Match the items on the left to the boxes on the right.

Objects to move

  • hot topic, think out of the box, in a nutshell
  • But how can we measure it?
  • !!
  • actually, bigger and bigger, all sorts of, all the time, let’s
  • a good way, we can say that, all over, come up with, use, set up, look at
  • very, just, still
  • so, but
  • you, we, our
  • can, measure, use(ed/ing), aspects, method, test
  • it’s
  • The drawing test is a very useful test, So instead of just using one method to measure creativity we should probably come up with several methods to measure different aspects of creativity, For example, it means that …
  • If you come up with a new and useful idea, we can say that you are creative!! We have still not succeeded in finding a good way, It’s based on gestalt theory and it can be used all over the world.
Clichés/Expressions that are used too often
    		hot topic, think out of the box, in a nutshell
    Questions to the reader
      		But how can we measure it?
      Exclamation marks
        		!!
        Informal (chatty) vocabulary
          		actually, bigger and bigger, all sorts of, all the time, let’s
          Unsophisticated (simple) vocabulary
            		a good way, we can say that, all over, come up with, use, set up, look at
            Unsophisticated adverbs
              		very, just, still
              Unsophisticated connecting words
                		so, but
                Use of personal pronouns
                  		you, we, our
                  Repetition of vocabulary
                    		can, measure, use(ed/ing), aspects, method, test
                    Abbreviated forms
                      		it’s
                      Lack of conciseness/To many unnecessary words
                        		The drawing test is a very useful test, So instead of just using one method to measure creativity we should probably come up with several methods to measure different aspects of creativity, For example, it means that …
                        Lack of complex noun phrases/Sentences are constructed around verbs, not nouns
                          		If you come up with a new and useful idea, we can say that you are creative!! We have still not succeeded in finding a good way, It’s based on gestalt theory and it can be used all over the world.