6.10C Quiz - Clarity & Development (R)

1. 1. What is the MOST effective way to revise sentences 4 and 5?

• A. The hallways were huge, and I didn't know where to go because they were confusing.
• B. The huge hallways were confusing, so I didn't know where to go.
• C. The hallways were huge and confusing, and I didn't know where to go.
• D. Because the hallways were huge, they were confusing, and I didn't know where to go.

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 2. The meaning of sentence 8 is unclear. Which revision makes the meaning clearer?

• A. The other students seemed nice, however.
• B. The other students seemed nice, but I was still worried.
• C. However, the other students seemed nice.
• D. The other students seemed nice, and they were friendly.

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 3. What is the BEST way to revise sentences 12 and 13 to eliminate repetition?

• A. I felt better after that, and the day got better too.
• B. I felt better after that because the day got better.
• C. I felt better after that, so the day got better for me.
• D. After that conversation, I felt better and the rest of the day improved.

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4. 4. What revision, if any, should be made to sentence 3?

• A. That's not enough time for students.
• B. That's not enough time to eat and socialize properly.
• C. That's not enough time, obviously.
• D. No revision needed.

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 5. What is the MOST effective way to combine sentences 7 and 8?

• A. Some students don't finish their food, which makes them hungry later.
• B. Some students don't finish their food, and this makes them hungry later
• .C. Some students don't finish their food, so this makes them hungry later.
• D. Some students don't finish their food because this makes them hungry later.

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6. 6. Which sentence should be added after sentence 12 to better develop the main idea?

• A. Friends are important to everyone.
• B. Students like to talk during lunch.
• C. Social time is fun for students.
• D. These relationships help students feel connected and supported at school.

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He lived in Indiana and he also lived in Connecticut before returning back to Maine with his mother when he was eleven.
How is this sentence best revised to remove repeated information.  

• He went back to Maine with his mother when he was eleven, but before that he lived in Connecticut and he lived in Indiana.
• He returned to Maine when he was eleven; however, he lived in Connecticut and Indiana before he went back to Maine with his mother.
• When he was eleven, he went back to Maine with his mother, but before he returned to Maine, he lived in Connecticut and Indiana
• He lived in Indiana and Connecticut before returning to Maine with his mother when he was eleven.

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YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use, and it was popular by entertaining young people.

What is the BEST way to revise this sentence?

• YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use and entertaining to young people.

• YouTube quickly became popular because it was easy to use, it was also entertaining to young people.

• Quickly popular because it was easy to use, YouTube was also entertaining to young people.

• Because YouTube quickly became popular, it was also entertaining to young people.

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(1) In the times of the Middle Ages, many children dreamt of becoming a knight. (2) Usually one first became a page when one was eight years old. (3) As a page, a boy would serve his lord because he became a teenager. (4) Then he would become an esquire.

Which sentence could be added after sentence 1 to strengthen the introduction of this paper?

• A knight is very cool.

• Only boys could become knights.

• Only boys could become knights, and it took lots of training.

• Training to be a Knight.

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(1) in 1877, The Spalding Company made one of the first baseball mitts. (2) Before it's creation, baseball players played with their bare hands.

Which sentence would be go after sentence 2 as a detail to support the paragraph?

• It was in 1877 when this happened.

• The new mitt was worn by the catcher and had no fingers.

• The first baseball mitts were made by saddle makers.

• Outfields soon began to wear baseball mitts, too.

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