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Redundancy Wordiness Error CorrectionSet 1

1Which property of a well-written text includes the use of time-tested principles in writing, thus avoiding redundancies, wordiness, cliches, highfalutin words, and expressions?

2How to write in your own words/paraphrase the following source:Owls are nocturnal animals.

3To avoid redundancy, instead of writing "advance warning," one should simply write:

4What word should you TRY not to use? (It gets boring!)

5Evaluate the effectiveness of the word choice in the sentence: "The speaker's tone conveyed both urgency and hope."

6Find the odd one out pair.

7If a drug's effect is still unproven, its result is:

8I have already drunk too many water bottles today.

9Computer security, information security, and information technology (IT) security all mean the same thing and are interchangeable terms.

10The Joint Commission issued the DO NOT USE list. The abbreviation u meaning unit should not be used because it has been mistaken for all of the following EXCEPT

11I can seat a MAXIMUM of 10 people at my dining room table. Can I seat 8 people at the table?

12My parents give me total free to do what I like.

13It is preferable to give each folder an appropriate name

14When choosing words, focus on using words that are ..... and .....

15Good communicators vary their words to avoid unintentional repetition.

16To make his message clear, Marcus should use simple alternatives instead of less familiar words, such as using "salary" instead of "remuneration."

17An environmental group contacts Nina to get her procedures so that they can check her results.

18What is it called when you write way more than you need to?

19Instructions: Select the following that correctly describes the introduction of the document.

20Motor takaful will NOT cover the following:

21As a general rule, police officers are not permitted or allowed to engage in any other business or calling.

22He earns barely enough to pay the bills and buy food.

23In translation, what should be the approach to using synonyms in order to avoid excessive repetition?

24"A collaborative global campaign of vaccination effectively got rid of smallpox by 1980." Which word or phrase is unsuitable?

25Career objective or job title should be

26Illustrate your points with specifics in writing.

27The presentation of the same information or data set more than once.

28For the room cleaning process, do you have to have the door open or closed when it is carried out?

29Prescriptions can NOT be compounded:

30A passive sensor may be tested in any of the following ways except?

31The goal of most reports is to be brief and to the point, officers should record the events using the simplest language possible with without sacrificing clarity

32High school students should be provided with adequate career orientation so that they can make more informative decisions about their future majors.

33The teacher had clear diction and was difficult to understand.

34Reference lists should include every text you read to produce the report.

35What is it called when you use too many words to express your idea?

36When preparing your slides, you should avoid wordiness.

37The 'Do Not Use' list refers to:

38..... means superfluity or using words unnecessarily or using words for a second time.

39Choose the word/s that contains error in word choice (Diction). If there is no error in the sentence, tick NO ERROR.Because of the flu epidemic, we didn't have hardly enough people to sing in the choir.

40Procrastination is an attribute a great leader must have

41When it is snowy you don't need .....

42Which of the following should be avoided in the formulation of a research title?

43If an author keeps repeating a certain phrase, what style choice is he making?

44Anyone that has just started exercising should abandon the idea that it has some miracle effect on the health of the body instantly.

45The following are some well-known cloud-based data repositories. Point out the excess

46Which of the following words is overused in the paragraph?

47What is precision?

48Words can be confusing when you use a lot to say a little. Where did Milo learn this lesson?

49Do law enforcement professionals need to continue studying/training about the laws?

50Which of the following sentences shows precise word choice effectively?

51What word means "the needless repetition of words or ideas"?

52Words like "things," "stuff," and "bad" are good word choice.

53Which of these words does your teacher hate to see in your writings?

54Gathered market research data should be integrated with other research data coming from both ..... and external sources to make the most of their use and to make more confident strategic decision making.

55Which of the following should you avoid in writing a report?

56Astronomers most probablyuse direct photography lessfrequently today than in thepast because

57The least important time for people to have a source of clean, fresh water is when they are .....

58In a new maximum security design, shower areas shall be not less than 24" square per showerhead and not less than ..... high.

59Each and every is an example of a(n) .....

60What is the moral of the story regarding embedding quotes?

61Saying "sorry" is often overused and can seem meaningless: it can lose its value. TRUE OR FALSE?