
Wordiness and Redundancy
Authored by Sarah Williams
English
10th Grade
CCSS covered

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
I recall how my brother hung about her in the kitchen or wherever she happened to be, how enthusiastically Paul related all his goals for the future, and his intentions for the rest of his life.
NO CHANGE
and his plans for himself.
and his decisions for his next phase.
OMIT the underlined portion
Tags
CCSS.L.8.2A
CCSS.L.8.2B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following words or phrases from the sentence could be deleted?
She worked for thirty years as a teacher and librarian in the field of education in Baltimore public schools.
thirty
and librarian
in the field of education
Baltimore public
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the sentence that avoids unnecessary wordiness.
At this point in time, we need to make a decision.
We need to make a decision now.
We, without a doubt, need to make a decision at this current moment.
It is necessary that a decision is made by us now.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which option best revises the following sentence to eliminate redundancy? "The reason Tom is late is because his car broke down."
The reason Tom is late is due to the fact that his car broke down.
Tom is late because his car broke down.
The fact of the matter is, Tom is late because his car broke down.
Tom's lateness is because his car broke down.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the sentence that is concise and free of redundancy.
She repeated the same story over and over again.
She repeated the story repeatedly.
She told the story again.
She told the same story multiple times over.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following sentences eliminates unnecessary wordiness?
The final outcome of the game was surprising.
The outcome of the game was surprisingly unexpected.
The game ended in a surprising outcome.
The game's outcome was surprising.
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