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Quiz about The Department of Redundancy Department
Quiz about The Department of Redundancy Department

The Department of Redundancy Department Quiz


Redundancy is a superfluous use of words, such as "classify into groups" as classifying already means "organizing into groups". See if you understand by taking the quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by MarkThames. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
MarkThames
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
364,695
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
838
Last 3 plays: Guest 31 (8/10), Lottie1001 (6/10), cms4613 (5/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. What word would turn this sentence into a redundant sentence if it were placed into the blank?
The ____-eared hare bounded across the meadow.
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Question 2 of 10
2. What word would turn this sentence into a redundant sentence if it were placed into the blank?
The ___ marsh was filled with flora and fauna.
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Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the following is a redundant sentence? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of the following is a redundant sentence? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these phrases is NOT redundant? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these phrases is NOT redundant? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. As I climbed out of the expensive new limousine, I nearly tripped over a man. He was a smart genius. We started a conversation and I learned that he was a Parisian from France. We became friends and he sent me a free gift a few days after our meeting.

How many redundant phrases were in that piece of text?
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Question 8 of 10
8. I looked out from the window on the 26th floor of the tall skyscraper. I was working here. My job was computer programming and I loved it. The payment was an added bonus. I frowned. It was 1 p.m. in the afternoon and I wasn't sure if there was a meeting.

How many redundant phrases were there in this piece of text?
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Question 9 of 10
9. Which of these is redundant? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these is redundant? Hint



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1. What word would turn this sentence into a redundant sentence if it were placed into the blank? The ____-eared hare bounded across the meadow.

Answer: Long

Hares are known to have long ears (normally even longer than rabbits). Saying "long-eared hare" is definitely redundancy. One could use this sentence to try to mean a hare with especially long ears, but the sentence does not specify that so it is still redundant.
2. What word would turn this sentence into a redundant sentence if it were placed into the blank? The ___ marsh was filled with flora and fauna.

Answer: Wet

Marshes are a kind of wetland. All marshes are wet. Thus, the sentence (if filled in with "wet") is redundant because marshes are already defined as wet, so you don't have to describe a marsh as wet again.
3. Which of the following is a redundant sentence?

Answer: The Englishman was from England.

An Englishman is a person from England. Thus, "The Englishman was from England" is basically saying "The person from England was from England" which is clearly redundant. The others are not redundant because they do not contain superfluous information.
4. Which of the following is a redundant sentence?

Answer: The salary was an added bonus.

Added bonus is redundancy. A bonus is already an added piece, so adding added to that makes it redundant. Even if there are two parts and the salary is simply an unimportant bonus compared to the first payment, added bonus is a redundant phrase nonetheless.
5. Which of these phrases is NOT redundant?

Answer: Many weeks

For a number of days is redundant because days is already plural and "a number of" does not help to specify the amount. Past record is redundant because a record is something from the past. Usual routine is redundant because routines are something done on a usual basis. Thus, many weeks is the only one which is not redundant.
6. Which of these phrases is NOT redundant?

Answer: Small footsteps

A mistake is something done accidentally, so "accidental mistake" is redundant. Planning means to think ahead, so "plan ahead" is also redundant. To be sure is to be definite, so "definitely sure" is also redundant. Thus, only "small footsteps" is not redundant.
7. As I climbed out of the expensive new limousine, I nearly tripped over a man. He was a smart genius. We started a conversation and I learned that he was a Parisian from France. We became friends and he sent me a free gift a few days after our meeting. How many redundant phrases were in that piece of text?

Answer: Four

Expensive limousine is redundant because limousines are expensive cars. Smart genius is also redundant because genius means somebody who is smart. Parisians are from Paris (Parisian does not refer to other cities known as "Paris" except for Paris, France), which is in France, so Parisian from France is redundant as well. Free gift is redundant because gifts are always free. That's four redundant phrases in all.
8. I looked out from the window on the 26th floor of the tall skyscraper. I was working here. My job was computer programming and I loved it. The payment was an added bonus. I frowned. It was 1 p.m. in the afternoon and I wasn't sure if there was a meeting. How many redundant phrases were there in this piece of text?

Answer: Three

Tall skyscraper is redundant because skyscrapers are tall buildings. As said in an earlier question, added bonus is also a redundant phrase. 1 p.m. in the afternoon is redundant because the "p.m." already says that this is past noon. In all, there are three redundant phrases.
9. Which of these is redundant?

Answer: Neither of them

Neither of the two phrases is redundant. Trees aren't necessarily tall so "tall tree" is not redundant. Also, volumes (in the book sense, not the 3-D space or the sound sense) are not necessarily large as they mean books in general (though normally books in a series or collection).
10. Which of these is redundant?

Answer: The reason why ...

"The reason why" is a redundant phrases because when you give a reason, it is always the answer to a "why" question. Thus, this is redundant. "He descended into the" is not redundant because descended does not always mean descending into something. If it were "he descended down", it would be redundant because "descend" means to go down (not to go into).
Source: Author MarkThames

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