Question 1
A)Why do writers use precise words?(1 point)
Responses
to explain their purpose in writing
to explain their purpose in writing
to describe exactly what they mean in writing
to describe exactly what they mean in writing
to share their knowledge of synonyms
to share their knowledge of synonyms
to use ideas that are vaguely represented
to use ideas that are vaguely represented
Question 2
A)Which resource is used to find synonyms?(1 point)
Responses
glossary
glossary
index
index
dictionary
dictionary
thesaurus
thesaurus
Question 3
A)Which of the following are usually considered descriptive words?(1 point)
Responses
nouns and verbs
nouns and verbs
adjectives and adverbs
adjectives and adverbs
verbs and adverbs
verbs and adverbs
nouns and pronouns
nouns and pronouns
Question 4
A)
Use the sentence to answer the question.
Anabelle could see that the immense ship was headed directly for the treacherous rocks.
Which words in the sentence are descriptive?
(1 point)
Responses
headed and see
headed and see
immense and treacherous
immense and treacherous
rocks and could
rocks and could
directly and ship
directly and ship
Question 5
A)
Use the sentence to answer the question.
The people in the parade walked down the street all in step with one another.
Which precise word would best replace the underlined word?
(1 point)
Responses
marched
marched
roamed
roamed
wandered
wandered
ran
ran
7 answers
Question 1: Writers use precise words to explain their purpose in writing and to describe exactly what they mean in writing.
Question 2: A thesaurus is used to find synonyms.
Question 3: Adjectives and adverbs are usually considered descriptive words.
Question 4: The descriptive words in the sentence are "immense" and "treacherous".
Question 5: The precise word that best replaces the underlined word "walked" in the sentence is "marched".
I hope this helps! Let me know if you need further clarification.