

This Grade 7 worksheet focuses on reducing sentences for concise writing, helping students remove unnecessary words and express ideas clearly. Learners practice identifying wordy expressions, avoiding repetition, and writing shorter, more effective sentences.
Concise writing improves clarity and effectiveness. For Grade 7 learners, this topic is important because:
1. It helps students remove unnecessary words.
2. It improves sentence clarity and readability.
3. It reduces repetition and wordiness.
4. It strengthens writing precision and impact.
This worksheet includes five structured activities to build concise writing skills:
🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the most concise sentence without changing meaning.
✏️ Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks
Students complete sentences using appropriate words from given options.
📋 Exercise 3 – True or False
Students identify whether a sentence is concise.
📝 Exercise 4 – Underline the Words
Students identify the wordy or unnecessary part in each sentence.
✍️ Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting
Students rewrite sentences to make them concise and clear.
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. b
5. a
6. b
7. c
8. a
9. b
10. a
Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks
1. unnecessary
2. excessive
3. words
4. redundant
5. clarity
6. wordy
7. readability
8. redundant
9. words
10. effectiveness
Exercise 3 – True or False
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True
6. False
7. True
8. True
9. False
10. True
Exercise 4 – Underlined Wordy Parts
1. and in a fast manner
2. repeated the same point again
3. that was tall in height
4. that was completed was finished
5. that was red in color
6. returned back
7. that was empty had nothing inside
8. free and cost nothing
9. loudly in a loud voice
10. that was very interesting
Exercise 5 – Concise Sentences
1. He spoke softly.
2. The players worked as a team.
3. She decided to leave early.
4. The train arrived at 6:00 p.m.
5. He replied to the question.
6. The room was full of people.
7. They returned after finishing the game.
8. She smiled happily.
9. The conclusion was surprising.
10. He moved forward quickly.
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Concise writing helps remove unnecessary words and ensures the message is clear and to the point.
Eliminate redundant words and simplify complex sentences to express ideas in fewer words.
Instead of "She was very tired and exhausted," write "She was exhausted."