Question

1.

____ details are unrelated or irrelevant details of the topic at hand.  Bonus
 Extraneous 
 Important 
 Supporting 


 2.

You should _____ extraneous details if you come across any in a paper you have written. 
 
Add 
 Expand 
 Highlight 
 Remove 


 3.

Which sentence in the video contains extraneous details? 
 I want to be an athlete. 
 Sports are my passion. 
 My other passion is noodles. 
 I will work hard and practice.

Answer 1

the correct answers are extraneous, remove and my other passion are noodles

Answer 2

1. Extraneous details are unrelated or irrelevant details of the topic at hand.

• This is the definition of extraneous details. Supporting details are details that support or provide more information about the topic.

2. You should remove extraneous details if you come across any in a paper you have written.

• Extraneous details are details regarding another topic. They do not add any details to the topic of your paper. Therefore, they should be removed. Extraneous details are unneccesary and can be distracting.

3. All of these sentences are about sports and being an athlete except:

• My other passion is noodles.

Since the video is talking about wanting to be an athlete, we don't care if he or she likes noodles or not. It is not relevant. We do want to know that sports are his or her passion and that he or she will work hard and practice.