Redundancy and Wordiness
Authored by Deborah Dennard
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the most concise version of the sentence: "I returned back to my room after the meeting was over."?
I went to my room after the meeting was over.
I returned to my room after the meeting ended.
I returned to my room the as soon as the meeting was over.
I backtracked to my room after the meeting was over.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Rewrite the following sentence to correct any ambiguity, wordiness, or redundancy: I heard they are going to put a movie theater on campus.
I heard a movie theater will be built on campus.
I heard they plan to build a movie theater on campus.
I heard a movie theater is going to be built on campus.
I heard that a movie theater is coming to campus.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the correctly rewritten sentence that eliminates any ambiguity, wordiness, or redundancy from: "Please repeat again what you said."
Please repeat again what you said.
Please repeat what you said.
Repeat again what you said.
What you said, repeat.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
4. While barbecuing our steaks, a hungry dog came into our backyard.
What happened when a hungry dog came into the backyard while you were barbecuing steaks?
While we were barbecuing our steaks, a hungry dog came into our backyard.
While barbecuing, something went wrong with the barbecue due to a stray animal's interference.
A hungry dog came into our backyard while barbecuing steaks.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
5. The servers they really take care of you at this restaurant.
At this restaurant, the servers they really take care of you.
The servers at this restaurant really take care of you.
They really take care of you.
This restaurant really takes care of you.
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CCSS.L.3.1A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The circumstances are very delicate in nature.
The circumstances are very delicate.
The circumstances are extremely robust in nature.
These very circumstances are delicate in nature.
The circumstances in nature are very delicate for everyone involved.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1G
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
7. It was a story that was difficult to tell.
It was a difficult story to tell.
It was a story that was very difficult to tell.
It was a story that was difficult to explain to people.
It was a story that was difficult to talk to people about.
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CCSS.L.3.1A
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