Editing And Omission Class 10
Class 10 Editing And Omission
PRACTICE EXERCISE OF OMISSION
In the passages given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing Word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your answer sheet. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one has been done as an example.
1.
“All your charity does not measure to the
ounce of flour (a) _______ _______ _______
given by a Poor Brahmin, (b) _______ _______ _______
who though he starving, fed his guest”. (c) _______ _______ _______
These words were spoken the virtuous (d) _______ _______ _______
Pandava emperor, Yudhisthira.
2.
True charity doesn’t mean giving lot of money, (a) _______ _______ _______
gold silver. It means a lot of (b) _______ _______ _______
sacrifice the part of the donor. (c) _______ _______ _______
It is not done to show off wealth or power. (d) _______ _______ _______
3.
A bicycle gets punctured when thorn (a) _______ _______ _______
or a nail runs into its tube. Puncture (b) _______ _______ _______
needs to repaired. First of all, (c) _______ _______ _______
the tube taken out of the tyre and inflated. (d) _______ _______ _______
4.
Everyone wishes to healthy e.g. to be healthy
but not are ready to (a) _______ _______ _______
work in direction. (b) _______ _______ _______
It takes a lot discipline (c) _______ _______ _______
to maintain regular and (d) _______ _______ _______
a strict regimen. Most the (e) _______ _______ _______
people, come up excuses. (f) _______ _______ _______
5.
I am so fond watching e.g. fond of watching
cricket. I have always sports (a) _______ _______ _______
and till it remains my passion. (b) _______ _______ _______
My father against my joining (c) _______ _______ _______
sports academy. My sports (d) _______ _______ _______
player is Dhoni. There is a (e) _______ _______ _______
film made on his life journey. (f) _______ _______ _______
6.
“The Room On the Roof” is excellent e.g. is an excellent
novel written Ruskin Bond. (a) _______ _______ _______
It is a beautiful of writing (b) _______ _______ _______
that reflects explorations and (c) _______ _______ _______
new discoveries the adolescents world. (d) _______ _______ _______
The main character, boy named (e) _______ _______ _______
`Rusty’ is in search of identity (f) _______ _______ _______
7.
The rains this have created havoc e.g. this year have
all over. In Delhi, there is rise (a) _______ _______ _______
in cases dengue, typhoid, chikunguniya (b) _______ _______ _______
etc. A panic situation arisen. (c) _______ _______ _______
These diseases serious illnesses. (d) _______ _______ _______
People have to empowered with (e) _______ _______ _______
awareness to ensure that diseases (f) _______ _______ _______
are prevented.
8.
A man who met an accident. e.g. met with an
lying bleeding on the road (a) _______ _______ _______
The police came took (b) _______ _______ _______
him to hospital. (c) _______ _______ _______
Chances the injured man (d) _______ _______ _______
surviving very little. (e) _______ _______ _______
ANSWER-SHEET
1.
(a) measure lip to
(b) given away by
(c) he was starving
(d) spoken to the
2.
(a) giving a lot
(b) gold or silver
(c) sacrifice on the
(d) off your wealth
3.
(a) when a thorn
(b) tube. The puncture
(c) to be repaired
(d) tube is taken
4.
(a) not all are
(b) in that direction
(c) lot of discipline
(d) maintain a regular
(e) most of the
(f) up with excuses
5.
(a) always loved sports
(b) till today it
(c) father was against
(d) my favourite sports
(e) player is Dhoni
(f) film being made
6.
(a) written by Ruskin
(b) beautiful piece of
(c) reflects many explorations
(d) discoveries of the
(e) character a boy
(f) of his identity
7.
(a) is a rise
(b) cases of dengue
(c) situation has arisen
(d) diseases cause serious
(e) to be empowered
(f) that these diseases
8.
(a) X was lying
(b) came and took
(c) to the hospital
(d) chances of the
(e) surviving looked/seemed very