Answer the following multiple choice questions to show what you know!
1. Which is the best definition of diction?


the use of figurative language

the use of a dictionary to learn foreign language

word choice

sentence fluency


QUESTION 2

Good writers:

choose diction to go with purpose and audience

show off with formal diction

always simplify their diction

develop one style of diction and stick with it


QUESTION 3

The most natural way to develop diction is to:

talk as much as you can

write as much as you can

read as much as you can

listen to professional speakers


QUESTION 4

Developing diction is;

boring, dull and a waste of time

something scholars do all their lives

unnecessary to good writing

useless in terms of improving reading



question 5
As you develop your diction, you can collect words in your:

Wordbank

Writer's Notebook

Backpack

Writers' Workshop area