Editing and Omission Exercises for Class 10 PDF With Answers

Editing Exercise-1

The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet.

		Incorrect	Correct
It have been ten days since Pakistan	(a)	…………………	…………………
President tell the media in Pakistan that he	(b)	…………………	…………………
wanting to open up the Line of Control	(c)	…………………	…………………
to Kashmiris in either side. The Indian	(d)	…………………	…………………
Foreign Office has yet to receive a formal
proposal from Pakistan, senior Government
sources have revealing. Yet Pakistan	(e)	…………………	…………………
PM says on Thursday that	(f)	…………………	…………………
discussions has started on the issue.	(g)	…………………	…………………
Pakistan Foreign Minister saying that	(h)	…………………	…………………
his country would make the proposal soon.

Answers:

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	have	has
(b)	tell	told
(c)	wanting	wants
(d)	in	on
(e)	revealing	revealed
(f)	says	said
(g)	has	have
(h)	saying	said

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Editing Exercise-2

The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect and the correct word in your answer sheet against the correct blank number. The first one has been done as an example.

		Incorrect	Correct
An living creatures not alone human	e.g.	alone	only
beings but plants and animals also wants	(a)	…………	…………
freedom. They want to live the tree life.	(b)	…………	…………
But the animals in the zoos is captured	(c)	…………	…………
and put into cage for our	(d)	…………	…………
entertainment. Animals and birds who	(e)	…………	…………
are captured, are train in the circuses.	(f)	…………	…………
If they can talk, they would make	(g)	…………	…………
us feel guilt and regretful of our actions	(h)	…………

Answers:

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	wants	want
(b)	the	a
(c)	is	are
(d)	cage	cages
(e)	who	which
(f)	train	trained
(g)	can	Could
(h)	guilt	guilty

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Exercise-3

In the following paragraph there is one error in each line. Underline each error and write your correction in the space provided. The first one has been done for you as an example.

		Incorrect	Correct
The giant whale are very harmless animals.	e.g.	whale	whales
Their head is about one-third the size of a huge body	(a)	…………	…………
and in it sweep great quantities of tiny fish	(b)	…………	…………
and sea-weed. Inside the mouth there is no teeth	(c)	…………	…………
but a arrangement of thin bones which	(d)	…………	…………
catch the food; so the whale sucks	(e)	…………	…………
down an endless meat as it move.	(f)	…………	…………
These food is stored in the whale’s body	(g)	…………	…………
as a layer in fat.	(h)	…………	…………

Answers:-

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	huge	human
(b)	sweep	sweeps
(c)	is	are
(d)	a	an
(e)	catch	catches
(f)	move	moves
(g)	These	This
(h)	in	of

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Exercise-4

In the following paragraph, there is one error in each line. Underline each error and write your correction in the space provided. The first one has been done for you as an example.

		Incorrect	Correct
Well, you won’t be long before you do, I thought wish
that Marian had one quarter of the self-confidence who	(a)	………….	………….
this child scattered so joyfully to the four winds. At the	(b)	………….	………….
face of her stubborn persistent I almost gave way.	(c)	………….	………….
But what was the use ? I had been try so often before.	(d)	………….	………….
The result was always the same. Marian should come	(e)	………….	………….
home so soon as she could, her drooping shoulders	(f)	………….	………….
express a despair that went to my heart.	(g)	………….	………….
Despite she was quite different with me and we played	(h)	………….	………….
together contentedly.

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 Editing Exercise-5

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.      

		Incorrect	Correct
On the way back, one of his men fall, into	e.g.	fall	fell
a coma. Soon, a blizzard hit him. Scott was	(a)	……..	……..
left with none other alternative but to pitch his	(b)	……..	……..
tent and waiting for the blizzard to pass.	(c)	……..	……..
Unfortunately the blizzard grown fiercer.	(d)	……..	……..

Answers:

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	him	them
(b)	none	no
(c)	waiting	wait
(d)	grown	grew

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       Editing Exercise-6

The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a blank is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.   

