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Prelim Exam in Bus. Report Writing

This document contains a preliminary exam on business report writing concepts. It includes matching, multiple choice, true/false, and enumeration questions. The matching questions cover common report types like annual reports, progress reports, and justification reports. The multiple choice questions test understanding of specific report purposes and components. The true/false questions cover characteristics of different reports and key principles of objective, accurate business reporting. The final enumeration questions ask to list steps in writing formal reports, examples of report audiences, kinds of audiences, and elements of effective business writing.

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Prelim Exam in Bus. Report Writing

This document contains a preliminary exam on business report writing concepts. It includes matching, multiple choice, true/false, and enumeration questions. The matching questions cover common report types like annual reports, progress reports, and justification reports. The multiple choice questions test understanding of specific report purposes and components. The true/false questions cover characteristics of different reports and key principles of objective, accurate business reporting. The final enumeration questions ask to list steps in writing formal reports, examples of report audiences, kinds of audiences, and elements of effective business writing.

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Name: ___________________________________________Year & Section______________

Preliminary Exams in Business Report Writing

Test I. Matching Type: Write the letter of the best answer on the space before each item.

___ 1. Annual report a. record of proceedings of a meeting


___ 2. Complex projects b. an example of informal report
___ 3. Uncomplicated projects c. an example of formal report
___ 4. Informational report d. explains or recommends an action
___ 5. Analytical report e. presents & analyzes information, draws conclusion and
___ 6. Report includes recommendations
___ 7. Informal report f. presents the facts but does not analyze the information
___ 8. Justification report g. updates receivers and provides operational data
___ 9. Feasibility report h. examines a proposed course of action
___10. Progress report i. updates status of a project
j. summarizes a company’s accomplishments, finances and
significant events
k. relays information about routines, short term, and
uncomplicated

Test II. Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the best answer on the space provided before each item.

___ 1. The following are the specific purposes of a report except:


a) Updates receivers c) provides operational data
b) Gives results d) gives solutions e) makes recommendations

___ 2. The following are informational report except:


a) Annual report c) travel or trip report e) minutes
b) Progress report d) justification report

___ 3. This report summarizes a company’s accomplishments, finances and significant events.
a) Annual report c) travel or trip report e) minutes
b) Progress report d) justification report

___ 4. The preliminary parts of the report consist of the following except:
a) Introduction c) Table of Contents e) Title Page
b) Executive Summary d) Transmittal message

___ 5. Group, meeting time, date, location, people present and absent, status of previous minutes are
contained in:
a) Agendas and minutes of meetings c) memos e) letters
b) Fill-in reports d) feasibility reports

___ 6. A travel or trip report is one report classified as:


a) Formal report c) informal report e) informational report
b) Analytical report d) proposal report

___ 7. A report that identifies a need or problem and offers a plan to meet the need or solve the problem
is called:
a) Feasibility report c) proposal report e) annual report
b) Justification report d) progress report
___ 8. Lawyers, administrators, taxpayers, legislators, and others are examples of those whom you
must consider in writing your report. They are called:
a) Scope c) audience e) none of those mentioned
b) Purpose d) all of those mentioned

___ 9. Reports must be convincing to its audience and therefore must be 100% correct. This is called:
a) Objectivity c) honesty e) trustworthy
b) Accuracy d) reliability

___ 10. If reports are based on facts and supported by evidences, there is
a) Objectivity c) honesty e) trustworthy
b) Accuracy d) reliability

III. True or False: On the space provided before each item, write True if the statement is True and False
if the statement is false.

_____ 1. Minutes of a meeting is a record of the proceedings of a meeting.


_____ 2. All reports are informational report.
_____ 3. Informal reports contain few parts and usually used in uncomplicated projects.
_____ 4. Formal reports uses informal language.
_____ 5. Informational reports analyzes the information and draws conclusions & gives
recommendations.
_____ 6. Formal report is long with complicated parts and requires in-depth investigation and team
collaboration.
_____ 7. Reports must be accurate and objective.
_____ 8 Objectivity means that decision made is based on personal opinion and emotion.
_____ 9. In writing reports, only lawyers and taxpayers are considered as audience.
_____10. The body of the report contains information and visuals to support its contents.
_____11. All reports follow a standard format or template.
_____12. People who make decisions on the basis of the business report are considered primary
audience.
_____13. In writing a business report, the first step is to narrow the scope.
_____14. The secondary audience are those who are affected by the decision made based on the
written report submitted.
_____15. Personal demographics of audience includes age, biases, alliances, & attitudes.

IV. Enumeration:

1. List down the 6 steps in writing formal or long report.


2. Give 4 examples of audience or receivers of your report
3. Name the three kinds of audience.
4. Give at least 2 elements of effective business report writing

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