end of the sentence before the full stop.
c) Surname in capitals, year of publication, title in italics, publisher,
place of publication.
4) To document the dictionaries in in-text citation, we should…….:

a) include Whatever we can from author, site, date, name, and
sponsor of site, date of viewing, and URL between angle
brackets.
b) Cite the title of the reference work and the year of publication.
c) Cite the author’s surname and the year published.
5) The conclusion section in a technical report should:

a) state whether the aims have been achieved or not.
b) give a brief summary of the key findings or information.
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c) Both (a) and (b) are correct.
6) When documenting the website in the list of references, we should

include:
a) Whatever we can from author, site, date, name, and sponsor of
site, date of viewing, and URL between angle brackets.
b) Just the website URL if the author’s name is unknown.
c) Both (a) and (b) are correct.
7) To cite the textbook in the list of references, use the following way of
documentation:
a) Author surname in capitals, initial, year of publication , title in
italics , publisher , place of publication.
b) Author first name in capitals , initial, year of publication , title in
c) Author surname in capitals and the year of publication.
8) What organises information logically under appropriate headings?
A. The introduction
B. The body
C. The summary
D. The title page
9)The title page gives:
A. The relation between the sections and subsections of the report.
B. The course name and its code number as well as the date of submission.
C. The outcomes of the report.
D. No answer is correct.
10)What provides background information needed to make the report
understandable is:
A. The summary.
B. The table of contents page.
C. The introduction.
D. No answer is correct.
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11)All of these should be included in the introduction of a technical report ,
EXCEPT:
A. A brief outline of the structure of the report.
B. A clear statement of the aims of the project.
C. The key features of the report including what you did and how you did the
project.
D. A clear statement of the purpose of the report.
11)Which of the following choices of in-text citation is followed when
documenting a textbook :
e) Surname in capitals, year of publication written within square
f) Author’s name in capitals, year of publication written within
g) Surname in capitals, year of publication, title in italics, publisher,
h) No answer is correct.
12)When documenting the website in the list of references, we should include:
d) Whatever we can from author, site, date, name, and sponsor of
e) Just the website URL if the author’s name is unknown.
f) Both answers are correct.
g) No answer is correct.
13)Choose the appropriate answer:
1) What provides detailed information about the sources used in
creating the technical report is:
e) List of references.
f) Appendices
g) In-text citation
2) The Pieces of information that need to be documented are:

e) Tables
f) figures
g) Pictures and diagrams
h) All the above
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3) The conventional style of in-text citation for documenting a
textbook is:
i) Surname in capitals, year of publication written within square
j) Author’s first name in capitals, year of publication written within
k) Surname in capitals, year of publication, title in italics, publisher,
l) No answer is correct.
4) To document the dictionaries in in-text citation, we should…….:

14)include Whatever we can from author, site, date, name, and sponsor of
15)Cite the title of the reference work and the year of publication.
16)Cite the author’s surname and the year published.
5) The conclusion section in a technical report should:

e) state whether the aims have been achieved or not.
f) give a brief summary of the key findings or information.
g) Both (a) and (b) are correct.
6) When documenting the website in the list of references, we

should include:
e) Whatever we can from author, site, date, name, and sponsor of
f) Just the website URL if the author’s name is unknown.
g) Both (a) and (b) are correct.
7) To cite the textbook in the list of references, use the following
way of documentation:
a) Author surname in capitals, initial, year of publication , title in
b) Author first name in capitals , initial, year of publication , title in
c) Author surname in capitals and the year of publication.
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8) The introduction of the Lab Report should:
A) state the theory and background information relevant to the theory.
B) state any relevant laws and equations.
C) Both answers are correct.
9) Curriculum Vitae ……………………………………………………
a) is an outline of a person’s educational and professional history.
b) can be called “a resume”.
c) is the most flexible and convenient way to make applications to
employers in a specific career area.
d) All answers are correct.
10) Which of the following should be applied to make a good CV?
A) It should be concise but uninformative.
B) It does not matter if it is inaccurate in content, spelling, and grammar.
c) It should be carefully organized and logically ordered.
11) For presenting equations in the report, you have to:

a) Center the equation on the page, place its number in round brackets on
the right hand margin, and refer to it as Eq.(1)
b) Center the equation on the page and do not place its number.
c) Center the equation on the page and place its number in round
brackets on the left hand margin.
12) All of those are elements of Lab Reports, EXCEPT:
a) Title page, introduction, and conclusions.
b) Aim, method, and results plus their discussion.
b) Summary, table of contents and appendices.
13) The pieces of information that should be placed on the title page of
the Lab Reports are:
a) The name of the person to whom the report will be submitted.
b) The names of the unit, the experiment, the lab, the students’ and their
ID numbers.
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c) The course name, the code number and the date of submission.
d) All answers are correct.
14) The most important aspects that should be included in the CV are:
A) Personal details, work experience and skills only.
B) Personal details, skills, hobbies, and references.
C) Personal details, qualifications, work experience, and skills.
D) No answer is correct.
15) What is the function of the conclusion of a technical report?
a. It gives a brief summary of the key findings of the report, and it is not
relevant to the aims.
b. It states whether the aims have been achieved or not and highlights the
major outcomes and findings of the investigation.
c. (A) and (B) are correct.
d. No answer is correct.
16) A list of references:
A) is placed at the end of the document and organized alphabetically by the
authors’ family names.
B) includes all the details about the sources the technical writer got the
pieces of information from.
C) Both answers are correct.
17) When presenting the results in the lab report, you should:
A) Only comment on the results obtained.
B) Comment on the results interpreting what they mean and explain any
unexpected ones.
C) No answer is correct.
18)The “Method” section in the lab report …………….………………
a) briefly reports the steps that you followed in carrying out the experiment.
b) repeats word for word the key steps which were taken in the experiment.
c) doesn’t describe what was actually done.
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True or False Questions:
1) Each appendix must be given a number ( or a letter ) and title in the technical
report.
2. In-text citation is found in the text of the report; while the list of references is
located or placed at the end of the report. ( )
3. The list of references is found in the final section of the report. ( )
4. Plagiarism is stealing ideas or passages from other person’s work and
present them as their own. ( )
5. The appendices of the technical report include material that is too detailed to
be included in the main report. ( )
6. We list our work and educational history in a reverse chronological order in
the CV. ( )
7. It is necessary to include the hobbies or the extracurricular activities in your
CV. ( )

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(I) Choose the appropriate answer:

2) The Pieces of information that need to be documented are:

3) The conventional style of in-text citation for documenting a textbook

4) To document the dictionaries in in-text citation, we should…….:

5) The conclusion section in a technical report should:

6) When documenting the website in the list of references, we should

2) The Pieces of information that need to be documented are:

4) To document the dictionaries in in-text citation, we should…….:

5) The conclusion section in a technical report should:

6) When documenting the website in the list of references, we

11) For presenting equations in the report, you have to:

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