Are You Being Formal Enough?

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LSAT English Quiz on Are You Being Formal Enough?, created by Tracy Rains on 24/07/2017.
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Question 1

Question
________________ wording refers to the writer’s exact or accurate word choice.
Answer
  • Concise
  • Precise
  • Formal
  • Abbreviated

Question 2

Question
To increase the diction of a sentence, a writer might change the word “saw” to _______________.
Answer
  • Looked
  • Peeked
  • Observed
  • Watched

Question 3

Question
Which word most accurately defines a writer’s tone?
Answer
  • Attitude
  • Opinion
  • Wording
  • Style

Question 4

Question
Which of the following sentences is not objective?
Answer
  • 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.

Question 5

Question
Which sentence demonstrates precise word choice?
Answer
  • 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.

Question 6

Question
It is important for a writer to be objective when writing a research paper.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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