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GST 110 2017 Exam

This document contains questions and answers from a GST 110 exam. The questions cover topics related to technical report writing including the purpose of reports, necessary attributes for good report writing, research methods, and communication skills. Key points addressed include that the main purposes of reports are to inform and explain topics to others, proper research is necessary for good report writing, and communication is crucial to human activities.

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GST 110 2017 Exam

This document contains questions and answers from a GST 110 exam. The questions cover topics related to technical report writing including the purpose of reports, necessary attributes for good report writing, research methods, and communication skills. Key points addressed include that the main purposes of reports are to inform and explain topics to others, proper research is necessary for good report writing, and communication is crucial to human activities.

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GST 110 2017 EXAM

question : There are broadly ..............types of reports.

option : Three

option : One

option : Many

answer : Two

question : One of the purposes of writing technical report is to..........

option : Entertain

option : Amuse

answer : Inform

option : Stimulate emotion

question : The language skill from which writing is derived is.........

option : Writing

answer : Speaking

option : Voicing

option : Communication

question : The vocabulary of technical report tends to be..........................................................

option : Loose

option : Difficult

option : Tight

option : Common
answer : Specialised

question : Labouratory report writing is a communication form used in

option : Humanity

answer : Science and technology

option : Arts

option : Social science

option : Mathematics

question : One of the following attributes are necessary for a good report writing

answer : Proper research

option : Personal opinion

option : Loose expression

option : Ordinary everyday language

question : Empirical research is prefered in Science and Technology because it.............

option : Cannot be verified

answer : Can be verified

option : based on personal opinion

option : Is easily used

question : In making use of observation, the researcher must be ..............

option : Frank

option : Subjective

answer : Objective
option : Skilful

question : Experimental research usually has.........................group

option : Play

answer : Control

option : Investigative

option : Subject

question : Case study research is an ...................study of a particular situation.

option : Survey

option : Surface

option : Short

answer : Indepth

option : Record

question : A concise summary of a research report is called

option : An introduction

option : Aparaphrase

option : Asample

answer : An abstract

question : The hypothesis usually grows out of ...................

answer : Observation

option : Guess work

option : Discussion
option : Meditation

option : Experiment

question : Aresearch method that provides information on what actually happened is called....................

option : Questionnaire

answer : Case study

option : Observation

option : Interview

question : The purpose of technical report writing is to

option : Explain a topic to other people

option : Hide information from readers

answer : Explain a variety of topics to other people

option : Rewrite a report

question : A research report is used in scientific study to

option : Present the minutes of a meeting

answer : Present the results of a study

option : Present the outcome of a debate

option : Present the summary of the study

question : The most important of all sections in writing the report of an experiment is

option : Abstract of the study

option : Procedure of study

answer : Dicussion of results


option : Conclusion

question : Communication is the key word around which life

answer : Resolves

option : Stays

option : Begins

option : Ends

question : Communication is................to all human activities

option : Dangerous

option : Everything

answer : Crucial

option : Irrelevant

question : Stimulus is what .................the communication exchange

option : Permits

option : Hinders

option : Delays

option : Terminates

answer : Triggers

question : The pathway through which the message travels between the sender and the receiver is the

option : Source

answer : Channel

option : Medium
option : Message

question : The situation where a message is not well received and well understood is called...............

answer : Negative feedback

option : Incomplete communication

option : Undecided feedback

option : Wrong feedback

question : Basicall, there are ......................major types of communication

option : Ten

option : Five

option : Three

answer : Two

question : Verbal communication can be.................

option : Oral or written

option : Written only

option : Oral only

answer : Oral and wrriten

option : Paralanguage

question : Writing is ......................of oral communication

option : Opposite

answer : An offshot

option : A basic
option : An end

question : Communication without the use of words is known

option : Negative message

answer : Body language

option : Verbal message

option : Oral message

question : The encoder's inability to use the language of communication appropriately is refferd to
as................

option : Interference

option : Negative feedback

answer : Linguistic Noise

option : Psychological Noise

option : Logical Noise

question : One of the causes of failure in examinations is...................

option : Failure to understand areas where questions are set

option : Inability to read with proper assimilation

option : Not partaking in group reading

answer : Inability to familiarize with how to attend to questions

question : In order to attend to issues of time in answering examination questions, you should

option : Time each question to be answered

option : Allocate time to each question before you start writing

option : Put a watch beside you and watch it constantly


answer : Give priority to questions that attrack heavier marks

question : A good approach to answering examination questions is to begin with..................

option : Reading the questions

answer : Reading the instructions

option : Locating the difficult questions

option : Arranging your writing materials to avoid borrowing

question : A data collection method in which the researcher samples the opinions of knowledgeable
persons on issues under consideration is called

option : Data analysis

option : Case study

option : Observation

answer : Interview

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