A summary of a 10-page report should be about how many pages?
a. 2.0
b. 1.5
c. 1.0
d. 0.5
Question 2
This chapter makes a disctinction between informative and executive summaries. Which of
the following best summarizes that distinction?
a. The informative summary is written more for nontechnical readers who need to
understand the subject matter of the technical document and who may have to make
decisions relating to it. The executive summary is written more for technical readers who
want a summary of the entire document at their technical level.
b. The informative summary is written more for nontechnical readers who need to
understand the subject matter of the technical document and who may have to make
decisions relating to it. The executive summary is a brief two- or three- sentence
summary of the main point and key topics of a technical document.
c. The executive summary is written more for nontechnical readers who need to understand
the subject matter of the technical document and who may have to make decisions
relating to it. The informative summary is a brief two- or three-sentence summary of the
main point and key topics of a technical document.
d. The executive summary is written more for nontechnical readers who need to understand
the subject matter of the technical document and who may have to make decisions
relating to it. The informative summary is written for more technical readers who want a
summary of the entire document at their technical level.
