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Choose the best option:

Which of the following should not be included in a report?

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  1. name of people affected by the event

  2. date of the event

  3. place of the event

  4. time of the event

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The correct option is the one that should not be included in a report.
The date, place and time are all included in a report. Hence options B, C and D are wrong.
This leaves option A. It states that the name of people affected by the event should be included. But, the option is a bit vague. There must be several people, or hardly a couple. The names are not the focus of the report, but the event. Hence the factor relevant to the event - date, place, time are to be included, and not the names of people.
So, option A is the correct option.

Select the best option to fill in the blank:
In a report, the place and date of the event is placed ________________ . 

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  1. at the bottom of the report

  2. in one of the body paragraphs

  3. at the start of the introduction

  4. above the title of the report

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Correct Option: C

Select the best option to fill in the blank:
You should write __________________ while writing a report for a school magazine. 

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  1. in a more formal tone

  2. in a more descriptive manner

  3. is a less descriptive manner

  4. about your friends and classmates

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

School reports should be written with a detailed description of the event that they cover.

Hence option B is correct.
Options A, C and D: School reports are not written in a more formal tone, as the school environment is not as formal as an office environment.
They are written in a descriptive manner. An event must be covered in detail.
But, they aren't written on a personal level. Friends and classmates are not spoken about while writing a report. It's not an essay.
Hence options A, C and D are wrong.

Select the best option to fill in the blank:
A report should be written in the ________ tense.

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  1. present

  2. past

  3. future

  4. conditional

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option B: A report is the detailed description of what happened, or it is about someone.

Hence it will be in the past tense, as the event has already taken place. Hence option B is correct.
Option A: It states an action that is happening at the moment. A report describes what has already happened.
Option C: The future tense describes an action that is yet to happen.
Option D: A conditional states a hypothetical action, which has not happened yet.
But, a report describes a past, real event.
Hence options A, C and D are wrong.

Select the best option to fill in the blank:
___________ speech is used while writing a report. 

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  1. Direct

  2. Reported

  3. Persuasive

  4. Informal

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
A report gives a description about an incident or event that has happened. Hence, it will be in past tense.
Option B: Reported speech reports an event or action that happened. It can report something said by someone. Hence option B is correct.
Option A: Direct speech reports speech by directly quoting the words spoken by the speaker. But, a report narrates what was spoken, and is in third person point of view. It does not express firsthand information.
Option C: A report can be persuasive but it is not written in persuasive speech. Reports are not written in persuasive speech. A persuasive speech is spoken and not written. Reports are written.
Option D: Reports can be informal, such as a report written in a workplace, but it is not written in an informal speech. Informal speech is one that you use with your friends or relatives, but not in a professional environment. Informal reports still have a formal diction.
Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.

You should not try to do which of the following while writing a report?

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  1. inform the reader about an event

  2. state the sequence of events

  3. base the report on facts

  4. persuade the reader to do something

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Options A, B and C: A report is written to convey information about a particular topic. Hence, it must be based on facts.

While reporting an event, it must lay out information on that event, by stating what happened and other importance details covering that event.
These options, hence, state things that should be done. The question asks for the option that should not be done while writing a report.
Hence options A, B and C are wrong.
Option D: A report should not be persuasive, but merely informative.
Hence option D is correct.

Choose the best option:

Which of the following is least likely to be included in a report?

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  1. Name of reporter

  2. Recommendations

  3. Evaluation of events

  4. A salutation

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Option A: In a report, the title is followed by the name of the reporter. Hence option A is wrong.

Option B: The reporter may make recommendations based on information in a report. It is most likely to be included.
Option C: In a research based report, the reporter includes evaluation of events that have taken place in the report.
Hence that are not least likely to be included, and options A, B and C are wrong.
This leaves option D: A salutation is used in letters, as a form of respect and greeting. It is not likely to be included in a report.
Hence option D is correct.

Select the best option to fill in the blank:
A report should be _________ oriented. 

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  1. reporter

  2. reader

  3. writer

  4. publisher

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option B: A report is a short, concise document written for a particular purpose and audience. Its tone, style and structure depends on whether it's written for students, teachers or for an organisation. Hence, it should be reader-oriented and option B is correct.

Option A: A 'reporter' is 'a person who reports, especially one employed to report news, or conduct interviews for the media'. A report focuses on the report and should be catered for those reading the report.
Option C: The report should not be writer-oriented. The writer's function is to convey information, and himself isn't the focus.

Option D: The publisher's function is to issue books, journals and magazines. The report does not cater to the publisher, but the audience.

Hence options A, C and D are wrong.

For which of the following may you write a report?

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  1. A car accident on a major highway

  2. A health camp organized by your school

  3. Cancer awareness campaign in your city

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A report is written to inform an audience about an event or incident that has happened, or is happening.

Options A, B and C: The 'car accident' is an incident that took place on a highway.
The 'health camp' and 'cancer awareness campaign' are events that have happened/will happen.
Reports can be written to inform the reader about these events, or to inform them about an accident.
Hence all topics are suitable for report writing and option D is correct.
Options A, B and C are wrong, individually, because choosing one option would mean that the other options are wrong.

Which of the following may sometimes be included at the end of a report?
Select the best option.

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  1. Warm regards

  2. Signature

  3. Thank you

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A report is designed to convey information to a particular type of audience. It can be for school students or for citizens of a country reading a news report. The report ends with a conclusion and not with a closing salutation.

Options A, B and C contain the closings 'warm regards', 'signature' and 'thank you'. All three of these are appropriate for a letter and not a report.
Hence these options are wrong.
Option D is correct since none of the other options are appropriate for a report.