Which is the best revision of this sentence using academic vocabulary? the speaker of okita’s poem has a go at painting herself in ways that have little to do with her background. the speaker of okita’s poem has a crack at describing herself in ways that have little to do with her stock. the speaker of okita’s poem makes an effort to show herself in ways that have little to do with her family. the speaker of okita’s poem attempts to characterize herself in ways that have little to do with her heritage. mark this and return

The best revision of the sentence using academic vocabulary is the one that follows:

The speaker of Okita’s poem attempts to characterize herself in ways that have little to do with her heritage.

Explanation: the other alternatives display too simple and informal vocabulary, such as "stock", "family", "background". There are also idioms: "to have a go", "to have a crack". That is not academic at all. In the alternative above, there is the use of  latin-derived words, such as "attempt" and "heritage". Whenever one wants or needs to sound more formal or academic, the best choice is to resort to more latin-like words.

choose from these types:

the innocent

the orphan

the hero

the caregiver

the explorer

the rebel

answer: he would chuck as much wood as he could chuck if he could chuck wood with a wood chuck