Exam 23: Revising for Language Awareness

In each of the sentences below, select the letter for the word that most exactly and vividly completes the sentence. The driving hail ____ our faces as we ran for the car.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the answer that correctly identifies the underlined portion of the sentence as wordy or trite. There are billions of stars in each galaxy, and there are billions of galaxies in the universe. Stars are bodies of gas that range in size, weight, and temperature, and can be hot or cold .

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the answer that correctly identifies the underlined portion of the sentence as wordy or trite. Stars glow like a light bulb , even from a distance, because of the nuclear fusion going on continually exploding in the star's center.

Select the sentence that contains concise, fresh language. Which sentence contains concise, fresh language?

Select the sentence that contains concise, fresh language. Which sentence contains concise, fresh language?

In each of the sentences below, select the letter for the word that most exactly and vividly completes the sentence. Sam ____ on the sofa reading a murder mystery.

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the answer that correctly identifies the underlined portion of the sentence as wordy or trite. Enormous stars, called red giants, can be fifty times more massive than the sun. The smallest stars, called white dwarfs, are small, usually no larger than Earth.

In each of the sentences below, select the letter for the word that most exactly and vividly completes the sentence. ____ boards make the porch dangerous.

Select the sentence that contains concise, fresh language. Which sentence contains concise, fresh language?

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the answer that correctly identifies the underlined portion of the sentence as wordy or trite. When you look at the sky on a clear night, you will not see the exact same sky that the ancient Greeks saw thousands of years ago when they looked at the night sky .

Select the sentence that contains concise, fresh language. Which sentence contains concise, fresh language?

In each group below, select the letter of the sentence that uses concise, fresh, and exact language. Which sentence uses concise, fresh, and exact language?

Select the sentence that uses concise, fresh, and exact language. Which sentence uses concise, fresh, and exact language?

In each group below, select the letter of the sentence that uses concise, fresh, and exact language. Which sentence uses concise, fresh, and exact language?

Select the sentence that uses concise, fresh, and exact language. Which sentence uses concise, fresh, and exact language?

In each group below, select the letter of the sentence that uses concise, fresh, and exact language. Which sentence uses concise, fresh, and exact language?

In each of the sentences below, select the letter for the word that most exactly and vividly completes the sentence. After lying to his best friend about the business deal, James felt ____.

Select the sentence that uses concise, fresh, and exact language. Which sentence uses concise, fresh, and exact language?

Select the sentence that contains concise, fresh language. Which sentence contains concise, fresh language?

In each group below, select the letter of the sentence that uses concise, fresh, and exact language. Which sentence uses concise, fresh, and exact language?