Dead Giveaways

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English
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9th - 10th Grade
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Hard
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Synthia Shurtleff
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:
"For my paper I would like to tell you that you should definitely get a hedgehog"
Throwaway Writing
Repetition
Words in weird order
Vagueness
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1D
CCSS.L.3.1A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:
"Everyone likes to try different things, so don't do the same thing again and get a hedgehog."
Throwaway writing
Repetition
Words in weird order
Vagueness
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1D
CCSS.L.3.1A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:
"One day he decided to carve into the tip of a pencil, he would carve a miniature sculpture."
Throwaway writing
Repetition
Words in weird order
Vagueness
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:
"She found that while people were holding their body in a position of power, the hormones associated with dominance and stress were increased and decreased."
Throwaway writing
Repetition
Words in weird order
Vagueness
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:
"This is true, so I would suggest that bike fees be significantly lower than automobile fees."
Throwaway writing
Repeptition
Words in weird order
Vagueness
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:
"Bicyclists just want a place to be certain that they can ride on the roads safely."
Throwaway writing
Repetition
Words in weird order
Vagueness
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1D
CCSS.L.3.1A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:
"With more than 500 miles of coastline, there is ample opportunity for people to surf right here in their home state and in Texas."
Throwaway writing
Repetition
Words in weird order
Vagueness
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
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