Editing and Omission Class 10 Term 2 Exercise- 1
The following passages have not been edited. There is one error in word and the correction against the correct question number. Remember you have supplied. One is done as an example:
Incorrect Correct There is nothing much selfish eg. Much more you can do than come for work sick. (a) ……………… ……………… You may get a gold star for show (b) ……………… ……………… your sniffling face with the office (c) ……………… ……………… and soldiering for the workday to (d) ……………… ……………… provide you value — but everyone (e) ……………… ……………… around you just get sick. You are (f) ……………… ……………… a inconsiderate work hazard, when (g) ……………… ……………… you brought your infectious illness to work. (h) ……………… ………………
Answers:
Incorrect Correct (a) for to (b) show showing (c) with at (d) for through (e) you your (f) get gets (g) a an (h) brought bring
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Exercise- 2
The following passages have not been edited. There is one error in each word and the correction against the correct question number. Remember you have supplied. One is done as an example:
Incorrect Correct Overeating is one of the more wonderful e.g. more most practices among those which think that they (a) ………… ………… can afford it. In fact that is said that (b) ………… ………… near all those who can get as much (c) ………… ………… as he desire, overeat to their (d) ………… ………… disadvantage. This class of peoples could (e) ………… ………… save the great deal more food than (f) ………… ………… they can save by missing one meal (g) ………… ………… per week and also improving their health. (h) ………… …………
Answers:
Incorrect Correct (a) which who (b) that it (c) near almost (d) he they (e) peoples people (f) the a (g) can could (h) improving improve
Editing Exercise- 3
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a number is given. Write the incorrect word and supply a correct word in place of that. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied
Incorrect Correct Rudyard Kipling was born on 1865 e.g. on in in Bombay where his father was the Director for the Bombay School of Art. (a) ……… ……… Rudyard Kipling was send to (b) ……… ……… England in the age of six to begin his (c) ……… ……… serious schooling. He stayed their for (d) ……… ……… ten years.Then he was brought back at Lahore (e) ……… ……… where his father was working as a curator (f) ……… ……… of a city museum. (g) ……… ………
Answers –
Incorrect Correct (a) for of (b) send sent (c) in at (d) their there (e) at to (f) a the (g) a the
Editing Exercise-4
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a number is given. Write the incorrect word and supply a correct word in place of that. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied
Incorrect Correct The name ‘Bombay’ is deriving from e.g. deriving derived the goddess ‘Mumba’, the patron deity for (a) ……… ……… the Kolis, the fisherman of Bombay and the (b) ……… ……… originally inhabitants of the place. Even today (c) ……… ……… Koli villages exists all along the (d) ……… ……… sea-coast of Bombay. It is belief (e) ……… ……… that Mazagaon owes his name to Machchgaon, (f) ……… ……… meaning fish-village and Kolaha mean Koli estate. (g) ……… ……… There are numerous places worth visit in (h) ……… ……… Bombay. There are Marine Drive, Gateway for (i) ……… ……… India, Elephanta Caves, etc.
Answers –
Incorrect Correct (a) for of (b) fisherman fishermen (c) originally original (d) exixts exist (e) belief believed (f) his its (g) mean means (h) visit visiting (i) for of
EDITING EXERCISE- 5
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a number is given. Write the incorrect word and supply a correct word in place of that. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied.
Incorrect Correct In India working women leads a life e.g. leads lead of dual responsibilities if they were married (a) …….. …….. and have the family. In the (b) …….. …….. West more women are hard-headed (c) …….. …….. careerists and are committing to (d) …….. …….. their jobs. Here at India women ; (e) …….. …….. still have tradition roles to play (f) …….. ……..
