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.
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) _________ _________
forests, we get not fruits, nuts, fibres (g) _________ _________
and herbs at medicinal use. (h) _________ _________
2. Incorrect Correct
Folk tales offer lots of advice.
Much of them deliver the message (a) ________ _________
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) ________ _________
intellectual abilities.
The advice thus conveyed was: (g) ________ _________
“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) ________ _________
a small creatures of the sea (e) ________ _________
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 in
newspapers, magazines,
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) ________ _________
specially
newspaper, but later, it came to include (e) ________ _________
electronic media as well.
Changes in journalism have being fuelled (f) ________ _________
by technological advances.
Almost each new application in (g) ________ _________
communication have affected the way (h) ________ _________
people get their news. Yet,
the newspaper still remains a very
powerful tool of influence and persuasion.
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
seizures of wildlife good, (a) ________ _________
customs officials in IGI airport (b) ________ _________
arrested the resident of Srinagar (c) ________ _________
on Tuesday for carried 25 (d) ________ _________
shahtoosh shawl, 89 pashmina (e) ________ _________
shawls or 55 stoles. The total (f) ________ _________
value of the seized goods have (g) ________ _________
been fix at rs.1,68,54,176 (h) ________ _________
according to experts.
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. (d) ________ _________
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.
10. Incorrect Correct
Mr Jones woke one morning, before the
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) ________ _________
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
returning by the office, I (a) ________ _________
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. (f) ________ _________
19. Incorrect Correct
An one-eyed man was travelling e.g. An A
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
“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. (d) ________ _________
The snow-clad mountains is (e) ________ _________
a treat for the eyes. (f) ________ _________
21. Incorrect Correct
The more important advantage e.g. more most of
a nuclear family are that (a) ________ _________
people get his privacy. (b) ________ _________
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.
22. Incorrect Correct
To be successful at life, e.g. at in
one would be hard-working (a) ________ _________
and has sound value system. (b) ________ _________
If he turned rich, he (c) ________ _________
should remained balanced, (d) ________ _________
and not loose his head. (e) ________ _________
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ANSWER-SHEET
1.
Incorrect Correct
(a) river rivers
(b) failed fail
(c) Their There
(d) with to
(e) don’t doesn’t
(f) a the
(g) not no
(h) at for
2.
Incorrect Correct
(a) much many
(b) clear clearly
(c) attending attend
(d) reasons reason
(e) which that
(f) the his
(g) was is
(h) the a
3.
Incorrect Correct
(a) spent spend
(b) then than
(c) to for
(d) There Their
(e ) a the
(f) when which
(g) into to
(h) foot feet
4.
Incorrect Correct
(a) of in
(b) is are
(c) means meant
(d) of in
(e) come came
(f) being/have been/are
(g) each every
(h) have has
5.
Incorrect Correct
(a) a the
(b) on at
(c) service services
(d) train trained
(e) skill skills
(f) of to
(g) appears appear
(h) may must
6.
Incorrect Correct
(a) good goods
(b) in at
(c) the a
(d) carried carrying
(e) shawl shawls
(f) or and
(g) have has
(h) fix fixed
7.
Incorrect Correct
(a) served serving
(b) on in
(c) hospital hospitals
(d) Accordingly According
(e) has have
(f)nutritious nutrition
(g) or and
(h) delivered deliver
8.
Incorrect Correct
(a) a the
(b) lay laid
(c) or and
(d) in on
(e) these this
(f) connecting connected
(g) a an
(h) of off
9.
Incorrect Correct
(a) bringing bring
(b) at in
(c) has have
(d) unrule unruly
(e) their them
(f) measure measures
(g) bad badly
(h) writing write
10.
Incorrect Correct
(a) has had
(b) goes went
(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
(a) by from
(b) to of
(c) took taken
(d) injure injuring
(e) are were
(f) in at
19.
Incorrect Correct
(a) through by
(b) him his
(c) Anyone Somebody
(d) didn’t don’t
(e) beneath under
(f) their there
20.
Incorrect Correct
(a) in on
(b) see seen
(c) hill hills
(d) attract attraction
(e) is are
(f) for to
21.
Incorrect Correct
(a) are is
(b) his their
(c) their there
(d) todays today’s
(e) do does
(f) disadvantages advantages
22.
Incorrect Correct
(a) would should
(b) has have
(c) turned turns
(d) remained remain
(e) loose lose
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