Year 5 Language Conventions: Redundancy

11 practice questions on redundancy for Year 5 students, aligned to the Australian Curriculum V9 NAPLAN assessment framework.

Sample Year 5 Language Conventions — Redundancy Questions

Question 1Mediumredundancy

Which word can be removed from this sentence without changing its meaning? 'The new innovation changed the way people communicate.'

Question 2Hardredundancy

Which word can be removed from this sentence without changing its meaning? 'The unexpected surprise made everyone in the room laugh.'

Question 3Easyredundancy

Which word can be removed from this sentence without changing its meaning? 'She returned back to her seat after the break.'

Question 4Hardredundancy

Which word can be removed from this sentence without changing its meaning? 'They descended down the steep mountain path.'

Question 5Easyredundancy

Which word can be removed from this sentence without changing its meaning? 'She added an extra bonus to the prize money.'

Question 6Mediumredundancy

Which word can be removed from this sentence without changing its meaning? 'The new innovation changed the way people communicate.'

Question 7Mediumredundancy

Which word can be removed from this sentence without changing its meaning? 'She wrote her personal autobiography last year.'

Question 8Hardredundancy

Which word can be removed from this sentence without changing its meaning? 'Her past history showed that she was very reliable.'

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All questions are aligned to the Australian Curriculum Version 9.0 (ACARA) and mapped to the NAPLAN Assessment Framework.

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