Question

Select the best option to fill in the blank:
The main purpose of a report is to _______________________ .

• A. Record emotions
• B. Analyze a problem
• C. Persuade readers
• D. Convey information

Answer 1

The correct option is D Convey information

Option D: A report is a short, concise document written for a particular purpose and audience. Its main purpose is to lay out facts. Hence, as mentioned in option D, a report conveys information to a particular audience. Hence option D is correct.

Option A: A report records events and not emotions.

Option B: The main purpose of a report is 'to give a spoken or written account of something or someone'. It can analyse a problem too, but that's not essential.

Option C: A report can be persuasive in nature, but its a particular type of report. All reports are not persuasive, and hence it;s not the main purpose.

So, options A, B and C are wrong.