Wordiness and Redundancy
Authored by Jerri Davis
English
9th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which word or phrase should be deleted?
Mother has to descend down the basement stairs to do the family laundry.
descend
down
to do
has too
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.4
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which word or phrase should be deleted?
In my personal opinion, the lines at the Post Office have grown too long.
personal
opinion
my
too long
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CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.2.1E
CCSS.L.3.1G
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What word or phrase should be deleted? According to our mayor, the root cause of west-side crime is poverty.
root
cause
west-side
to our
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What word or phrase should be deleted? Becky was late getting home because of a terrible tragedy at work.
tragedy
terrible
at work
getting
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The other entries were returned back to their owners.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1C
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which word is unnecessary in the sentence?
The dead corpse was found in the church yard.
dead
corpse
church yard
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
I, personally will not be attending the match.
I
personally
attending
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.2.1E
CCSS.L.3.1G
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