Editing and Omission exercises from class 7 to 9 with answer PDF

OMISSION EXERCISE-31

The following passages, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided against correct line number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one been done for you.

		Before	Word	After
Today, researchers examining garlic and	e.g.	researchers	are	examining
its 200-odd chemical components are	(a)	…….	…….	…….
said to be beneficial everything from heart	(b)	…….	…….	…….
disease to cancer. This pungent herb has been used
by the Chinese 3000 B.C. to ward off disease.	(c)	…….	…….	…….
Garlic can be used fighting cancer ;	(d)	…….	…….	…….
and cholesterol it stimulates the	(e)	…….	…….	…….
immune system strengthen the body’s	(f)	…….	…….	…….
defences cancer and inhibits the	(g)	…….	…….	…….
growth and spread tumour.	(h)	…….	…….	…….

Answers–

	Before	Word	After
(a)	components	which	are
(b)	beneficial	for/to	everything
(c)	Chinese	since	3000
(d)	used	for	fighting
(e)	cholesterol	as	it
(f)	system	to	strengthen
(g)	defences	against	cancer
(h)	spread	of	tumour

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OMISSION EXERCISE-32

		Before	Word	After
Ants are perhaps most impressive little	e.g.	perhaps	the	most
creatures the entire Animal Kingdom.	(a)	……	……	……
Their social system is higher even than of	(b)	……	……	……
the beehive, and many ways resembles	(c)	……	……	……
that of mankind. They have knowledge of	(d)	……	……	……
hygiene are well-versed in the art of taming	(e)	……	……	……
other creatures and employing them service.	(f)	……	……	……
They have many virtues similar human qualities.	(g)	……	……	……
They have an appetite anything that lives and	(h)	……	……	……

Answers–

	Before	Word	After
(a)	creatures	of	the
(b)	even	that	that
(c)	and	in	many
(d)	of	the	mankind
(e)	hygiene	and	are
(f)	them	to	service
(g)	similar	to	human
(h)	appetite	for	anything

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OMISSION EXERCISE-33

In the following passages, 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 the space provided against the correct line number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one has been done for you

		Before	Word	After
When we not satisfied with products or	e.g.	we	are	not
services, can improve our chances for	(a)	……..	……..	……..
satisfactory results using effective	(b)	……..	……..	……..
First, state problem,	(c)	……..	……..	……..
and then supply the supporting evidence.
Tell explicitly what you want be done	(d)	……..	……..	……..
about it. Remember to polite and courteous.	(e)	……..	……..	……..
So, hold your temper avoid attacking the	(f)	……..	……..	……..
person listening your complaint. Let	(g)	……..	……..	……..
them know you want the corrective	(h)	……..	……..	……..
action completed.

Answers–

	Before	Word	After
(a)	services,	we	can
(b)	using	the	effective
(c)	state	the	problem
(d)	want	to	be
(e)	to	be	polite
(f)	temper	and	avoid
(g)	listening	to	your
(h)	know	that	you

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OMISSION EXERCISE-34

		Before	Word	After
Needless to say water will perhaps be the scarest	e.g.	say	that	water
commodity of 21st century. On the global	(a)	…….	…….	…….
scale it is assessed that the next two decades,	(b)	…….	…….	…….
water use by human beings be increased by 40%	(c)	…….	…….	…….
and 17% more water will be to grow more	(d)	…….	…….	…….
food for increasing population. Water is	(e)	…….	…….	…….
finite nature and the quantum of water	(f)	…….	…….	…….
cannot increased. The World Water Vision	(g)	…….	…….	…….
Committee our attention to the ‘gloomy arithmetic of water’.	(h)	…….	…….	…….

Answers–

	Before	Word	After
(a)	of	the	21st
(b)	that	in	the
(c)	being	will	be
(d)	be	needed	to
(e)	for	the	increasing
(f)	finite	in	nature
(g)	cannot	be	increased
(h)	Committee	draw	our

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OMISSION EXERCISE-35

		Before	Word	After
Research has proved too much use of	e.g.	proved	that	too
technology hamper intellectual growth,	(a)	……..	……..	……..
language development innovative thinking.	(b)	……..	……..	……..
And then, there are hazards information	(c)	……..	……..	……..
“The human brain limited	(d)	……..	……..	……..
capability to absorb information,” Dr. Mittal.	(e)	……..	……..	……..
With unlimited information available	(f)	……..	……..	……..
a mere mouse click, is hardly surprising	(g)	……..	……..	……..
that problems breakdown, anxiety and	(h)	……..	……..	……..
depression spiralling. Obviously, not	(i)	……..	……..	……..
everyone handle the overload.	(j)	……..	……..	……..

