Vocabulary List 5 Quiz

What does the term "revision" mean?

• To review for a test

• A change or set of changes that corrects or improves something

• To rewrite an entire document

• To make a summary of a text

Which word means "being exact or sharply defined"?

• vague

• error

• precise

• context

What is the meaning of "vague" ?

• A mistake

• Not clearly stated

• A change that improves something

• Being exact

What is an "error"?

• A precise statement

• A figurative expression

• A technical term

• A mistake

Which term refers to "words or phrases that are different from their usual or literal meaning"?

• connotative language

• error

• figurative language

• technical language

What is "connotative language"?

• Words that correct or improve something

• Words that are exact and sharply defined

• Words that show feelings about a topic

• Words that are not suiting or proper

What is "technical language"?

• Language that is not clearly stated

• Language that is not suiting or proper

• Writing that is about a specific subject area

• Language used to make revisions

What does the word "purge" mean?

• To make a mistake

• To be vague

• To clear or empty

• To use figurative language

What does "inappropriate shift" mean?

• A change that corrects something

• Not suiting; not keeping with what is correct or proper

• A precise definition

• A context clue

​ I had to make a __________ of my TDA because it had a lot of errors. ​

• revision
• contest

• inappropriate shift

• purge