Unit 4 Reports
The left and right margins for a academic (MLA) report are _____.
1"
The left and right margins for an academic report are _____.
1"
The left margin of a left-bound business report is ____.
1.5"
The writer's name on the title page should be keyed in this size font
12
The title on the title page should be keyed in this size font
14
The heading BIBLIOGRAPHY should be centered approximately how many inches from the top of the page.
2
The top margin of a multi-page business report is _____.
2"
In footnotes and endnotes, separate the items in the reference by _____.
Commas
At the end of the report, to begin a new page for the Works Cited page use this command
Ctrl + Enter
Use this line spacing when typing the major headings in the table of contents
DS
When using side (or major) headings in a report, the spacing is _____.
DS before and after. Typed at the left margin. Bold.
True/False: Set off a long quote by indenting it 0.5 inch from the left margin.
False: All lines of a long quotes are indented 1 inch from the left margin.
True/False: The works cited page does not need a title.
False: Center the title Works Cited in initial caps 1 inch from the top of the page.
True/False: For long quotes, place a period inside the closing parenthesis.
False: For long quotes, do not use parenthesis.
True/False: Place the ending punctuation after the reference (that is, after the second parenthesis) except for a long quotes.
False: For longer quotes, place the reference at the end of the quote, beginning one space after the last punctation mark.
True/False: List an author's name both in the text and in the parenthetical reference.
False: If the author's name has already been mentioned, omit the name in the reference. Just include the cited page or pages.
True/False: In parenthetical references, for only one author, list both the first and the last name.
False: In parenthetical references, for only one author, list the last name and the page number(s).
True/False: In parentheticall references, use "et al." to show that the reference quotes the words exactly.
False: In parenthetical references, when four or more names are referenced, ust "et al." (which means "and others").
True/False: In the table of contents, key the major headings in all caps.
False: Key the major headings in all caps and a 12-point font; leave a blank line above and below.
True/False: Treat a quotes as "long" if the three or more lines.
False: Longer quotes are those of four or more lines.
True/False: Place a comma before the page number or numbers in every parenthetical reference.
False: Parenthetical references include the author's last name and the page number(s) separated by a space.
True/False: The footnote/endnote feature of Word software places a subscript in the text at the reference position.
False: The footnote/endnote feature of Word software places a superscript in the text at the reference position. Remember: Superman flies above the earth and submarines go under the water.
True/False:Title pages have a 2" top margin.
False: Title pages are centerd vertically and all lines of text are centered horizontally.
True/False: Use wider margins for the contents page than the rest of the repot.
False: Use the same side margins as those in the report when typing the table of contents.
The Word feature that is used to format the sources on the Works Cited and the Bibliography pages is called _____.
Hanging Indent
Information that appears at the top of every page is called a _____.
Header
The Word feature that is used to indent long quotes is called _____.
Left Indent
Use this line spacing when typing the minor headings in a table of contents
SS
The footnote feature automatically inserts this at the bottom of the page above the first footnote.
Separation line
Leave one space before a parenthetical reference.
True
True/False: Do not use quotation marks for a long quote.
True
True/False: Footnotes and endnotes are use to give credit to the source of material use in a report.
True
True/False: In reports,parentheical references are included to give credit to the use of some else's facts, ideas, or information
True
True/False: Separate the sections on the title page by approximately 2 inches.
True
True/False: The works cited list always begins on a new page.
True
True/False: Use quotation marks for direct quotes.
True
True/False: Use the same type for the works cited page number as you used in the report.
True
True/False: In parenthetical references, list all names when there are three authors.
True. Include up to three authors: (Jones, Smith, and Tabaldi 157-158).
Subheadings (minor headings) are indented in the table of contents.
True: Indent subheadings and key then in initial caps. Single-space between subheadings.
An alphabetic listing of all the books and articles used in writing an academic report is called _____.
Works Cited
Definition:an alphabetical listing of sources used in an academic (MLA) report
Works Cited page
A left-bound report uses _____.
a 1.5-inch left margin
A table of contents is _____.
a listing of all the main topics and subtopic headings in a report with their page numbers. b.used usually only for long reports c.sometimes typed with dot leaders to lead the eye to the page number
Works cited lists the sources used to create the report in this manner
alphabetically by author's name
In a bibliography, the first item that should be listed is the _____.
author of the publication
If the author's name is not given before the quote, in a parenthetical reference include the _____.
author's name
A special section at the end of a business report used to list details about the sources of information for the report is called _____.
bibliography
Definition:an alphabetical listing of sources used in a business report
bibliography
The left and right margins for a business letter are _____.
default
The left and right margins for a business report are _____.
default
A series of periods used in a table of contents to guide the reader's eye from headings to page numbers is called _____.
dot leaders
Definition: appear at the end of a report and are indicated in the body of a report by superior figures
endnotes
Information that appears at the bottom of every page is called a _____.
footer
Definition: indicated in the body of a report by superior figures and appear the bottom of the page on which the reference appears.
footnotes
Information that appears at the top of every page is called a _____.
header
In a bibliography, entries are listed _____.
in alphabetical order
When you type footnotes, the titles of books and magazines are typed _____.
in bold with initial caps
When typing footnotes, titles of books and magazines are typed in _______.
italics Initial caps
If the author's name is given before the quote, in a parenthetical reference include the _____.
page number(s
Definition:a listing of all the main topic and subtopics headings in a report with their page numbers
table of contents
Definition: the first page of a report
title page