Editing And Omission Class 10
PRACTICE EXERCISE OF EDITING
The following passages have 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 your have made.
1. Incorrect Correct
Once, there was the guru communicating e.g. the a
Wisdom to people that caste for his (a) ________ _________
darshan with flowers or fruits. One (b) ________ _________
day, all the offerings were in plenty, he (c) ________ _________
called the disciple and asked him to (d) ________ _________
cut fruits and arrange for their (e) ________ _________
distribution of prasad. A disciple (f) ________ _________
reported to a guru that all was ready (g) ________ _________
for distribution or asked him to distribute. (h) ________ _________
2. Incorrect Correct
The guru asked hint to start for the person e.g. for with
in that he had the greatest faith and the highest (a) ________ _________
confidence. All of people assembled (b) ________ _________
their thought that the disciple would (c) ________ _________
first give a fruits to the teacher and (d) ________ _________
than distribute to the others. But the (e) ________ _________
disciple do not do so. He took the first (f) ________ _________
fruit himself. He explain that since he had (g) ________ _________
the greater confidence in himself, (h) ________ _________
he took the first fruit.
3. Incorrect Correct
There was a king. He used to ask three question e.g. question question
of all the people who came to him. The (a) ________ _________
first question is: Who is the best of all human? (b) ________ _________
The second was: What is a best time? And (c) ________ _________
the third: What is the best in all actions? (d) ________ _________
The king was very anxious to know a answer (e) ________ _________
to these questions. One day, he went to a forest (f) ________ _________
and was moving about the hills or plains. (g) ________ _________
He saw a ashram and wanted to take
some rest there. (h) ________ _________
4. Incorrect Correct
The king reached a ashram . A sadhu e.g. a the
was watering some plants. A sadhu saw that (a) ________ _________
a king was tired. He stopped watering (b) ________ _________
the plants; ran up to the king or gave (c) ________ _________
him some fruits and cold water. On that (d) ________ _________
time, a wounded man with bruises all
over the body is (e) ________ _________
brought to an ashram by another sadhu (f) ________ _________
The first sadhu saw this, he go to the (g) ________ _________
injured and cleaned their wounds, and gave (h) ________ _________
him some herbs.
5. Incorrect Correct
The saint get a piece of chalk equal to the e.g. get got
lump in opium and told the opium-eater (a) ________ _________
that he could continue eating opium but (b) ________ _________
should not took more than the weight (c) ________ _________
in the chalk each day. The opium-eater was (d) ________ _________
quiet happy but he was also told that (e) ________ _________
everyday he shall write ‘one’ three times on a (f) ________ _________
blackboard with that chalk. In that manner, the (g) ________ _________
chalk was reduce and so was his habit. (h) ________ _________
6. Incorrect Correct
Man is the nobler of all animals, the final e.g. nobler noblest
product of untold age of progressive (a) ________ _________
evolution, but they is not consciously (b) ________ _________
striving to live over to his heritage. (c) ________ _________
The beasts hold a world conference to (d) ________ _________
confabulate in the authenticity of man’s (e) ________ _________
claim to be the better of creations and (f) ________ _________
the monarch in all that walks on the earth. (g) ________ _________
The lion chair the meeting. The tiger rose first. (h) ________ _________
7. Incorrect Correct
Islamic education arrive in India (a) ________ _________
many before Aurangzeb’s time, (b) ________ _________
fully greis in concept, context and (c) ________ _________
functioning.
It has its beginning in mektabs, (d) ________ _________
the Arabic term for school. Though their (e) ________ _________
is no indication as for where they (f) ________ _________
were first establish, mektabs (g) ________ _________
were certainly widespread to (h) ________ _________
the fourteenth century AD
in capital cities like Samarkand.
8. Incorrect Correct
Countries near an equator (a) ________ _________
are much warmer then (b) ________ _________
country further to the north and (c) ________ _________
south. We all knows that Kerala (d) ________ _________
is more warmer than the Punjab (e) ________ _________
on winter. Why? For the same reason (f) ________ _________
Italy is cool than India, (g) ________ _________
but England is cooler than Italy. (h) ________ _________
9. Incorrect Correct
Some political thinkers thinks that (a) ________ _________
liberty and equality couldn’t go together. (b) ________ _________
They think that liberty implies a freedom (c) ________ _________
to do what one can like to do. (d) ________ _________
This is true if freedom is interpret (e) ________ _________
on its absolute sense to mean that (f) ________ _________
as each individual shall be free (g) ________ _________
according to her opportunities, (h) ________ _________
there will be chaos.
