Adding and Deleting

Adding and Deleting

12th Grade

15 Qs

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Adding and Deleting

Adding and Deleting

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.11-12.2, L.3.1A, RF.3.3B

+28

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the TWO big clues to look for when deciding whether to get rid of a sentence?

quotations

redundancy

change in voice or tone

the sentence is too short

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

1 min • 1 pt

What is the primary reason for deleting a sentence in a paragraph?

It is too long

It is redundant

It is interesting

It is complex

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a clue that a sentence should be added to a paragraph?

It introduces a new idea

It repeats information

It is confusing

It is too short

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In editing, what does 'adding' usually refer to?

Including more punctuation

Inserting additional information

Increasing word count

Adding more adjectives

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a common reason for deleting a word in a sentence?

It is a noun

It is redundant

It is a verb

It is an adjective

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence structure is most likely to require adding a conjunction?

Simple sentence

Compound sentence

Complex sentence

Fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When might you delete a paragraph from an essay?

When it is too short

When it is off-topic

When it is well-written

When it is at the end

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