WorksheetsRevising, Editing, and Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Good writing is ---
capitalization, usage, punctuation, spelling
meaningful, powerful, clear
moving things around, adding descriptive detail, deleting unnecessary words or information
a first draft, after that it gets stale
When you are writing, you should assume --
your readers are less intelligent than yourself
your readers are as smart and opinionated as you are
your readers will be impressed that you even wrote a line
your meaning will be understood more or less
Bad writing is (a) writing.
A first paragraph should do this:
catch your reader's attention
continue to develop the idea or events you are describing
provide a transition between one thought and another
wrap up, or conclude, your thoughts
You should add a new paragraph when you--
describe a new idea or moment in a story
reach the end of a page
new paragraphs do not help a story or essay flow
all the above
(a) give authors power over both the meaning and tone of their expressions.
This word means an angry or bitter outburst
vignette
poignant
tirade
perfidious
This word means a sketch or short, evocative piece of writing
fallacy
poignant
tirade
vignette
This word is a synonym for sad or emotionally affecting--
empathy
nebulous
perfidious
poignant
Different words for different audiences means --
As long as you say it, it doesn't matter how you say it.
Pay attention to who you are speaking to.
There's only one right way to say something.
You're the star. DO what you see fit.
One strong word can be worth (a)
Three steps for revising a piece of writing are:
move things around, add descriptive details, delete unnecessary words or lines
capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling
meaningful, powerful, clear
reason, rhyme, and on time
If you are this kind of person, this means society has cast you out, or turned its back on you.
despot
entity
pariah
tirade
If you are this kind of person, this means to speak in favor of something or someone
anecdote
advocate
emulate
ogle
This word refers to personal appeal or magnetism:
advocate
catharsis
charisma
gist
This question means attentive to detail, or punctilious
lavish
meticulous
nebulous
hazy
This word is used to describe something sad, or emotionally affecting
camaraderie
poignant
vignette
jaded
This word means to copy someone
efface
emulate
togle
cajole
A synonym for escape is:
emulate
elude
degenerate
illuminate
This word means noticeably awful or outrageous
amicable
benevolent
egregious
tirade
