Precision and revision crossword vocabulary pack

Teacher key

1. RELIABLE · 8 letters · adjective · introductory
   Able to be trusted

   Hint: Look for an eight-letter adjective meaning dependable.
   Why it fits: RELIABLE fits because the adjective directly describes something dependable enough to be trusted.

2. EASE · 4 letters · verb · introductory
   Make less severe

   Hint: Think of a four-letter verb that can mean relieve or lessen.
   Why it fits: EASE fits because the four-letter verb means to lessen pain, pressure, difficulty, or another severe condition.

3. REVISE · 6 letters · verb · introductory
   Improve writing by changing it

   Hint: Name the six-letter action that comes after drafting and before editing.
   Why it fits: REVISE fits because writers perform this action when they change ideas, organization, or wording to improve a draft.

4. PRECISE · 7 letters · adjective · intermediate
   Exact and carefully stated

   Hint: Look for a seven-letter adjective meaning exact rather than vague.
   Why it fits: PRECISE fits because this adjective describes wording or measurement that avoids vagueness and states details exactly.

5. JUSTIFY · 7 letters · verb · intermediate
   Support a choice with reasons

   Hint: Name the seven-letter verb teachers use when asking you to explain why your answer is valid.
   Why it fits: JUSTIFY fits because students perform this action when they defend a choice by connecting it to reasons or evidence.

6. CONCISE · 7 letters · adjective · intermediate
   Expressing an idea clearly in few words

   Hint: Remove repetition while keeping the important meaning.
   Why it fits: CONCISE fits because editing can shorten a sentence without weakening its message.

7. COHESION · 8 letters · noun · advanced
   The quality that makes parts of writing stick together

   Hint: Transitions and repeated key terms can create this connection.
   Why it fits: COHESION fits because transitions and reference words help readers track connections.

8. CLARIFY · 7 letters · verb · intermediate
   To make an idea easier to understand

   Hint: Replace vague wording or add a needed detail.
   Why it fits: CLARIFY fits because revision can remove ambiguity and guide the reader.

9. RELEVANCE · 9 letters · noun · intermediate
   A detail's direct connection to the topic

   Hint: Ask whether the information helps answer the guiding question.
   Why it fits: RELEVANCE fits because strong revision removes details that do not serve the purpose.

10. TRANSITION · 10 letters · noun · intermediate
    A word or phrase that links ideas smoothly

    Hint: However, therefore, and meanwhile can perform this job.
    Why it fits: TRANSITION fits because linking language helps readers follow changes and reasoning.

Accept a different answer only when it matches the clue, length, grammar, and any supplied crossings. Use the reviewed answer when teaching the intended vocabulary target.