Unit 2 Review #2

Which word should be deleted to eliminate redundancy?

In my personal opinion, the lines at the Post Office have grown too long.

• personal

• opinion

• my

• too long

Rewrite this sentence to eliminate wordiness/redundancy.

Past studies have shown that employees are happier when they work in environments with natural light and sunlight.

• NO CHANGE

• Studies have shown that employees are happier when they work in environments with natural light.

• Studies have shown that employees are happier when they work in environments with natural light and sunlight.

• Studies in the past have shown that employees are happier when they work in environments with natural light.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Rewrite this sentence to eliminate wordiness/redundancy.

New buildings, which were just built, may be designed with these studies in mind.

• NO CHANGE

• New buildings, which were just built recently, may be designed with these studies in mind.

• New buildings, which were just built in the recent past, may be designed with these studies in mind.

• New buildings may be designed with these studies in mind.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which word is unnecessary in the sentence?

The dead corpse was found in the church yard.

• dead

• corpse

• church yard

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Replace the underlined word with a more precise word.

The good fans cheered the winning team.

• loyal

• few

• compelling

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Common knowledge needs to be cited.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What source isn't credible?

• A webpage with an unidentified author or affiliation

• A webpage from a college or university

• A government webpage

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A Facebook post

• Credible source

• Not a credible source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The National Air & Space Museum's Website (.gov)

• Credible source

• Not a credible source