diff --git a/exercises/practice/darts/.docs/instructions.md b/exercises/practice/darts/.docs/instructions.md
index 5e57a860..6518201c 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/darts/.docs/instructions.md
+++ b/exercises/practice/darts/.docs/instructions.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Instructions
 
-Write a function that returns the earned points in a single toss of a Darts game.
+Calculate the points scored in a single toss of a Darts game.
 
 [Darts][darts] is a game where players throw darts at a [target][darts-target].
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ In our particular instance of the game, the target rewards 4 different amounts o
 The outer circle has a radius of 10 units (this is equivalent to the total radius for the entire target), the middle circle a radius of 5 units, and the inner circle a radius of 1.
 Of course, they are all centered at the same point — that is, the circles are [concentric][] defined by the coordinates (0, 0).
 
-Write a function that given a point in the target (defined by its [Cartesian coordinates][cartesian-coordinates] `x` and `y`, where `x` and `y` are [real][real-numbers]), returns the correct amount earned by a dart landing at that point.
+Given a point in the target (defined by its [Cartesian coordinates][cartesian-coordinates] `x` and `y`, where `x` and `y` are [real][real-numbers]), calculate the correct score earned by a dart landing at that point.
 
 ## Credit
 
diff --git a/exercises/practice/darts/.meta/config.json b/exercises/practice/darts/.meta/config.json
index 72f0292d..9a077f5d 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/darts/.meta/config.json
+++ b/exercises/practice/darts/.meta/config.json
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
       ".meta/example.nim"
     ]
   },
-  "blurb": "Write a function that returns the earned points in a single toss of a Darts game.",
+  "blurb": "Calculate the points scored in a single toss of a Darts game.",
   "source": "Inspired by an exercise created by a professor Della Paolera in Argentina"
 }