Pick the Right Word
Weak and Strong Sentences
Make it simple
Natural v.s. Unnatural Words
Wordy v.s. Concise
100
Choose the correct form: There,Their, or They're It was _________ dog.
Their
100
Make the sentence a strong one: My people don't work well.
My employees are not doing their best. (or something like that.)
100
Define: facilitate?
make easier
100
Choose the natural word: *According to our records* you currently have a balance of $0 in your account.
Our records show
100
Pick the concise word: We are *advancing forward* in our company project.
advance
200
Choose the correct form: There,Their, or They're _______ my uncles.
They're
200
Make the sentence a strong one: They put the money in the account.
The employee added 1,000 dollars to the shared account with the super market on Sunday, November 10th. (or something like that)
200
Define: terminate?
To end.
200
Choose the natural word: We will *commence* the meeting at 9am.
begin
200
Pick the concise word: We will meet at *an early date.*
soon
300
Choose the correct form: Affect or Effect It had a negitive __________.
Effect
300
Make the sentence a strong one: He was late.
He was late for his shift last Thursday, May 14th by 30 min. (or something like that)
300
Define: configuration?
Shape
300
Choose the natural word: It's not a problem, *per se*, it's a question of context.
as such
300
Pick the concise word: The group came to a *completly unanimous* agreement.
unanimous
400
Choose the correct form: Accept or Except He finished all of his chores,_______, washing the car.
Except
400
Make the sentence a strong one: There will be a meeting tommorow.
We will be meeting in the conference room on July, 7th at 2pm. (or something like that)
400
Define: Jargon?
Gibberish, Technical language
400
Choose the natural word: *Cognizant* of the nature of our company.
aware
400
Pick the concise word: They desided to pay *in the amount of* 400 products.
for
500
Choose the correct form: Your or You're ________ annoying.
You're
500
Make the sentence a strong one: I quit.
I am sending in my two week notice on, May 5, 2012. (or something like that)
500
Define: Wherewithal?
Means
500
Choose the natural word: It is *of our opinion* that you are not very smart.
we think
500
Pick the concise word: We found our company *has the capacity to* fire him.
can
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