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Identifying Repeated Ideas Worksheet

A school newsletter draft has repeated ideas. Read each example closely: some repetition adds emphasis, while other repetition can be tightened. Answer the questions, then revise a sentence of your own.

Spot the Meaning

Use context to decide which words express the same or nearly the same idea.

1.Read: “The enormous, gigantic pumpkin took two students to carry.” Which pair repeats the idea of size?

enormous and gigantic
pumpkin and students
carry and took
two and students

2.Read: “Before the race, Jada was anxious because she felt nervous about the starting signal.” Which words show Jada’s similar feeling?

3.Read: “The library was peaceful and quiet, so Aaliyah could focus.” What idea do “peaceful” and “quiet” share in this sentence?

4.Read: “The trail was steep, but the hikers kept climbing uphill.” Do “steep” and “uphill” mean the same thing here? Explain briefly.

Read Like an Editor

Read the complete newsletter paragraph before answering Questions 5–9.

On Saturday, our neighborhood held a lively, energetic garden fair. Families explored the colorful, bright booths and sampled fresh strawberries. A sudden downpour began, and rain poured heavily onto the tables. Volunteers quickly hurried to move the books and plants indoors. Even after the storm, the cheerful crowd stayed to help clean up.

5.In the paragraph, which pair of words repeats an idea about the fair?

lively and energetic
families and booths
books and plants
Saturday and storm

6.Which pair describes the booths with a repeated idea?

7.The paragraph says both “a sudden downpour began” and “rain poured heavily.” What weather event is repeated?

8.“Quickly hurried” repeats a similar idea. Which word could be removed to make the sentence more concise without changing its meaning?

quickly
hurried
move
indoors

9.Why might a writer deliberately use words with similar meanings, such as “lively, energetic” or “colorful, bright”?

To emphasize an impression or create a vivid description
To hide the main event from the reader
To make every sentence the same length
To introduce a completely different topic

Revise and Create

Writers make choices: repetition can add emphasis, but unnecessary repetition can make a sentence wordy.

10.Revise this sentence to remove the unnecessary repeated idea: “The exhausted, tired volunteers carried boxes into the gym.” Write a clearer version.

11.Write one sentence about a surprising discovery. Use two words with similar meanings to emphasize how surprising it was.

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