Answers–

	Before	Word	After
(a)	technology	can	hamper
(b)	development	and	innovative
(c)	hazards	of	information
(d)	brain	has	limited
(e)	information.	” says	Dr.
(f)	available	at
(g)	click,	it	is
(h)	problems	like	breakdown,
(i)	depression	are	spiraling
(j)	everyone	can	handle

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OMISSION EXERCISE-36

		Before	Word	After
The Egyptian mummies always remained a fascination	e.g.	mummies	have	always
for all. The method embalming, or treating the dead body is called mummification.	(a)	…….	…….	…….
The first step the	(b)	…….	…….	…….
removal of all internal parts that decay rapidly.	(c)	…….	…….	…….
The brain wait oved inserting special	(d)	…….	…….	…….
hooked instruments up through nostrils.	(e)	…….	…….	…….
It was a delicate operation, one could easily the face. The embalmers disfigure	(f)	…….	…….	…….
then removed the organs the abdomen	(g)	…….	…….	…….
and chest through cut	(h)	…….	…….	…….
made the left side of the abdomen. They left only	(i)	…….	…….	…….
the heart in the place, believing it to the centre	(j)	…….	…….	…….
of person’s being and intelligence.	(k)	…….	…….	…….

Answers–

	Before	Word	After
(a)	method	of	embalming.
(b)	step	was	the
(c)	all	the	internal
(d)	inserting	a	special
(e)	through	the	nostrils.
(f)	operation	as	one
(g)	organs	from	the
(h)	through	a	cut
(i)	made	on	the
(j)		to	the
(k)	of	a	person’s

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OMISSION EXERCISE-37

		Before	Word	After
It is not true the air gets gradually	e.g.	true	that	the
colder higher up you go. It does this	(a)	…….	…….	…….
upto height of about seven miles,	(b)	…….	…….	…….
For the lower layers of the atmosphere	(c)	…….	…….	…….
warmed by heat radiated the ground.	(d)	…….	…….	…….
In the next layer up, temperature remains	(e)	…….	…….	…….
almost the same, but it drops a chilly	(f)	…….	…….	…….
40°F about eighteen miles.
There the temperature to rise because of	(g)	…….	…….	…….
some gases absorb heat directly from the sun.	(h)	…….	…….	…….

Answers–

	Before	Word	After
(a)	colder	the	higher
(b)	upto	a	height
(c)	——–	atmosphere	is
(d)	radiated	by	the
(e)	up	the	temperature
(f)	drops	to	a
(g)	temperature	begins	to
(h)	gases	that	absorb

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OMISSION EXERCISE-38

		Before	Word	After
On the banks of Ganga, where	e.g.	of	the	Ganga
it emerges of the Himalayan foot-hills	(a)	……	……	……
there are long stretches forests. There are	(b)	……	……	……
villages the fringe of the forest inhabited	(c)	……	……	……
by bamboo cutters and farmers. This area an	(d)	……	……	……
ideal hunting ground and so animals	(e)	……	……	……
are not numerous as they used to be.	(f)	……	……	……
The trees, too, have disappearing slowly	(g)	……	……	……
and as the forest recedes the animals lose food and shelter.	(h)	……	……	……

Answers–

	Before	Word	After
(a)	emerges	out	of
(b)	stretches	of	forests
(c)	village	on	the
(d)	area	is	an
(e)	so	the	animals
(f)	not	so	numerous
(g)	have	been	disappearing
(h)	lose	both	food

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OMISSION EXERCISE-39

In the following passages, one word has been omitted in each time. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided against the correct line number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one has been done for you.

		Before	Word	After
I was feeling more miserable ever when behind me	e.g.	miserable	than	ever
I heard a jolly sort of music. Turning around,
I some elephants approaching.	(a)	…….	…….	…….
Leading was a young man on a pony.	(b)	…….	…….	…….
He was a placard advertising a forthcoming	(c)	…….	…….	…….
circus. Music cheered me up and the sight	(d)	…….	…….	…….
of the lovely elephants was unusual treat.	(e)	…….	…….	…….
Across the road, Mr Samuels just finished polishing his fruits.	(f)	…….	…….	…….

Answers–

	Before	Word	After
(a)	I	saw	some
(b)	Leading	them	was
(c)	was	holding	a
(d)	circus.	The	music
(e)	was	an	unusual
(f)	Samuels	had	just

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OMISSIONS EXERCISE-40

In the following passages, one word has been omitted in each tine. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided against the correct tine number. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined. The first one has been done for you.

		Before	Word	After
As man became busier time more precious	e.g.	busier	and	time
some methods sending messages	(a)	……..	……..	……..
quickly had be discovered.The semaphore was invented and	(b)	……..	……..	……..
towers movable arms were erected across	(c)	……..	……..	……..
the country just within the sight each other,	(d)	……..	……..	……..
so that messages could passed on from	(e)	……..	……..	……..
station to station. This was first telegraph,	(f)	……..	……..	……..
quickest way of sending messages	(g)	……..	……..	……..
before the coming electricity.	(h)	……..	……..	……..

Answers–

	Before	Word	After
(a)	methods	of	sending
(b)	had	to	be
(c)	towers	with	movable
(d)	sight	of	each
(e)	could	be	passed
(f)	was	the	first
(g)	the	quickest
(h)	coming	of	electricity