Read the student’s paragraph from a narrative. Choose the MOST precise word from each drop-down menu to improve the paragraph.

Question

On the first day of February, the weather forecaster
that the pleasant coolness of winter would be dramatically changing. Upon hearing the weather forecast, my little sister squealed with joy, as if it were her birthday again. She had been counting on a miraculous change in the weather so she could build a snowman. Just as expected, the temperatures
to the negative, and we saw snow

Answer 1

Here’s the improved paragraph with the most precise words chosen:

On the first day of February, the weather forecaster predicted that the pleasant coolness of winter would be dramatically changing. Upon hearing the weather forecast, my little sister squealed with joy, as if it were her birthday again. She had been counting on a miraculous change in the weather so she could build a snowman. Just as expected, the temperatures plummeted to the negative, and we saw snow.