Editing and Omission Exercises for Class 9 CBSE PDF with Answers 2022-23

PRACTICE EXERCISE OF EDITING Class 9

The following passage has 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 you have made. 

1.                                           Incorrect       Correct

In the absence of rain, all the river

(a) _________        _________

get dry. Crops failed in the absence of

(b) _________       _________

water. Their is a food shortage and we

(c)  _________      _________

have to go with other countries with a

(d)  _________      _________

begging bowl. Who don’t know the

(e)  _________      _________

advantages of a tree? In the absence of

(f)  _________      _________

forests, we get not fruits, nuts, fibers

(g)  _________      _________

and herbs at medicinal use.

(h)  _________      _________

Incorrect Correct

Folk tales offer lots of advice.    

Much of them deliver the message

(a) ________ _________        

quite clear. There is a story about

(b) ________ _________

Birbal not being allowed to attending (c) ________ _________

the king’s free lunch. The reasons was (d) ________ _________

which he was not dressed properly.

(e) ________ _________

This happened in spite of the high

(f) ________ _________  

intellectual abilities.     

The advice thus conveyed was:

(g) ________ _________

“Don’t judge the book by its cover.”

(h) ________ _________

3.                                                              Incorrect        Correct

Penguins spent no more time on              (a)  ________       _________

land then is necessary for                        (b)  ________       _________

sleeping and to rearing their                  (c)  ________       _________

young. There food consists of                  (d)  ________       _________

a small creatures of the sea                      (e)  ________       _________

when they catch by driving                       (f)  ________       _________

often into great depths. They                    (g)  ________       _________

don’t use their foot as paddles.                 (h)  ________       _________

4.                                                               Incorrect        Correct

The collecting, writing, editing and         (a)  ________       _________

presenting in news articles in

newspapers, magazines,

radio and television broadcasts is broadly

(b)  ________       _________

speaking

what journalism is all about. Originally,

journalism means

(c)  ________       _________

reportage of current event of printed form,

(d)  ________       _________

specially

newspaper, but later, it came to include

(e)  ________       _________

electronic media as well.

Changes in journalism have being fuelled

(f)  ________       _________

by technological advances.

Almost each new application in

(g)  ________       _________

communication have affected the way

(h)  ________       _________

people get their news. Yet,

the newspaper still remains a very

powerful tool of influence and persuasion.

5.                                                               Incorrect        Correct

One of the key figures in the tourist

industry is a waiter. His job is not

(a)  ________       _________

merely to wait on tables and

(b)  ________       _________

serve food and beverages to customers.

The service provided by the hotel

(c)  ________       _________

industry are rather complex; hence a waiter

has to be train to acquire knowledge and

(d)  ________       _________

skill of the industry. He has to be

(e)  ________       _________

courteous and cheerful, and have

an ability of smile. A waiter must

(f)  ________       _________

appears smart and well-groomed.

(g)  ________       _________

He must be able to speak clearly with

a modulated tone; he may have

(h)  ________       _________

an understanding of human relations.

6.                                                               Incorrect        Correct

In one of the biggest

seizures of wildlife good,

(a)  ________       _________

customs officials in IGI airport

(b)  ________       _________

arrested the resident of Srinagar

(c)  ________       _________

on Tuesday for carried 25

(d)  ________       _________

shahtoosh shawl, 89 pashmina

(e)  ________       _________

shawls or 55 stoles. The total

(f)  ________       _________

value of the seized goods have

(g)  ________       _________

been fix at rs.1,68,54,176

(h)  ________       _________

according to experts.

7.                                                              Incorrect        Correct

For the first time in Australia,

robots will be used for served

(a)  ________       _________

meals to patients on posh new

(b)  ________       _________

plates at one of Sydney’s hospital.

(c)  ________       _________

Accordingly to media reports, its

(d)  ________       _________

officials has changed its menu

(e)  ________       _________

served to the patients since nutritious

(f)  ________       _________

is crucial to good health, or shall

(g)  ________       _________

also have robots delivered meals

(h)  ________       _________

to patients by the end of next year.