		Incorrect	Correct
Seizing the Naga in the throat, he would let	e.g.	in	by
the egg slide down its gullet to a delight of	(a)	………	………
the onlookers. He repeat the performance	(b)	………	………
at the next street or the bazaar. The	(c)	………	………
show went upon from morning to evening	(d)	………	………

Answers:

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	slide	slid
(b)	repeat	repeated
(c)	or	of
(d)	upon	on

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Editing Exercise-7

The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

		Incorrect	Correct
Amongst young peoples, motorcyclists and	e.g.	peoples	peoples
cooterists are the great cause of danger.	(a)	……..	……..
They often try to show of by driving	(b)	……..	……..
at break-neck speed; they risk there own	(c)	……..	……..
life as well as that of other.	(d)	……..	……..
Rash driving is one of the greatest cause	(e)	……..	……..
of road accidents. Bicyclists are also involving in	(f)	……..	……..
a lot of accidents. While driving alongwith the	(g)	……..	……..
road or at the cross roads, they should be so careful.	(h)	……..	……..

Answers–

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	great	greatest
(b)	of	off
(c)	there	their
(d)	other	others
(e)	cause	causes
(f)	involving	involved
(g)	alongwith	along
(h)	so	very

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Editing Exercise-8

The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

		Incorrect	Correct
Traffic in metropolitan cities have almost	e.g.	have	has
reached a saturating point. The roads are overcrowding	(a)	……..	……..
with people moving in the hurry. They	(b)	……..	……..
are not interested to following the	(c)	……..	……..
rules and regulations. The rash driver jump	(d)	……..	……..
red lights, overtake from wrong sides leading
into traffic jams.	(e)	……..	……..
If people use the transport wise	(f)	……..	……..
they can avoid jams. Traffic rules would be made	(g)	……..	……..
more strict and punishment should be severely	(h)	……..	……..
for, the rule breakers.

Answers–  

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	overcrowding	overcrowded
(b)	the	a
(c)	to	in
(d)	driver	drivers
(e)	into	to
(f)	wise	wisely
(g)	would	should
(h)	severely	Severe

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Editing Exercise-9

The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

		Incorrect	Correct
Hunger or thirst are the two	e.g.	or	and
basic conditions for living who	(a)	……..	……..
are the reminder to our bodies	(b)	……..	……..
that the body should be	(c)	……..	……..
fed by water and food. Our	(d)	……..	……..
bodies need water for time to time.	(e)	……..	……..
But on summer our need to drink water	(f)	……..	……..
grows strongest. We need more water	(g)	……..	……..
as the body water evaporate through	(h)	……..	……..
perspiration.

Answers–  

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	who	which
(b)	reminder	reminders
(c)	should	would
(d)	by	with
(e)	for	from
(f)	on	in
(g)	strongest	stronger
(h)	evaporate	evaporates

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  Editing Exercise-10

The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

		Incorrect	Correct
In many ways, the woman of Chhattisgarh	e.g.	woman	women
enjoy the unique position within India.The	(a)	……..	……..
percentage of females is high than the males	(b)	……..	……..
in the rural population as compare to the	(c)	……..	……..
Rural women, though poorly, but	(d)	……..	……..
are more independence, hardy, better	(e)	……..	……..
organised and social more vociferous.	(f)	……..	……..
They commands more powers in general	(g)	……..	……..
compared to their counterparts in another	(h)	……..	……..
parts of India.

Answers–

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	the	a
(b)	high	higher
(c)	compare	compared
(d)	poorly	Poor
(e)	independence	independent
(f)	social	socially
(g)	commands	command
(h)	another	other

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Editing  Exercise-11

The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

		Incorrect	Correct
A recently research shows that in moderation,	eg.	recently	recent
coffee can be actually best for you and,	(a)	……..	……..
Pie stronger the coffee, the great	(b)	……..	……..
are the beneficial effects. For years, the focus on coffee has been in	(c)	……..	……..
its potential adverse affects.	(d)	……..	……..
But now there is strong scientific reason of enjoying your coffee.	(e)	……..	……..
Coffee is the complex mixture of chemicals,	(f)	……..	……..
included the significant amounts of caffeine.	(g)	……..	……..
Instant coffee has much little caffeine than	(h)	……..	……..
percolated or filtered coffee.

