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Say It Exactly at the Sushi Counter

Grade 4 word choice practice: help a boy at his aunt's sushi restaurant swap vague words for exact verbs, nouns and phrases in his job notes.

Grade 4ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.4.3.a

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 10 questions
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Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 4
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students choose exact verbs, nouns and phrases in place of vague words.
  • Students tell vague words apart from precise words.
  • Students revise a sentence so it conveys an idea precisely.

How to use

Read the opening note together and talk about why words like thing and stuff do not help a reader, then let students complete the sheet on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.4.3.a

Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely.

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Say It Exactly at the Sushi Counter

Choose words and phrases that tell exactly what you mean.

Pick the exact words

Daisuke helps his aunt Michiko get ready for lunch at her small sushi restaurant. He keeps notes about his day, but his notes use vague words. Help him choose words that say exactly what he means.

1.
Which word tells most exactly what Daisuke did with the rice?
"Daisuke ____ the warm rice evenly across the sheet of seaweed."
  • A. put
  • B. did
  • C. spread
  • D. got
2.
Which sentence gives the reader the most exact picture of the restaurant?
  • A. The restaurant was really nice and had good stuff in it.
  • B. The restaurant had twelve stools along a long wooden counter.
  • C. The restaurant was a nice place with lots of things to see.
  • D. The restaurant was big and good, and people liked it a lot.
3.
Aunt Michiko asked Daisuke to be careful. Which sentence tells exactly what she wanted him to do?
  • A. "Be careful with that thing over there."
  • B. "Do not do anything bad near the counter."
  • C. "Watch out for the stuff on the table."
  • D. "Keep your fingers away from the sharp knife."

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