Report Basics
Q: What is the first stage of writing a business report, where you determine the purpose and plan the content.
A: Planning
Q: What types of report provides data, facts, and feedback without offering analysis or recommendations
A: Informational report.
Q: Which section that prepares readers by explaining the problem, purpose, and background?
A: Introduction
Q: Which section that prepares readers by explaining the problem, purpose, and background?
A: Introduction
Q: What type of informational report that tracks the progress of a project, including what is completed and what’s in progress.
A: Progress report
Q: While writing report, what approach presents conclusions and recommendations upfront and emphasizes their benefits?
A: Direct
Q: What type of report that includes both information and analysis, often with recommendations?
A: Analytical report.
Q: This short, independent section summarizes the entire report and highlights key recommendations. What is it?
A: The executive summary
Q: Which section of an analytical report that evaluates potential courses of action and their implications?
A: The body
Q: A report normally used to monitor operations, often including personal activity details. What is it?
A： Operations report
Q: What approach where conclusions and recommendations are presented after supporting evidence?
A: Indirect approach
Q: What type of report often involves proposals for investments or purchases?
A: Proposal
Q: Where do you put the information that supports the analysis, but is not essential to the main body of the report?
A: Appendix
Q: What is the final part of an analytical report, where the evidence leads to actionable suggestions.
A: Conclusion and recommendations
Q： A report demonstrating that a company is meeting legal or organizational requirements. What is that?
A: A compliance report
Q: In the three-step writing process, this activity involves evaluating the impact of changes and making strategic recommendations — and it’s often the most critical part of an analytical report.
A: analyzing the situation
Q: You’re tasked with creating a report to persuade management to invest in a new software system. To maximize impact, should you use an informational, analytical, or proposal format — and why?
Proposal. because it presents persuasive recommendations aimed at securing approval or funding).
Q: True or False: Headings and subheadings are optional in business reports.
A: False. They are essential for organization and readability.
Q: What is the correct order for the sections of a formal report: Introduction, Recommendations, Executive Summary, Findings?
A: Executive Summary, Introduction, Findings, Recommendations.
Q: What type of report is commonly used after a business meeting?
A: A meeting minutes report.