Using Precise Language

What is an example of precise language?

• He looked

• He peeked

• He saw

• He sees

Which word is an example of the most precise language?

• Baffling

• Strange

• Weird

• Confusing

Which option uses the most precise language?

• The only letters that don’t appear on the periodic table are J & Q.

• There are only a couple of letters that don't appear on the periodic table.

• There are some letters that don't appear on the periodic table.

Which option has the most precise information?

• Octopuses and squids have beaks. The beak is made of the same material that a bird’s beak and our fingernails are made of.

• Octopuses and squids have beaks. The beak is made of a substance that is very similar to what a bird’s beak and our fingernails are made of.

• Octopuses and squids have beaks. The beak is made of keratin – the same material that a bird’s beak, and our fingernails are made of.

What does precise mean?

• exactness and accuracy of expression or detail.

• unclear and vague

• uncertain and not detailed