Conciseness Quiz

Which of the following sentences is the most concise?

• The reason why she is late is because her car broke down.

• She is late because her car broke down.

• She is late due to the fact that her car broke down.

• Being late was caused by her car breaking down.

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CCSS.W.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.3

Identify the sentence that eliminates redundancy.

• Please RSVP your attendance in advance.

• Please RSVP.

• Please confirm your attendance by RSVPing.

• Please advance your RSVP for confirming attendance.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose the option that reduces wordiness effectively.

• It is important to note that we need to make a decision quickly.

• We need to decide quickly.

• A quick decision is needed on our part.

• It is necessary that a decision is made quickly.

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CCSS.W.9-10.4

Select the sentence that is edited for clarity.

• Despite the rain, the event, which was outdoors, had a lot of people attending.

• Many people attended the outdoor event despite the rain.

• The event, being outdoors, was attended by many people even though it rained.

• The outdoor event was attended by many, despite the rain.

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CCSS.W.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which sentence is restructured for better readability?

• The cake, which was made by my mother, who is a great baker, was delicious.

• The delicious cake was made by my mother, a great baker.

• My mother, who is a great baker, made a delicious cake.

• A great baker, my mother made a delicious cake.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the sentence that eliminates unnecessary details.

• I woke up at 7:00 AM in the morning, got ready, and then I went to school.

• I woke up, got ready, and went to school.

• After waking up at 7:00 AM, I prepared and proceeded to school.

• This morning, after waking up at 7:00 AM, I got ready for school and left.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

Choose the most concise way to convey the information.

• At this point in time, we need to start planning our strategy.

• We need to start planning our strategy now.

• Now is the time to start planning our strategy.

• It is now time to plan our strategy.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which option best eliminates redundancy?

• She saw it with her own eyes.

• She saw it.

• She herself saw it.

• It was seen by her.

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CCSS.W.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.5

CCSS.W.9-10.2

Select the sentence that reduces wordiness the most.

• The boy who is tall scored the winning goal.

• The tall boy scored the winning goal.

• The winning goal was scored by the boy who is tall.

• The goal that won the game was scored by the tall boy.

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CCSS.W.9-10.4

Identify the option that is edited for maximum clarity.

• The professor said on Monday he would give the lecture.

• On Monday, the professor said he would give the lecture.

• The professor said he would give the lecture on Monday.

• The lecture will be given by the professor on Monday as he said.

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CCSS.W.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.5