Year 9 Language Conventions: Precision_and_ambiguity

8 practice questions on precision_and_ambiguity for Year 9 students, aligned to the Australian Curriculum V9 NAPLAN assessment framework.

Sample Year 9 Language Conventions — Precision_and_ambiguity Questions

Question 1Hardprecision_and_ambiguity

Which revision most effectively resolves the ambiguity in the original sentence while maintaining the same meaning? Original: Visiting officials can be tiresome.

Question 2Hardprecision_and_ambiguity

Which sentence is ambiguous because of a misplaced modifier?

Question 3Hardprecision_and_ambiguity

Which of the following sentences is precise and unambiguous?

Question 4Hardprecision_and_ambiguity

Which sentence is ambiguous in meaning?

Question 5Hardprecision_and_ambiguity

Which revision makes the sentence below most precise without changing its meaning? Original: The new laws will affect a lot of businesses.

Question 6Hardprecision_and_ambiguity

Which sentence is ambiguous because of a misplaced modifier?

Question 7Hardprecision_and_ambiguity

Which revision best removes the ambiguity from the sentence below? Original: The engineers told the project managers they needed to revise the plans.

Question 8Hardprecision_and_ambiguity

A student wrote this sentence in a history essay. What makes it imprecise? 'The war had a huge negative impact on a lot of people in society.'

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