 Answers–

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	best	good
(b)	great	greater
(c)	in	on
(d)	affects	affect
(e)	of	for
(f)	the	a
(g)	included	including
(h)	little	less

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  Editing Exercise-12

The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

		Incorrect	Correct
Ever wondered what goes in the making	e.g.	in	into
of  a beautiful smile? The crafters of the smile, experienced dentists, used a variety of modern	(a)	……..	……..
techniques for craft that million dollar	(b)	……..	……..
One of the first step is smile	(c)	……..	……..
analysis, who helps dentists determine the	(d)	……..	……..
proper aesthetics of the smile to being	(e)	……..	……..
It is imperative to a dentist	(f)	……..	……..
to understood the intricacies of smile design	(g)	……..	……..
so that the desired result can be achieve.	(h)	……..	……..

Answers–

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	used	use
(b)	for	to
(c)	step	steps
(d)	who	which
(e)	being	be
(f)	to	for
(g)	understood	understand
(h)	achieve	achieved

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Editing Exercise-13

The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

		Incorrect	Correct
1907, Jarvis held the ceremony in Grafton,	e.g.	the	a
West Virginia for honour her mother. The	(a)	……..	……..
proceedings touched him so greatly that she	(b)	……..	……..
a formal holiday for honouring mothers and in 1910, West Virginia becomes the first state to	(c)	……..	……..
recognize Mother’s Day. An year later, nearly	(d)	……..	……..
every state officially mark the day. In 1914,	(e)		……..
president Woodrow Wilson official proclaimed	(f)	……..	……..
Mother’s Day as a national holiday to be held in the second Sunday of May.	(g)	……..	……..

Answers–

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	for	to
(b)	him	her
(c)	campaigning	campaign
(d)	becomes	became
(e)	An	A
(f)	mark	marked
(g)	official	officially
(h)	In	on

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Editing Exercise-14

The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

		Incorrect	Correct
Vegetarianism promotes the natural way of	e.g.	the	a
But inspite its implicit message of love	(a)	……..	……..
and non-violence it has not spreaded, as	(b)	……..	……..
it should have. This is because it is a	(c)	……..	……..
inward-looking habit and is best cultivating	(d)	……..	……..
in the mind. Vegetarian life style help the	(e)	……..	……..
animal kingdom for co-exist with man.	(f)	……..	……..
A vegetarian life style is naturally,	(g)	……..	……..
multi-faceted and helps self preservation in an healthy way. Food and health are	(h)	……..	……..
closely related.

Answers–  

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	insprite	despite
(b)	spreaded	spread
(c)	a	an
(d)	cultivating	cultivated
(e)	help	helps
(f)	for	to
(g)	naturally	natural
(h)	an	a

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Editing Exercise-15

The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

		Incorrect	Correct
Nature made vegetation who is meant for all	e.g.	who	that
living being. But man felt that all the animals	(a)	……..	……..
are meant for them. tie killed elephant	(b)	……..	……..
for his tusks, deer for its horns,	(c)	……..	……..
the large number of animals for	(d)	……..	……..
there hide for shoes, decoration and dresses.	(e)	……..	……..
He killed musk deers to have the musk from	(f)	……..	……..
its stomach. Man kills a large numbers of	(g)	……..	……..
animals for his food. He feels that they were all meant to die for	(h)	……..	……..
his facilities.

 Answers–  

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	being	beings
(b)	them	him
(c)	his	its
(d)	the	a
(e)	there	their
(g)	numbers	number
(h)	were	are

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Editing Exercise-16

The following passages have not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a numeral is given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.

		Incorrect	Correct
Budgies is commonly known as Lovebirds.	e.g.	is	are
Budgies stays near water when it is hot,	(a)	……..	……..
but when there are a lot of rain	(b)	……..	……..
they spread out at far off places.	(c)	……..	……..
They are sometimes see nestling on top	(d)	……..	……..
of tall eucalyptus tree. Though most	(e)	……..	……..
caged budgies cannot fly, a wild one fly	(f)	……..	……..
hundreds of kilometers in a speed of	(g)	……..	……..
about 50 km per hour for find food or water.	(h)	……..	……..

 Answers–   

	Incorrect	Correct
(a)	slays	stay
(b)	are	is
(c)	at	to
(d)	see	seen
(e)	tree	trees
(f)	fly	flies
(g)	in	at
(h)	for	to