🔍 Part 1: Spotting Vague Words

1. Circle the vague words in these sentences that need to be more precise:

Someone went somewhere yesterday.

A few people visited that place last year.

The thing happened at some time.

2. Choose the most precise sentence:

Someone went to the shop.

Mia walked to Countdown supermarket on Queen Street.

A person went shopping.

✏️ Part 2: Making Sentences Precise

3. Rewrite this vague sentence with specific names, places, and numbers:

Vague: Some kids went somewhere fun during the holidays.

Precise: ________________________________________________

4. Fill in the blanks to make this sentence more precise:

_____________ (name) travelled to _____________ (place) on ___/___/2024 (date) with _____ (number) friends.

5. Replace the vague words in brackets with precise details:

Yesterday, (someone) _____________ went to (somewhere) _____________ and bought (something) _____________ for $(some amount) _______.

🏔️ Part 3: New Zealand Places and Precision

6. Match the vague descriptions with precise New Zealand place names:

1. A big city up north

2. The capital city

3. A mountain in the South Island

4. A lake in the North Island

A. Lake Taupō

B. Auckland

C. Mount Cook/Aoraki

D. Wellington

7. Which of these make writing more precise? (Check all that apply):

Using people's names

Adding specific places

Including exact numbers or dates

Using words like "someone" and "somewhere"

📝 Part 4: Rewrite the Paragraph

8. Read this vague paragraph and rewrite it with precise details:

Vague paragraph:
Last week, some students from our school went on a trip somewhere interesting. They left early in the morning and travelled for a while. When they got there, they saw lots of things and learned about stuff. A few people said it was the best trip ever. They came back late and told everyone about their day.