Language Lesson: Choosing Precise Words to Eliminate Wordine

Choosing Precise Words to Eliminate Wordiness

I can make thoughtful choices of specific words.

Multiple Choice

full of life

• vivid

• clarity

• precise

• specific

• redundancy

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vivid language that appeals to the senses

• imagery

• clarity

• precise

• specific

• redundancy

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unnecessary repetition

• imagery

• clarity

• precise

• specific

• redundancy

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distinctive and clear

• imagery

• clarity

• precise

• specific

• redundancy

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clearness

• imagery

• clarity

• precise

• specific

• redundancy

Multiple Choice

exact and careful

• imagery

• clarity

• precise

• specific

• redundancy

Multiple Choice

Janice is writing about a description of a house. Choose the sentence that includes precise and clear word choices.

• The tin roof shone in the sun, and the front lawn was green and inviting.

• It was a square house with a yard in front.

• I went to the house on a Tuesday morning.

• The house looked like all the other houses on the street.

Multiple Choice

Today, it is not uncommon to see women wearing high-heeled shoes. However, the first high-heeled shoes were actually made for men back in the 1500s. The heels helped soldiers keep their feet in the stirrups of their saddles as they rode into battle.

• Perdusade

• Inform

• Entertain

• Describe

Multiple Choice

Identify the verb in this sentence:

Billy jumped over the fence.

• Billy

• jumped

• over

• fence

Multiple Choice

Which word is a noun?

• hairy

• chop

• dipping

• bear

Multiple Choice

Which word is a specific noun?

• hair

• bear

• water

• Grizzly Bear

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence.

She __________ along the platform and __________ through the doors just as the train was pulling out of the station.

What two words would best complete the sentence?

• went, walked

• raced, jumped

• moved, entered

• hopped, passed

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph.

Louis __________ the cookbook in frustration. He just wanted to make dinner for these friends. Why did recipes always have to be so complicated?

Which verb or verb phrase best completes the sentence?

• closed

• put down

• slammed shut

• set aside

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence.

Tushan was a highly experienced runner with years of experience running in races.

What is the best replacement of “experience” in this sentence?

• skill

• practice

• rehearsal

• exercise