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Editing And Omission Class 9 Page 1
Class 9 Editing And Omission Page 1
PRACTICE EXERCISE OF EDITING
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each of the lines against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the correction that you have made.Â
1.                                            Incorrect    Correct
In the absence of rain, all the river                 (a) _________    _________
get dry. Crops failed in the absence of             (b) _________    _________
water. Their is a food shortage and we             (c) _________   _________
have to go with other countries with a             (d) _________   _________
begging bowl. Who don’t know the                (e) _________   _________
advantages of a tree? In the absence of            (f) _________   _________ Â
forests, we get not fruits, nuts, fibres              (g) _________   _________
and herbs at medicinal use.                      (h) _________   _________
2.                                        Incorrect    Correct
Folk tales offer lots of advice. Â Â Â Â
Much of them deliver the message                (a) ________    _________       Â
quite clear. There is a story about                  (b) ________    _________
Birbal not being allowed to attending               (c) ________    _________
the king’s free lunch. The reasons was             (d) ________    _________
which he was not dressed properly.                (e) ________    _________
This happened in spite of the high                 (f) ________    _________ Â
intellectual abilities.    Â
The advice thus conveyed was:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (g)Â ________Â Â Â Â _________
“Don’t judge the book by its cover.”                 (h) ________    _________
3.                                        Incorrect    Correct
Penguins spent no more time on                   (a) ________    _________
land then is necessary for                         (b) ________    _________
sleeping and to rearing their                       (c) ________    _________
young. There food consists of                     (d) ________    _________  Â
a small creatures of the sea                       (e) ________    _________ Â
when they catch by driving                        (f) ________    _________
often into great depths. They                      (g) ________    _________
don’t use their foot as paddles.                    (h) ________    _________
4.                                         Incorrect    Correct
The collecting, writing, editing and                  (a) ________    _________
presenting in news articles inÂ
newspapers, magazines,Â
radio and television broadcasts is broadly           (b) ________    _________
speaking
what journalism is all about. Originally,
 journalism means                                (c) ________    _________
reportage of current event of printed form,           (d) ________    _________
speciallyÂ
newspaper, but later, it came to include              (e) ________    _________
electronic media as well.Â
Changes in journalism have being fuelled            (f) ________    _________
by technological advances.Â
Almost each new application in                     (g) ________    _________
communication have affected the way               (h) ________    _________
people get their news. Yet,
the newspaper still remains a very    Â
powerful tool of influence and persuasion. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
5. Incorrect Correct
One of the key figures in the tourist
industry is a waiter. His job is not (a) ________ _________
merely to wait on tables and (b) ________ _________
serve food and beverages to customers.
The service provided by the hotel (c) ________ _________
industry are rather complex; hence a waiter
has to be train to acquire knowledge and (d) ________ _________
skill of the industry. He has to be (e) ________ _________
courteous and cheerful, and have
an ability of smile. A waiter must (f) ________ _________
appears smart and well-groomed. (g) ________ _________
He must be able to speak clearly with
a modulated tone; he may have (h) ________ _________
an understanding of human relations.
6.                                         Incorrect    Correct
In one of the biggest   Â
seizures of wildlife good,                          (a) ________    _________
customs officials in IGI airport                      (b) ________    _________
arrested the resident of Srinagar                    (c) ________    _________
on Tuesday for carried 25 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (d)Â ________Â Â Â Â _________
shahtoosh shawl, 89 pashmina                     (e) ________    _________
shawls or 55 stoles. The total                       (f) ________    _________
value of the seized goods have                     (g) ________    _________
been fix at rs.1,68,54,176Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (h)Â ________Â Â Â Â _________
according to experts.Â
7. Incorrect Correct
For the first time in Australia,
robots will be used for served (a) ________ _________
meals to patients on posh new (b) ________ _________
plates at one of Sydney’s hospital. (c) ________ _________
Accordingly to media reports, its (d) ________ _________
officials has changed its menu (e) ________ _________
served to the patients since nutritious (f) ________ _________
is crucial to good health, or shall (g) ________ _________
also have robots delivered meals (h) ________ _________
to patients by the end of next year.