10. Incorrect Correct
Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847.
When he was a child he was enjoying reading. (a) ________ _________
He reads many science and chemistry books. (b) ________ _________
Edison sold newspapers and candies where
he was twelve years old. (c) ________ _________
When he is 13 or 14, Edison lost his
faculty of hearing. (d) ________ _________
Edison, however, believed that his deafness
was helping him to be a better scientist. (e) ________ _________
As he was deaf, he had not to listen to others. (f) ________ _________
He enjoyed loneliness. He enjoyed not to hear (g) ________ _________
the noises of his environment. This allowed
him to think clear without distractions. (h) ________ _________
11. Incorrect Correct
It is unfortunate as many people (a) ________ _________
regard old people for geriatrics (b) ________ _________
who has one foot into the grave. (c) ________ _________
Someone should remind them that they too (d) ________ _________
would be old one day.
12. Incorrect Correct
Our country can became a heaven (a) ________ _________
for tourists. It has the rich cultural (b) ________ _________
heritage. ancient monuments for (c) ________ _________
wonderful architecture and such natural
beauty of flora or fauna. (d) ________ _________
13. Incorrect Correct
When you buy a puppy with a (a) ________ _________
breeder, one can learn about its (b) ________ _________
background because you can met (c) ________ _________
one and both of its parents. (d) ________ _________
14. Incorrect Correct
Your puppy will probably looked (a) ________ _________
like its parents where it is an (b) ________ _________
adult. It may also had its (c) ________ _________
parents’ qualities. That may be (d) ________ _________
aggressive like them.
15. Incorrect Correct
A puppy can go on its home (a) ________ _________
when it is six and eight weeks old. (b) ________ _________
Make sure your puppy have been (c) ________ _________
checked to a veterinarian. (d) ________ _________
16. Incorrect Correct
Inactivity is the greater cause of (a) ________ _________
overweight these days.
People physical activity (b) ________ _________
had decreased these days. The main (c) ________ _________
reason is their are many labour (d) ________ _________
saving devices.
They does not want to walk on foot. (e) ________ _________
They spend enough time sitting and (f) ________ _________
watch television. Their excess (g) ________ _________
weight makes them sick and they have
spend money in medicine. (h) ________ _________
17. Incorrect Correct
Three years old has rescued by the (a) ________ _________
last Tuesday. She was kidnap by a neighbour (b) ________ _________
due to ransom. The mother (c) ________ _________
inform the police about the missing girl. (d) ________ _________
18. Incorrect Correct
Economics is nothing hut a
way to solving problems of (a) ________ _________
allocation of resources. Human
want are graded in nature. (b) ________ _________
This means that a poor person
will be more concern about (c) ________ _________
procurement of food for his
surviving rather than buying (d) ________ _________
luxury car.
19. Incorrect Correct
Overeating is one of the most wonderful (a) ________ _________
practices among those which think that they (b) ________ _________
can afford it. In fact, that is said that (c) ________ _________
near all those who can get as much (d) ________ _________
as he desire, overeat to their (e) ________ _________
disadvantage. This class of peoples could (f) ________ _________
save the great deal more food than (g) ________ _________
they can save by missing one meal (h) ________ _________
per week and also improving their health.
20. Incorrect Correct
One day, a wonderful plate full of gold
Fell from heaven into a courtyard of (a) ________ _________
a temple at Benaras; so on the (b) ________ _________
plate these words were inscribe. (c) ________ _________
“A gift from heaven to he who (d) ________ _________
loves better”. The priests at once (e) ________ _________
made a announcement that every (f) ________ _________
day at noon, all which would like (g) ________ _________
to claimed the plate should come. (h) ________ _________
21. Incorrect Correct
Her duties of the day were over.
She had scrub the floor of the kitchen, (a) ________ _________
washed the vessels and put them on a (b) ________ _________
shining row on an wooden shelf, returned (c) ________ _________
the short scrubbing broom to it’s corner (d) ________ _________
and closed the kitchen window.
22. Incorrect Correct
After all the sculptor’s labours had come
to a end. He sat back, wiped (a) ________ _________
the perspiration of his face and surveyed (b) ________ _________
his handiwork in great satisfaction. As he (c) ________ _________
looking on, he was overwhelmed by the (d) ________ _________
image.
