Avoiding Wordiness
Authored by Margaret Anderson
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7th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word or phrase should be deleted?
Timmy said the UFO he spotted was oblong in shape.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word or phrase should be deleted? The children cried when Fido was euthanized because of their past memories of Fido.
cried
euthanized
memories
past
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1B
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word or phrase should be deleted? Mom has to descend down the basement stairs to do the family laundry.
descend
down
to do
has too
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1G
CCSS.L.2.1E
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word or phrase should be deleted?
In my personal opinion, the lines at the Post Office have grown too long.
personal
opinion
my
too long
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1G
CCSS.L.2.1E
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word or phrase should be deleted?
The rally attendance was estimated at about one thousand.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which word or phrase should be deleted?
Everyone who attends the grand opening celebration will receive a free gift.
attends
free
gift
grand
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What word or phrase should be deleted?
According to our mayor, the cause of west-side crime is poor people in poverty.
root
cause
west-side
to our
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
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