Answers –
Incorrect Correct (a) were are (b) the a (c) more many (d) committing committed (e) at in (f) tradition traditional
Editing Exercise- 6
The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line against which a number is given. Write the incorrect word and supply a correct word in place of that. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied
Incorrect Correct Long tails help cats to kept their e.g. kept keep balance if they run and jump. (a) …….. …….. Some of the big cats are so fast. (b) …….. …….. A cheetah can run for 1 10 kilometers (c) …….. …….. per hour. Cats had big padded paws (d) …….. …….. which help them to jumping (e) …….. …….. and running and reaching there prey (f) …….. …….. claws to grip and kill their prey. (g) …….. …….. Tigers are the big cats. They (h) …….. …….. live on grasslands and forests. Their stripes (i) …….. …….. help them to hide between trees and (j) …….. …….. tall grasses.
Answers –
Incorrect Correct (a) if when (b) so very (c) for at (d) had have (e) to in (f) there their (g) longest long (h) big biggest (i) on in (j) between among
Exercise-7 The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied as shown.
Incorrect Correct
There was a king. He used to ask three question e.g.
of all the people who came to him. The (a) ……………… ………………
first question is: Who is the best of all humans? (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) ……………… ………………
Answers:-
Incorrect Correct
(a) of from
(b) is was
(c) all as
(d) in of
(e) a the
(f) a the
(g) or and
(h) a an
Exercise-8 The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each of the lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction in the space provided. Remember to underline the word that you have supplied as shown.
Incorrect Correct
The king reached aashram. 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.
Answers:-
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
Exercise-9 There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correct one against the corresponding blanks:
Incorrect Correct
Two firemen were killed where two others were
e.g.
injured after the cylinder blew on during their
(a) ……….
……….
attempt to enter a shop on west of the city
(b) ……….
……….
where the fire were reported on Friday morning.
(c) ……….
……….
The two firemen, which were in their 40s were
(d) ……….
……….
thrown aside after one of the four cyclinder
(e) ……….
……….
to the shop went up in flames. The other two firemen
(f) ……….
……….
who suffered severe injuries has been admitted
(g) ……….
……….
into a nearby hospital. These is one of the gruesome
(h) ……….
……….
accidents in these recent years in the city.
(i) ……….
……….
Answers:-
Incorrect Correct
(a) on up
(b) on in
(c) were was
(d) which who
(e) cylinder cylinders
(f) to in
(g) has have
(h) these this
(i) these the
Exercise-10 There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correct one against the corresponding blanks:
Incorrect Correct
Even though there is no absolute non-violence,
it should not be seen as a excuse for perpetuating
(a) …………..
…………..
violence in every sphere to life. To take a simple
(b) …………..
…………..
example, even if I killed a mosquito that bites me
(c) …………..
…………..
when I go to sleep, it should not give I the
(d) …………..
…………..
justification to destroy an entire bio-diversity
(e) …………..
…………..
for a purely men-centric, techno-scieritific,
(f) …………..
…………..
development-oriented world. In others words,
(g) …………..
…………..
as I feel, non-violence, despite their limitation,
(h) …………..
…………..
is a better and higher dealt to pursue.
(i) …………..
…………..
Even if we failed time and again, we ought to
(j) …………..
…………..
pursue this goal.
Answers:-
Incorrect Correct
(a) a an
(b) to of
(c) killed kill
(d) I me
(e) an the
(f) men man
(g) others other
(h) their its
(i) dealt deal
(j) failed fail
Exercise-11 There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correct one against the corresponding blanks:
Incorrect Correct
When a doctor heal your body, you saw your body
(a) ………….
………….
as a carry of the life-energy through
(b) ………….
………….
who you would possibly read a good poem,
(c) ………….
………….
listen to a good songs, see a good film, study a
(d) ………….
………….
book of religion or philosophy. If there are nothing
(e) ………….
………….
higher to pursue, what did you did with a perfectly
(f) ………….
………….
medicated body? If not good film is produced,
(g) ………….
………….
what do you do with the grant design of a
(h) ………….
………….
cinema hall that the engineer built?
(i) ………….
………….
Answers:-
Incorrect Correct
(a) carry carrier
(b) who which
(c) songs song
(d) are is
(e) did do
(f) not no
(g) grant grand
(h) built builds
Exercise-12 There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correct one against the corresponding blanks:
Incorrect Correct
Physics are also about wonder and curiosity;
and the more you understand it a more you
(a) …………..
