CHAPTER 10- PRACTICE QUIZ
QUESTIONS & DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS
A company would most likely prepare a proposal for which of the following reasons? -
CORRECT ANSWER To make an offer to solve problems, provide services, or sell
products
All the following statements about proposals are accurate except_________. -
CORRECT ANSWER proposals are informative documents
Which statement about formal business reports is most accurate? - CORRECT
ANSWER Formal business reports present findings and recommendations.
When writing a formal business report, you should begin by __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER developing a statement of purpose that explains the goal, significance, and
limitations of the report
You need to write a report that shows a company's profits by divisions located in regions
around the country. You should organize your report by __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER creating sections of the report that represent each geographic region
Nearly every research projects should begin by __________. - CORRECT ANSWER
reviewing secondary data
What is the best advice for conducting an effective Internet search? - CORRECT
ANSWER
A research department wants to test the hypothesis that caffeine from organic coffee
more safely stimulates mental alertness than caffeine from nonorganic coffee. Which of
the following would most effectively provide the desired primary data? - CORRECT
ANSWER Experimentation
Careful writers document their sources to avoid charges of plagiarism, to instruct the
reader to pursue the topic further, and to __________. - CORRECT ANSWER
strengthen their arguments and add credibility to their reports
Which of the following does not need to be documented? - CORRECT ANSWER
Common knowledge
QUESTIONS & DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS
A company would most likely prepare a proposal for which of the following reasons? -
CORRECT ANSWER To make an offer to solve problems, provide services, or sell
products
All the following statements about proposals are accurate except_________. -
CORRECT ANSWER proposals are informative documents
Which statement about formal business reports is most accurate? - CORRECT
ANSWER Formal business reports present findings and recommendations.
When writing a formal business report, you should begin by __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER developing a statement of purpose that explains the goal, significance, and
limitations of the report
You need to write a report that shows a company's profits by divisions located in regions
around the country. You should organize your report by __________. - CORRECT
ANSWER creating sections of the report that represent each geographic region
Nearly every research projects should begin by __________. - CORRECT ANSWER
reviewing secondary data
What is the best advice for conducting an effective Internet search? - CORRECT
ANSWER
A research department wants to test the hypothesis that caffeine from organic coffee
more safely stimulates mental alertness than caffeine from nonorganic coffee. Which of
the following would most effectively provide the desired primary data? - CORRECT
ANSWER Experimentation
Careful writers document their sources to avoid charges of plagiarism, to instruct the
reader to pursue the topic further, and to __________. - CORRECT ANSWER
strengthen their arguments and add credibility to their reports
Which of the following does not need to be documented? - CORRECT ANSWER
Common knowledge
