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What is the purpose of impersonal language in a report? a) To focus on the writer b) To sound casual c) To focus on the information, not the writer d) To use more personal pronouns
c) To focus on the information, not the writer
Which of the following is an example of impersonal language? a) "I think the data shows..." b) "You can see from the numbers that..." c) "It is evident from the data that..." d) "We found that the results are..."
c) "It is evident from the data that..."
Which phrase is used to introduce the subject and aims of a report? a) "It shows that..." b) "The purpose of this report is to..." c) "We found out that..." d) "I think this is important because..."
b) "The purpose of this report is to..."
Which of the following sentences avoids using personal pronouns? a) "We think the results are important." b) "The data suggests that the results are important." c) "You can see the results here." d) "I noticed that the data is incomplete."
b) "The data suggests that the results are important."
How can the sentence "We wanted to know if they did any sports and how it made them feel" be rewritten in impersonal language? a) "It was found that they did sports and how it made them feel." b) "We asked if they did any sports and how it
c) "It was investigated whether they did any sports and how it affected them."
What is the best way to report numerical data using impersonal language? a) "You can see that 50% of students..." b) "We found that half the students..." c) "It was observed that 50% of students..." d) "I noticed that half of the students..
c) "It was observed that 50% of students..."
Which of the following sentences demonstrates the use of passive voice? a) "The report shows the findings clearly." b) "The findings were shown in the report." c) "We showed the findings in the report." d) "I think the findings are clear in
b) "The findings were shown in the report."
Which of these phrases can be used to refer to data in a report? a) "Just under a quarter of..." b) "I feel that..." c) "It shows that we think..." d) "The students thought that..."
a) "Just under a quarter of..."
How can the sentence "I'm quite interested that they’re also more anxious" be rewritten in impersonal language? a) "It is interesting that they’re also more anxious." b) "I think it’s interesting that they’re more anxious." c) "We’re intere
a) "It is interesting that they’re also more anxious."
Which of the following should you avoid when using impersonal language in a report? a) Using passive forms b) Avoiding personal pronouns c) Using personal pronouns like "I" and "we" d) Referring to data and evidence
c) Using personal pronouns like "I" and "we"
How can the phrase "We asked active students what activities they did" be made impersonal? a) "It was asked what activities active students did." b) "We questioned the active students about their activities." c) "The activities of active st
c) "The activities of active students were investigated."
Which of the following sentences correctly uses impersonal language for results? a) "We discovered that 20% of students didn’t participate." b) "It can be seen that 20% of students did not participate." c) "You can see from the data that 20
b) "It can be seen that 20% of students did not participate."
