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Quick questions on Report and proposal writing explained: O-Level English
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What is the standard report structure?Show answer
A report at O-Level usually has these parts:
What is writing the content clearly?Show answer
Inside each section, write in clear, complete sentences and keep one idea per point. Use facts and concrete detail ("the library closes at 4 p.m.") rather than vague complaint ("the library is rubbish"). Recommendations should be actionable: instead of "the library should be better", write "the library should extend its opening hours to 6 p.m.
What are vague recommendations?Show answer
"Things should improve" gives the reader nothing to act on. Say what, when and how.
What are opinion instead of findings?Show answer
A report presents facts; replacing them with personal grumbling weakens the content and the formal tone.
What are recommendations that ignore the findings?Show answer
Suggestions should solve the problems the findings identified, not appear from nowhere.
What is a chatty, informal tone?Show answer
Reports and proposals are formal and impersonal; slang or a conversational voice does not fit the text type.
What is q1?Show answer
Name the main sections of a report and say what each one does. [3 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain why a report uses headings. [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Rewrite this vague recommendation to make it specific: "The school should do something about litter." [2 marks]