8.                                        Incorrect    Correct
Electricity is supplied to a house
through cables. In cities, a                        (a) ________    _________
cables are usually lay underground,                (b) ________    _________
but in towns or villages they                       (c) ________    _________
may be carried in poles. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (d)Â ________Â Â Â Â _________
Inside the house, these                           (e) ________    _________
cable is connecting to a main                      (f) ________    _________
Switch. In a emergency, the                       (g) ________    _________
power can be turned of.                           (h) ________    _________
9.                                         Incorrect    Correct
Parents and teachers overwhelmingly              (a) ________    _________
want to bringing back the cane                    (b) ________    _________
in schools at Britain complaining                   (c) ________    _________
that the classrooms has turned                    (d) ________    _________
unrule. The vast majority of                        (e) ________    _________
their are also pinning for                           (f) ________    _________
back-to-basics discipline measure including         (g) ________    _________
detention, expulsion and forcing bad behaved        (h) ________    _________
children to writing lines.Â
10.                                        Incorrect    Correct
Mr Jones woke one morning, before theÂ
sun has risen. It was a beautiful                    (a) ________    _________
day, so he goes to the window and                  (b) ________    _________
looked out. He was surprise to see                  (c) ________    _________
a neatly dress, middle-aged professor               (d) ________    _________
coming from a direction of the town.                (e) ________    _________
He had grey hair but thick glasses,                  (f) ________    _________
and was carry an umbrella, a                       (g) ________    _________
newspaper and the bag.                           (h) ________    _________
11.                                         Incorrect    Correct
Even through India has emerged                    (a) ________    _________ Â
as a knowledge hub or a prime                     (b) ________    _________
destination towards research and development,      (c) ________    _________
it is baffling that the same colleges and
universities that produce many of the best brains     (d) ________    _________
hardly find any place in international academic ranking.Â
12.                                         Incorrect    Correct
The wait have ended, and a new legend has          (a) ________    _________
been born.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his intrepid
warriors now stand atop the pedestal                (b) ________    _________
hitherto occupy only by Kapil’s Devils,                (c) ________    _________
and India has became only the third country          (d) ________    _________
after Australia and the West Indies to win the
World Cup more than once.Â
13.                                         Incorrect    Correct
The minister has earlier set up                     (a) ________    _________
a committee to study and recommended            (b) ________    _________
technologies that can cut off river pollution          (c) ________    _________
from crematorium and its report need to be          (d) ________    _________
studied in detail.
14.                                        Incorrect    Correct
It can surprise many people that                   (a) ________    _________
the thing like worry can be a killer.                  (b) ________    _________
That has been proved by all medical researches      (c) ________    _________
that worry is a major cause for heart ailments,       (d) ________    _________
blood pressure and many other diseases.Â
15.                                        Incorrect    Correct
The aim of the terrorists are to                     (a) ________    _________
creating fear, anxiety, panic and                    (b) ________    _________
disturbance in the minds
for the common people. They believe                (c) ________    _________
in destruction, death as create                      (d) ________    _________
lawlessness. The innocent citizens
become the victims of terror.Â
16. Incorrect Correct
Men and his activities have affected (a) ________ _________
nature on a very significant manner. (b) ________ _________
Melting ice or warning waters have raised (c) ________ _________
average sea level worldwide by more than
an inch from 1995. (d) ________ _________
17. Incorrect Correct
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi went to England to (a) ________ _________
higher studies at the age if 19.
His mother was apprehensive (b) ________ _________
about young men go astray in western (c) ________ _________
society. But her fears were allayed that (d) ________ _________
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi swore not for (e) ________ _________
touch meat, wine and women. He faces a (f) ________ _________
lot of difficulties due to their vegetarianism (g) ________ _________
but fulfil his vow. (h) ________ _________
18.                                        Incorrect    Correct
In the evening, as I am                            e.g.    am        was   Â
returning by the office, I Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (a)Â ________Â Â Â Â _________
saw a disorderly rows to                           (b) ________    _________
vehicles. An accident had took                      (c) ________    _________
place killing two boys and injure                     (d) ________    _________
other three. The boys are                           (e) ________    _________
driving in high speed. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (f)Â ________Â Â Â Â _________
19.                                        Incorrect    Correct
An one-eyed man was travelling                    e.g.   An         A      Â
through a bus one day. He was                      (a) ________    _________
carrying a huge bag on him                         (b) ________    _________
shoulder. Anyone sitting next to him                 (c) ________    _________
said, “Why didn’t you keep your bag                  (d) ________    _________
beneath the seat?” The man smiled                  (e) ________    _________
and said, “It is too big to be kept their”.               (f) ________    _________
20.                                        Incorrect    Correct
Kashmir is right called the                         e.g.   right        rightly Â
“Paradise in Earth”, Its beauty                       (a) ________    _________
is to be see to be believed.                         (b) ________    _________
The rivers, hill, mountains and                      (c) ________    _________
gardens are the tourist attract. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (d)Â ________Â Â Â Â _________
The snow-clad mountains is                        (e) ________    _________
a treat for the eyes. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (f)Â ________Â Â Â Â _________
21.                                        Incorrect    Correct
The more important advantage                    e.g.   more     most of Â
a nuclear family are that                           (a) ________    _________
people get his privacy. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (b)Â ________Â Â Â Â _________
In a joint family, there are                          (c) ________    _________
restrictions which todays                          (d) ________    _________
generation do not like.                             (e) ________    _________
They disregard the disadvantages                   (f) ________    _________
of a joint family.   Â
22.                                        Incorrect    Correct
To be successful at life,                            e.g.    at          in        Â
one would be hard-working                         (a) ________    _________
and has sound value system. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (b)Â ________Â Â Â Â _________
If he turned rich, he                                (c) ________    _________
should remained balanced,                         (d) ________    _________
and not loose his head.                            (e) ________    _________
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ANSWER-SHEET
1.Â
Incorrect           Correct             Â
(a) river                 rivers                Â
(b) failed                 fail                 Â
(c) Their                There               Â
(d) with                  to                 Â
(e) don’t                doesn’t              Â
(f) a                     the                 Â
(g) not                   no                 Â
(h) at                    for    Â
2.