23. Incorrect Correct
The entire household was under the
control for my mother-in-law. She (a) ________ _________
was the majestic figure, very fair and (b) ________ _________
very serious. She was rigid on (c) ________ _________
her orthodoxy. No one dare to (d) ________ _________
argue with her.
24. Incorrect Correct
Neil Armstrong was the commander of Apollo 11.
He was the first to walk over (a) ________ _________
the moon. What many people do not knew (b) ________ _________
is that unlike most of their fellow (c) ________ _________
astronauts, he was the civilian (d) ________ _________
and not part of the military.
25. Incorrect Correct
According to tradition Gautama Buddha sat
in meditation in the Bo tree at (a) ________ _________
Bodh Gaya. Unfortunately an original tree (b) ________ _________
has disappeared and is replace (c) ________ _________
through a successor — the Peepal tree (d) ________ _________
ANSWER-SHEET
1.
Incorrect Correct
(a) that who
(b) or and
(c) all as
(d) the a
(e) their the
(f) A the
(g) a the
(h) or and
2.
Incorrect Correct
(a) that whom
(b) of the
(c) there there
(d) fruits fruit
(e) than then
(f) do did
(g) explain explained
(h) greater greatest
3.
Incorrect Correct
(a) of to
(b) is was
(c) a the
(d) in of
(e) a the
(f) a the
(g) or and
(h) a an
4.
Incorrect Correct
(a) A the
(b) a the
(c) or and
(d) on At
(e) is was
(f) an the
(g) go went
(h) their his
5.
Incorrect Correct
(a) in of
(b) could may
(c) took take
(d) in of
(e) quiet quite
(f) shall should
(g) that this
(h) reduce reduced
6.
Incorrect Correct
(a) age ages
(b) they he
(c) over up
(d) hold held
(e) in on
(f) better best
(g) in of
(h) chair chaired
7.
Incorrect Correct
(a) arrive arrived
(b) many much
(c) grew grown
(d) has had
(e) their there
(f) for to
(g) establish established
(h) to by
8.
Incorrect Correct
(a) an the
(b) then then
(c) country countries
(d) knows know
(e) more much
(f) on in
(g) cool cooler
(h) but while
9.
Incorrect Correct
(a) thinks think
(b) couldn’t can’t
(c) a the
(d) can would
(e) interpret interpreted
(f) on in
(g) as if
(h) her one’s
10.
Incorrect Correct
(a) was enjoying enjoyed
(b) reads read
(c) where when
(d) is was
(e) was helping helped
(f) had not did not have
(g) not to hear not hearing
(h) clear clearly
11.
Incorrect Correct
(a) as that
(b) for as
(c) into in
(d) to too
12.
Incorrect Correct
(a) became become
(b) the a
(c) for of
(d) or and
13.
Incorrect Correct
(a) with from
(b) one you
(c) because as
(d) and or
14.
Incorrect Correct
(a) looked look
(b) where when
(c) had have
(d) that it
15.
Incorrect Correct
(a) on to
(b) and or
(c) have has
(d) to by
16.
Incorrect Correct
(a) greater greatest
(b) people people’s
(c) had has
(d) is being
(e) does do
(f) enough more
(g) watch watching
(h) spend spent
17.
Incorrect Correct
(a) has was
(b) kidnap kidnapped
(c) due to for
(d) inform informed
18.
Incorrect Correct
(a) to for
(b) want wants
(c) concern concerned
(d) surviving survival
19.
Incorrect Correct
(a) Which who
(b) that it
(c) near nearly
(d) he they
(e) peoples people
(f) the a
(g) can could
(h) improving improve
20.
Incorrect Correct
(a) a the
(b) so and
(c) inscribe inscribed
(d) he him/one
(e) better best
(f) a an
(g) which who
(h) claimed claim
21.
Incorrect Correct
(a) scrub scrubed
(b) on in
(c) an a
(d) it’s its
22.
Incorrect Correct
(a) a an
(b) of off/from
(c) in with
(d) looking looked
23.
Incorrect Correct
(a) for of
(b) the a
(c) on in
(d) dare dared
24.
Incorrect Correct
(a) over on
(b) knew know
(c) their his
(d) the a
25.
Incorrect Correct
(a) in under
(b) an the
(c) replace replaced
(d) through with