…………..
have a sense to gratitude and reverence — to use
(b) …………..
…………..
Tagore’s musical words, you are privilege to find
(c) …………..
…………..
yourself amidst that extraordinary universe and
(d) …………..
…………..
trying to found how things happen around you.
(e) …………..
…………..
If Physics is reconciled with his poetry,
(f) …………..
…………..
science would acquired a new meaning; it would
(g) …………..
…………..
not be reduced onto just instrumental technology.
(h) …………..
…………..
Answers:-
Incorrect Correct
(a) a the
(b) to of
(c) privilege privileged
(d) that this
(e) found find
(f) his this
(g) acquired acquire
(h) onto into
Exercise-13 There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correct one against the corresponding blanks:
Incorrect Correct
The state of Assam is rich in wild species which
are unique of not only our country, but also
(a) ………….
………….
to a world. Such diversity is the direct result
(b)
………….
of wild variation on habitat types. Two of India’s
(c) ………….
………….
most famous wildlife reserve are situated
(d) ………….
………….
over Assam — the Kaziranga National Park and
(e) ………….
………….
theManas Tiger Reserve. Where Kaziranga
(f) ………….
………….
can take pride in saving the home of the rhino
(g) ………….
………….
against heavy odds. Manas will claim to have
(h) ………….
………….
saved over 20 species of endanger mammals.
(i) ………….
………….
This has lead to Manas being listed in a World
(j) ………….
………….
Heritage Site.
Answers:-
Incorrect Correct
(a) of to
(b) a the
(c) on in
(d) reserve reserves
(e) over in
(f) where while
(g) in for
(h) will can
(i) endanger endangered
(j) lead led
Exercise-14 There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correct one against the corresponding blanks:
Incorrect Correct
This study material is intended exclusively for the use
of class X students and are based on our vast
(a) ……….
……….
experience about the past three decades. This material
(b) ……….
……….
covers extensively the fundamental principled and
(c) ……….
……….
concepts involved, solves problems which highlight the
(d) ……….
……….
application of these concepts, exercises for assignments
(e) ……….
……….
for practice by the students. In order to got maximum
(f) ……….
……….
benefit from these material, some strategies are
(g) ……….
……….
suggested on how to use the material. We would also emphasised that it is the responsibility of
(h) ……….
……….
the students to plan and used them effectively.
(i) ……….
……….
Answers:-
Incorrect Correct
(a) are is
(b) about over / for
(c) principled principles
(d) solves solved
(e) for and
(f) got get
(g) these this
(h) emphasized emphasise
(i) used use
Exercise- 15 There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correct one against the corresponding blanks:
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) ……………
……………
each individual shall be free
(g) ……………
……………
according to her opportunities,
(h) ……………
……………
there will be chaos.
Answers:-
Incorrect Correct
(a) thinks think
(b) couldn’t can’t
(c) a the
(d) can would
(e) interpret interpreted
(f) on in
(g) each every
( h) her his
Exercise- 16 There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correct one against the corresponding blanks:
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) ………
………
Answers:-
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
Editing Exercise-17
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
You would use your cell phone on the campurs
e.g.
would
could
but it shall be switched off during the training
(a) …………
…………
sessions. Before you join you are requiring
(b) …………
…………
to have the medical check-up. You are
(c) …………
…………
expected to comply to all the rules.
(d) …………
…………
Answers:
Incorrect Correct
(a) shall
should
(b) requiring
required
(c) have
undergo
(d) to
with
Editing Exercise-18
T he 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
A debate is to be hold next week. The winners
e.g. hold
held
will be rewarded fabulous prizes. Interested
(a) …………
…………
students can submission their names to the
(b) …………
…………
undersigned latest from 10th February after
(c) …………
…………
which no request of submission of name will
(d) …………
…………
be entertained.
Answers:
Incorrect Correct
(a) rewarded
awarded
(b) submission
submit
(c) from
upto
(d) of
for