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(b) clear                clearlyÂ
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(h) the                  a               Â
3.Â
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(a) spent                spend                  Â
(b) then                 than                   Â
(c) to                    for                     Â
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(e ) a                    the                    Â
(f) when                which                   Â
(g) into                   to                     Â
(h) foot                  feet                     Â
4.
Incorrect            Correct
(a) of                    in Â
(b) is                    are Â
(c) means              meant Â
(d) of                    in Â
(e) come               came   Â
(f) being/have          been/areÂ
(g) each                 every  Â
(h) have                 has  Â
5. Â
Incorrect            Correct
(a) a                      the                          Â
(b) on                    at                    Â
(c) service              services                 Â
(d) train                 trained                 Â
(e) skill                  skills                  Â
(f) of                     to                    Â
(g) appears              appear                 Â
(h) may                  must                   Â
6.  Â
Incorrect             Correct             Â
(a) good                   goods     Â
(b) in                      at  Â
(c) the                     a Â
(d) carried               carryingÂ
(e) shawl                 shawls Â
(f) or                      and Â
(g) have                   has Â
(h) fix                     fixed
7.Â
Incorrect              CorrectÂ
(a) served               serving                 Â
(b) on                     in                     Â
(c) hospital             hospitals                Â
(d) Accordingly          According                Â
(e) has                   have                   Â
(f)nutritious             nutrition                Â
(g) or                    and                    Â
(h) delivered             deliver                  Â
8.Â
Incorrect              Correct   Â
(a) a                      the          Â
(b) lay                    laid        Â
(c) or                    and Â
(d) in                     on Â
(e) these                 thisÂ
(f) connecting          connectedÂ
(g) a                      an
(h) of                     off
9.
Incorrect             Correct                                 Â
(a) bringing               bring                                      Â
(b) at                      in                                         Â
(c) has                   have                                      Â
(d) unrule                unruly                                    Â
(e) their                  them                                      Â
(f) measure             measures                                Â
(g) bad                   badly                                     Â
(h) writing                write  Â
10.
Incorrect             Correct
(a) has                   hadÂ
(b) goes                 wentÂ
(c) surprise             surprised
(d) dress               dressed
(e) a                     the
(f) but                    and
(g) carry               carrying
(h) the                    a
11.
Incorrect Correct
(a) through though
(b) or and
(c) towards for
(d) many some
12.
Incorrect Correct
(a) have has
(b) the a
(c) occupy occupied
(d) became become
13.
Incorrect Correct
(a) has had
(b) recommended recommend
(c) off down
(d) need needs
14.
Incorrect Correct
(a) can may
(b) the a
(c) That This
(d) for of
15.
Incorrect Correct
(a) are is
(b) creating create
(c) for of
(d) as and
16.
Incorrect Correct
(a) his their
(b) on in
(c) or and
d) from since
17.
Incorrect Correct
(a) to for
(b) if of
(c) go going
(d) that because
(e) for to
(f) faces faced
(g) their his
(h) fulfill fulfilled
18.
Incorrect             Correct                           Â
(a) by                                        from                                 Â
(b) to                      of                                    Â
(c) took                                  taken                                 Â
(d) injure                injuring                             Â
(e) are                   were                                 Â
(f) in                      at           Â
19.
Incorrect             Correct
(a) through                by
(b) him                   his
(c) Anyone              Somebody
(d) didn’t                 don’tÂ
(e) beneath               underÂ
(f) their                  there           Â
20.
Incorrect             Correct                               Â
(a) in                     on                                     Â
(b) see                   seen                                   Â
(c) hill                    hills                                    Â
(d) attract                           attraction                            Â
(e) is                     are                                     Â
(f) for                     to  Â
21.
Incorrect             Correct
(a) are                     isÂ
(b) his                    their
(c) their                  thereÂ
(d) todays                today’sÂ
(e) do                    does Â
(f) disadvantages       advantages
22.
Incorrect             Correct
(a) would                shouldÂ
(b) has                   have
(c) turned                turns
(d) remained             remain
(e) loose                 lose
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