________________ wording refers to the writer’s exact or accurate word choice.
Concise
Precise
Formal
Abbreviated
To increase the diction of a sentence, a writer might change the word “saw” to _______________.
Looked
Peeked
Observed
Watched
Which word most accurately defines a writer’s tone?
Attitude
Opinion
Wording
Style
Which of the following sentences is not objective?
The jury was overheard laughing behind closed doors.
The judge politely asked the jury to quiet down.
The defense team showed their disapproval of the jury’s noise.
The plaintiff, who was poorly dressed for court, smiled at the jury’s laughter.
Which sentence demonstrates precise word choice?
A group of men stepped off the bus near the police station.
Four men stepped off the bus at the Vincent Avenue and Market Street intersection.
Four men got off the bus at the intersection near the police station.
A few men stepped off the bus at the intersection near the police station.
It is important for a writer to be objective when writing a research paper.
