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Clutter and Style

Authored by Kelcy Hahn

English

9th - 12th Grade

Used 2+ times

Clutter and Style
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What phrase did Zinsser's cite as "debasing both language and friendship?"

personal friend

fast friend

best friend

trusted friend

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who, in an example, utters a "phrase so oxygen-depriving in itself we are prepared for any disaster"?

a flight attendent

an anesthetist

an underwater diver

a dentist

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Zinsser gives evidence from all these kinds of people, except...

religious people

politicians

military leaders

business heads

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How would Zinsser mark writing that "wasn't doing useful work" for his students at Yale?

put brackets around it

highlight it

underline it in red

circle it with a black marker

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Zinsser said the hard part, after cutting an eight-page article down to four pages, was ___.

cutting it to three

rewording the remaining clutter

wondering if you'd cut too much

writing the next eight-page article.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For an example of sticking with the basics, Zinsser turned to a metaphor from ___.

carpentry

sports

war

agriculture

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Zinsser says style is "organic to the person" in the same way ___ is to a person, even one who is ___.

hair, bald

height, very short

kindness, cruel

eye color, blind

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