This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Concision In Writing – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Concision In Writing Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What sentence uses the word desolate correctly? A) He tried to desolate the argument by providing clear facts and evidence. B) After the concert, the once-busy street looked desolate and abandoned. C) The documentary focused on the desolate effects of climate change on wildlife. D) She decided to desolate her room with bright colors and modern furniture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the concert, the once-busy street looked desolate and abandoned. 2. Which is more concise? A) Imagine someone trying to learn the rules of chess. B) Imagine a mental picture of someone engaged in the intellectual activity of trying to learn what the rules are for how to play the game of chess. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagine someone trying to learn the rules of chess. 3. Voltaire was both disappointed and excited when he found out that his favorite coffee shop, Candid Coffee, was moving to a new and larger point. A) NO CHANGE. B) Position. C) Location. D) Orientation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Location. 4. Numerous research projects, including the benchmark Framingham Heart Study, demonstrate that taking a vacation can have well-connected health benefits. A) NO CHANGE. B) Valuable. C) Prestigious. D) Weighty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Valuable. 5. Choose the most concise sentence. A) Introverts rarely choose to work in groups but often prove to be productive members. B) It is rare that introverts choose to work in groups, but they are often productive team members. C) Introverts may prove to be productive team members, and they make positive contributions to groups at work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introverts rarely choose to work in groups but often prove to be productive members. 6. A wordy sentence is A) Is frequently too short. B) Contains unnecessary words. C) Needed to pad the writing. D) Makes the writer seem more intelligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contains unnecessary words. 7. How does ambiguity affect clarity? A) It makes the tone more formal. B) It strengthens the writer's purpose. C) It confuses readers with double meanings. D) It makes the sentence clear by removing vague language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It confuses readers with double meanings. 8. What sentence uses the word devise correctly? A) She was able to devise the long book in a single day. B) They planned to devise the garden with a variety of flowers and plants. C) The scientist managed to devise a new method for converting sunlight into energy. D) He was surprised to devise the mountain peak through the dense fog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientist managed to devise a new method for converting sunlight into energy. 9. Balancing the budget by Friday is an impossibility without some kind of extra help.Which sentence is the best revision? A) Balancing the budget by Friday is an impossibility. B) Balancing the budget by Friday is impossible without extra help. C) Without extra help by Friday we will never balance the budget. D) Balancing the budget is impossible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Balancing the budget by Friday is impossible without extra help. 10. Sahil believed in the importance of excellent customer service, but it was a challenge to remain professional when the customer ordered a fruit smoothie, complained that it tasted like fruit, and then dumped the drink on the floor when she was denied a refund. A) NO CHANGE. B) An impediment. C) An obstruction. D) An opposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 11. What can you eliminate from this sentence:During that time period, many car buyers preferred cars that were pink in color and shiny in appearance? A) Pink. B) In color. C) Many. D) Buyers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In color. 12. Which option is more concise? A) Students must complete the application. B) It is required that students complete the application. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Students must complete the application. 13. Which uses active voice? A) The research department checked your figures. B) Your figures were checked by the research department. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The research department checked your figures. 14. What sentence uses the word dilemma correctly? A) They decided to dilemma the distance as quickly as possible. B) He enjoyed a delicious dilemma for dinner last night. C) The bright colors of the painting created a visual dilemma. D) She found herself in a dilemma when choosing between two equally appealing job offers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She found herself in a dilemma when choosing between two equally appealing job offers. 15. What is one of the unnecessary words you could eliminate in this sentence:Before the travel agent was completely able to finish explaining the various differences among all of the many very unique vacation packages his travel agency was offering, the customer changed her future plans? A) Agent. B) Plans. C) Various. D) Offering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Various. 16. Backlash against the senator's education bill only hurled her to work harder to ensure its passage. A) No Change. B) Spurred. C) Heckled. D) Launched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spurred. 17. In a reluctant manner, John held a lengthy and in-depth conversation with his teacher, and then John asked his teacher for advice. A) No change. B) Reluctantly, John spoke at length with his teacher, asking him for his advice. C) Reluctantly, John held a drawn-out and in-depth conversation with his teacher, and so he asked that teacher for advice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reluctantly, John spoke at length with his teacher, asking him for his advice. 18. Twice as many Japanese men as American men smoke, yet the deaths attributable to smoking are half as much as ours. A) No change. B) Half as many as. C) Half the number. D) Half of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Half of. 19. Eggs are high in cholesterol and ..... A) Getting in fat. B) In fat. C) Get fat. D) Rather fat-filled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In fat. 20. When the weather outside is cold and ..... , I like to be indoors. A) Gets windy. B) Starting to get windy. C) Getting windy. D) Windy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Windy. 21. More than half a decade after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that leveled Haiti, serious public health and social problems tolerate. These include inadequate housing, political corruption, and the spread of cholera. A) NO CHANGE. B) Pursue. C) Persist. D) Keep going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persist. 22. There was a total of twenty-six punches that hit the losing boxer. A) No change.,. B) A total of twenty-six punches hit the losing boxer. C) The losing boxer was punched twenty-six times. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The losing boxer was punched twenty-six times. 23. All Molly wanted to do was navigate a direct route to the beach, but her GPS kept losing its signal. A) No Change. B) Convey. C) Voyage. D) Maneuver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No Change. 24. Redundancy is ..... A) Combining two simple sentences. B) Explaining an idea clearly and completely. C) Explaining the same idea two or more times. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Explaining the same idea two or more times. 25. What sentence uses the word deplete correctly? A) The long journey began to deplete their energy reserves. B) She managed to deplete the puzzle in record time. C) The garden was deplete with a variety of colorful flowers. D) He was amazed to deplete the height of the mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The long journey began to deplete their energy reserves. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesConcision In Writing Quiz 2Concision In Writing Quiz 3Clarity And Coherence QuizClarity In Writing QuizCreating Emphasis In Writing QuizDesign And Usage QuizDialogue Usage QuizDistinguishing Rhetoric QuizEffective Written Communication QuizFigurative Language QuizFigures Of Speech QuizGender And Language QuizHedging In Writing QuizHedging Language QuizHypophora Vs. 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