Professional Report Writing

A profession report should avoid using which type of pronoun?

• First Person (I, Me, We, Us)

• Second Person (You, Your, Yourself)

• Third Person (She, Her, He, Him, They. Them)

• Fourth Person (One, Oneself, Someone)

In APA, a paper always begins with the subheading "Introduction"

• True

• False

In APA, there is an extra space after a section and before the next subheading to add emphasis.

• True

• False

If a subheading falls at the bottom of a page, the author should...

• Leave it at the bottom

• Move it to the next page

• Cut it from the paper

• Scream until it moves itself

Which of the following is not true:

• A Paragraph consists of an introduction sentence, body sentences, and a conclusion or transition sentence.

• A Paragraph consists of one theme/ idea/ topic

• It is acceptable that a paragraph be a page in length

• The first sentence of a paragraph is indented.

Which of the following is the correct APA format to abbreviating Child Study Team the first time it appears in your paper

• CST

• CST or Child Study Team

• Child Study Team CST

• Child Study Team (CST)

The topic sentence of a paragraph ______

• informs the reader of the topic of that paragraph

• is just a suggestion of what might be discussed

• Shares one of the many topics discussed in the paragraph

• is not required

When the author is prepared to change the topic, they should ____

• Start a new word

• start a new sentence

• start a new paragraph

• do the hockey pockey

A Professional report is designed to share _____

• your personal feeling on the situation

• the data collected and professional interpretation/ recommendations

• the results of assessments and what the teacher believes may be happening

Which one of the following will cause Dr. Davis to scream the loudest:

• A paper that is all one paragraph

• Papers submitted with grammatical errors

• Writing " I BELIEVE" in your paper :(

• Using the subheading "Introduction"