Question

The writer of the feature story looked up the word xeriscape in the dictionary. Which of these BEST describes how the information in the dictionary entry is different from the information in the feature story?

A) The dictionary entry contains up-to-date data, and the feature story provides outdated information.
B) The dictionary entry provides synonyms for the term, and the feature story offers opinions about the term.
C) The dictionary entry explains the origins of the term, and the feature story describes how it is used today.
D) The dictionary entry contains detailed information about the term, and the feature story contains general information about the term.

Answer 1

D) the dictionary entry contains detailed information while the feature story contains general information

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) The dictionary entry contains detailed information about the term, and the feature story contains general information about the term.

Dictionary entry is information about a word, lexical entry, headword - a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry) citation form, entry word, main entry word - the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary.

The feature story is about the details on the written page so the topic becomes alive to the reader. They allow a writer to be creative. It's not just about facts; feature stories are more about storytelling and weaving an interesting narrative.