Answer the questions in this quiz to see how well you've read and understood the chapter. Feel free to look up answers in the book and retake this quiz until you get all the answers right. This quiz is based on Business Communication (activebook 2.0) by John V. Thill and Courtland L. Bovee. When you're through, just click on SEND to check your answers. If you want to start over, just click on RESET! Your name Your nickname(which you created when you filled out the questionnaire for this course) Which version of this course are you taking? Classroom Online Other Reports typically take all of the following forms except: video tapes letters memos manuscript Writers of business reports often combine the direct and indirect approaches. True False Which of the following structures would be best for a report in which you are discussing a sequence of events that occurred in March, April, and May? spatial orientation category geography chronology Because skeptical audiences don't want to spend a lot of time reading reports with which they don't agree, analytical reports aimed at such audiences typically offer recommendations quickly and with little discussion of the rationale behind them. True False A report organized according to the _________ approach discusses the hypothetical solutions to a problem one by one: scientific method 2 + 2 = 4 yardstick recommendations Once your report is finished, you may have to revise your outline. True False Reports should have a lot of visual aids, because most information can be communicated in graphic form. True False A _______, systematically arranged in columns and rows, is one of the best visual aids for presenting detailed, specific information. pie chart area chart line chart table If you need to show physical or conceptual relationships, you should use a pie chart. True False You should use ________________ when you need to show how something looks or works. drawings and diagrams flowcharts and organizational charts word tables and maps bar charts and surface charts A graphic that realizes the design principle of ________ exploits the fact that culture and education condition people to expect things to look a certain way. experience continuity contrast simplicity You should place visual aids in an appendix at the end of your the report so the text is not cluttered. True False The opening of a report should accomplish all of the following except: introduce the subject indicate why the subject is important present evidence in support of the main idea preview the main ideas and the order in which they'll be covered One advantage of headings above the subdivisions of the text is that they help readers see at a glance how the report is organized. True False "For example," "in other words," and "however" are examples of: logical appeals previews transitions headings Click here to check your answers. Click here to wipe everything out and start over. Information and programs provided by hcexres@io.com.
Answer the questions in this quiz to see how well you've read and understood the chapter. Feel free to look up answers in the book and retake this quiz until you get all the answers right.
This quiz is based on Business Communication (activebook 2.0) by John V. Thill and Courtland L. Bovee.
When you're through, just click on SEND to check your answers. If you want to start over, just click on RESET!
Information and programs provided by hcexres@io.com.