Eliminating Redundancy

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English
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10th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence is concise and avoids redundancy?
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Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which phrase in the following sentence is redundant: 'He has a total of 10 different varieties of plants in his garden.'
different varieties of
total of
in his garden
varieties of
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rewrite the following sentence to remove redundancy: 'She absolutely adores her new puppy dog.'
She absolutely adores her new puppy.
She really adores her new puppy dog.
She absolutely loves her new puppy dog.
She adores her new puppy dog.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rewrite the following sentence to remove redundancy: 'The reason why I am late is because I overslept.'
The reason I am late is due to the fact that I overslept.
I am late because I overslept.
I am late because of the reason that I overslept.
The reason for my lateness is because I overslept.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which phrase in the following sentence is redundant: 'She is a single unmarried woman.'
unmarried
single unmarried
woman
she is
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Identify the unnecessary repetition in the following sentence: 'He absolutely adores playing the piano.'
absolutely
adores
the piano
playing
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rewrite the following sentence to remove redundancy: 'The two twins look exactly alike.'
The two twins look exactly similar.
The two twins resemble each other exactly.
The two twins look alike.
The two twins appear exactly the same.
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