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Revising, Editing, and Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Good writing is ---

a)

capitalization, usage, punctuation, spelling

b)

meaningful, powerful, clear

c)

moving things around, adding descriptive detail, deleting unnecessary words or information

d)

a first draft, after that it gets stale

2.

When you are writing, you should assume --

a)

your readers are less intelligent than yourself

b)

your readers are as smart and opinionated as you are

c)

your readers will be impressed that you even wrote a line

d)

your meaning will be understood more or less

3.

Bad writing is​ (a)   writing.

Choose from the below words
Dull
Bad
Descriptive
most
4.

A first paragraph should do this:

a)

catch your reader's attention

b)

continue to develop the idea or events you are describing

c)

provide a transition between one thought and another

d)

wrap up, or conclude, your thoughts

5.

You should add a new paragraph when you--

a)

describe a new idea or moment in a story

b)

reach the end of a page

c)

new paragraphs do not help a story or essay flow

d)

all the above

6.

​ (a)   give authors power over both the meaning and tone of their expressions.

Choose from the below words
careful word choices
dictionaries
symbols
rough drafts
7.

This word means an angry or bitter outburst

a)

vignette

b)

poignant

c)

tirade

d)

perfidious

8.

This word means a sketch or short, evocative piece of writing

a)

fallacy

b)

poignant

c)

tirade

d)

vignette

9.

This word is a synonym for sad or emotionally affecting--

a)

empathy

b)

nebulous

c)

perfidious

d)

poignant

10.

Different words for different audiences means --

a)

As long as you say it, it doesn't matter how you say it.

b)

Pay attention to who you are speaking to.

c)

There's only one right way to say something.

d)

You're the star. DO what you see fit.

11.

One strong word can be worth ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
several weak ones
1/1000th of a picture
one weak word
three sentences
12.

Three steps for revising a piece of writing are:

a)

move things around, add descriptive details, delete unnecessary words or lines

b)

capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling

c)

meaningful, powerful, clear

d)

reason, rhyme, and on time

13.

If you are this kind of person, this means society has cast you out, or turned its back on you.

a)

despot

b)

entity

c)

pariah

d)

tirade

14.

If you are this kind of person, this means to speak in favor of something or someone

a)

anecdote

b)

advocate

c)

emulate

d)

ogle

15.

This word refers to personal appeal or magnetism:

a)

advocate

b)

catharsis

c)

charisma

d)

gist

16.

This question means attentive to detail, or punctilious

a)

lavish

b)

meticulous

c)

nebulous

d)

hazy

17.

This word is used to describe something sad, or emotionally affecting

a)

camaraderie

b)

poignant

c)

vignette

d)

jaded

18.

This word means to copy someone

a)

efface

b)

emulate

c)

togle

d)

cajole

19.

A synonym for escape is:

a)

emulate

b)

elude

c)

degenerate

d)

illuminate

20.

This word means noticeably awful or outrageous

a)

amicable

b)

benevolent

c)

egregious

d)

tirade