Concise writing quiz

What is the MOST PRECISE way to write this sentence:
After a long period of time, my dog gave birth to a lot of puppies.

• After what seemed like forever, my dog gave birth to tons of puppies.
• After ten hours, my dog gave birth to eight brown and white puppies.
• My dog gave birth to so man puppies after quite a few hours.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is an example of precise language?

• He looked in the bag.

• He peeked in the bag.

• He saw in the bag

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the most precise word to go in the blank?

Sam __________ to the finish line.

• went

• ran

• dashed

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CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

Which of the options below is the best way to make this sentence more concise? ​Finn would like to learn about the time in history before World War II and​ ​after World War I.

• A ​ ​Finn​ ​would​ ​like​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​about​ ​history.

• B ​ ​Finn​ ​would​ ​like​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​about​ ​World​ ​War​ ​I​ ​and​ ​World​ ​War​ ​II.

• C ​ ​Finn​ ​would​ ​like​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​about​ ​the​ ​time​ ​in​ ​history​ ​before​ ​World​ ​War​ ​I.

• D ​ ​Finn​ ​would​ ​like​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​about​ ​the​ ​time​ ​between​ ​World​ ​War​ ​I​ ​and​ ​World​ ​War​ ​II.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the options below is a way to make the sentence below more concise?

There are many different ways to repaint the kitchen that was originally painted blue in color.

• A ​ ​There​ ​are​ ​ways​ ​to​ ​paint​ ​the​ ​kitchen​ ​blue.

• B ​ ​There​ ​are​ ​many​ ​ways​ ​to​ ​repaint​ ​the​ ​blue​ ​kitchen.

• C ​ ​There​ ​are​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​ways​ ​to​ ​paint​ ​a​ ​kitchen​ ​another​ ​way​ ​if​ ​the​ ​kitchen​ ​used​ ​to​ ​be painted​ ​blue

• D ​ ​There​ ​are​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​different​ ​ways​ ​to​ ​repaint​ ​a​ ​kitchen​ ​that​ ​was​ ​originally painted​ ​in​ ​a​ ​color​ ​that​ ​was​ ​blue.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Academic writing should.......?

• contain long sentences.

• be concise.

• use a lot of intensifiers.

A wordy sentence ............

• is frequently too short.

• includes more than one main idea.

• includes unnecessary words.

Redundancy is.............?

• combining two simple sentences.

• expressing the same idea two or more times.

• explaining an idea clearly and completely.

One way to avoid wordiness is to avoid using...........?

• pronouns and adjectives.

• time clauses.

• intensifiers like really and very.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Another way to avoid wordiness is to..........?

• combine sentences when possible.

• use only action verbs.

• explain things clearly by repeating important information