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Vocabulary Precision Task

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📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice — Precision with meanings

WALT: We are learning to choose the most precise word and recognise parts of speech.

Success criteria: I can select the word that best matches a meaning, pick precise synonyms and identify nouns and adjectives.

Differentiation: Provide word banks or read questions aloud; allow bilingual dictionaries for learners who need language support.

Extension: Explain why other choices are less precise in a short sentence.

1. Which word is the best synonym for reluctant?

eager

hesitant

joyful

careless

2. What does predictable most nearly mean?

likely to surprise

able to be guessed beforehand

full of colour

impossible to measure

3. Choose the word that best replaces the underlined phrase: "She gave a succinct summary."

long-winded

brief

unclear

elaborate

4. Check all that apply: Which of these are nouns?

joy

run

decision

noisy

5. Replace "walked slowly" with the most precise single word.

ambled

rushed

dashed

marched

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers — Use vocabulary precisely

WALT: We are learning to use precise vocabulary in sentences and short explanations.

Success criteria: I can define words accurately, use them correctly in a sentence and replace vague words with precise alternatives.

Differentiation: Provide sentence starters or a list of suggested synonyms for students who need support; allow oral responses if writing is difficult.

Extension: Write a brief paragraph that compares two similar words and explains when to use each.

6. Define the word concise in your own words.
7. Write one sentence that shows you understand the verb analyse.
8. Replace the vague word in this sentence with a more precise word: "The movie was really good."
9. Match each word (left) with the correct definition (right). Draw lines between columns.
A. ambiguous
B. collaborate
C. abundant
D. infer
1. work together
2. draw a conclusion from evidence
3. more than enough; plentiful
4. unclear; open to more than one interpretation
10. Extension: Write a short paragraph (3–4 lines) using the words analyse, infer and concise.

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