Ellipsis Omission

Ellipsis Omission

7th - 9th Grade

10 Qs

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Ellipsis Omission

Ellipsis Omission

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
L.8.2A, L.8.2B

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

Used 1+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is not something that an ellipsis (...) is used to indicate?
passage of time
an unfinished thought
omitted text from a quotation
a rhetorical question

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


"I couldn't help noticing . . . " Mark's voice trailed off.

passage of time

an unfinished thought

omitted text from a quotation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


It rained . . . and rained . . . we thought it would never stop.

passage of time

an unfinished thought

omitted text from a quotation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


Without even being asked, Mary told us that the tickets were cheap . . . but she still couldn't really recommend the performance.

passage of time

an unfinished thought

omitted text from a quotation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


The clock chimed . . . and then chimed again . . . she counted sheep . . . and still Eloise could not sleep.

passage of time

an unfinished thought

omitted text from a quotation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


"I can't stand that girl," Olive said. " She's so... I hate her!"

passage of time

an unfinished thought

omitted text from a quotation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the ellipsis in the following sentence indicate?


"With the factory . . . the town's economy declined rapidly."

passage of time

an unfinished thought

omitted text from a quotation

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