Writing Clearly and Concisely

Writing Clearly and Concisely

10th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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Writing Clearly and Concisely

Writing Clearly and Concisely

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.2.1F, L.4.1F, RF.3.3B

+15

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Choose all that apply: Select the word or phrase that is redundant and can be removed without changing the meaning of the text.

The speedometer in my grandfather's car is quite small in size, so it's hard to decipher the numbers.

in size

quite

decipher

grandfather's

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Select the word or phrase that is redundant and can be removed without changing the meaning of the text.

The number of commuters who travel on this turnpike every day is around approximately three hundred thousand.

number

around

approximately

commuters

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Write the word or phrase that is redundant and can be removed without changing the meaning of the text.

The patient's medical chart indicates that he received the injection at 4:26 a.m. in the morning

Answer explanation

A.M. indicates that the shot was given in the morning. You either take out a.m. or the phrase in the morning. Having both is redundant.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Is the following sentence active or passive?

Because I want to go to the movies tomorrow, I need to finish all my homework tonight.

Active

Passive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Is the following sentence active or passive?

Upon the shelf sat the elves.

Active

Passive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Rewrite the sentence in active voice.

Upon the shelf sat the elf.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Is the following sentence active or passive?

The car drove up the street.

Active

Passive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

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