Redundancy and Wordiness

Which of the words in the following sentence is redundant?

As the boy ran up the steep hill the height made it difficult to run up the hill.

• Height

• Up the hill

• Run

• Cantaloupe

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Montana owns a chicken and Montana's chicken started to screech at her son timmy and peck him and eat his nubbins. What part of this sentence is redundant?

• Chicken

• The 2nd Montana

• The 1st Montana

• Nubbins

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Zoe has a son named Bartholomew who is the flash and Zoe has a daughter named Samskie who is there. Which of the following phrases in this sentence is redundant?

• Redundant

• Samskie who

• Zoe has a

• Child

Groot was on his phone watching Spiderman when his phone dinged because his friend was texting him. Which of the following sentences can replace this one?

• Groot was on his phone watching tv when his friend texted him.

• Spiderman is the best movie ever and Groot's friend interrupted it.

• Groot's friend texted him while he was watching a Marvel movie.

• Groot is better than Froot.

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Jake the dog was eating chips and as he was eating chips Finn told him to get ready for an adventure. What part of this sentence is redundant?

• I hate you all.

• Jake is AWESOME.

• Adventure

• Eating chips

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the definition of redundancy?

• A state of being useless or not needed/ repeated

• A state of being useful or needed.

• A state of being weird.

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CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does the acronym KISS stand for?

• Froot is better

• Keep it so so

• Keep it sassy and stupid

• Keep it short and simple

Jaybird was reporting when Drake pushed her out of the way and Drake ruined her scene by being late. What can replace this sentence?

• Drake was late for his scene and messed up Jaybird's reporting.

• The duckling was ugly and then it turned into a swan.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Froot was being mean to Groot as usual and as Froot was being mean. What part of this sentence is redundant?

• Froot was being mean

• Groot is better

• Baymax is the best

• Hug

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Dave and Jerry were performing on stage when Dave had a voice crack and Dave fell. What word in this sentence is used redundantly?

• Dave

• Jerry

• Crack

• Sentence

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4