8.                                                               Incorrect        Correct

Electricity is supplied to a house

through cables. In cities, a

(a)  ________       _________

cables are usually lay underground,

(b)  ________       _________

but in towns or villages they

(c)  ________       _________

may be carried in poles.

(d)  ________       _________

Inside the house, these

(e)  ________       _________

cable is connecting to a main

(f)  ________       _________

Switch. In a emergency, the

(g)  ________       _________

power can be turned of.

(h)  ________       _________

9.                                                                Incorrect        Correct

Parents and teachers overwhelmingly

(a)  ________       _________

want to bringing back the cane

(b)  ________       _________

in schools at Britain complaining

(c)  ________       _________

that the classrooms has turned

(d)  ________       _________

unruly. The vast majority of

(e)  ________       _________

their are also pinning for

(f)  ________       _________

back-to-basics discipline measure including

(g)  ________       _________

detention, expulsion and forcing bad behaved

(h)  ________       _________

children to writing lines.

10.                                                             Incorrect        Correct

Mr Jones woke one morning, before the

sun has risen. It was a beautiful

(a)  ________       _________

day, so he goes to the window and

(b)  ________       _________

looked out. He was surprise to see

(c)  ________       _________

a neatly dress, middle-aged professor

(d)  ________       _________

coming from a direction of the town.

(e)  ________       _________

He had grey hair but thick glasses,

(f)  ________       _________

and was carry an umbrella, a

(g)  ________       _________

newspaper and the bag.

(h)  ________       _________

11.                                                             Incorrect        Correct

Even through India has emerged

(a)  ________       _________

as a knowledge hub or a prime

(b)  ________       _________

destination towards research and development,

(c)  ________       _________

it is baffling that the same colleges and

universities that produce many of the best brains

(d)  ________       _________

hardly find any place in international academic ranking.

12.                                                             Incorrect        Correct

The wait have ended, and a new legend has

(a)  ________       _________

been born.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his intrepid

warriors now stand atop the pedestal

(b)  ________       _________

hitherto occupy only by Kapil’s Devils,

(c)  ________       _________

and India has became only the third country

(d)  ________       _________

after Australia and the West Indies to win the

World Cup more than once.

13.                                                             Incorrect        Correct

The minister has earlier set up

(a)  ________       _________

a committee to study and recommended

(b)  ________       _________

technologies that can cut off river pollution

(c)  ________       _________

from crematorium and its report need to be

(d)  ________       _________

studied in detail.

14.                                                             Incorrect        Correct

It can surprise many people that

(a)  ________       _________

the thing like worry can be a killer.

(b)  ________       _________

That has been proved by all medical researches

(c)  ________       _________

that worry is a major cause for heart ailments,

(d)  ________       _________

blood pressure and many other diseases.

15.                                                             Incorrect        Correct

The aim of the terrorists are to

(a)  ________       _________

creating fear, anxiety, panic and

(b)  ________       _________

disturbance in the minds

for the common people. They believe

(c)  ________       _________

in destruction, death as create

(d)  ________       _________

lawlessness. The innocent citizens

become the victims of terror.

16.                                                             Incorrect        Correct

Men and his activities have affected

(a)  ________       _________

nature on a very significant manner.

(b)  ________       _________

Melting ice or warning waters have raised

(c)  ________       _________

average sea level worldwide by more than

an inch from 1995.

(d)  ________       _________

17.                                                             Incorrect        Correct

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi went to England to

(a)  ________       _________

higher studies at the age if 19.

His mother was apprehensive

(b)  ________       _________

about young men go astray in western

(c)  ________       _________

society. But her fears were allayed that

(d)  ________       _________

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi swore not for

(e)  ________       _________

touch meat, wine and women. He faces a

(f)  ________       _________

lot of difficulties due to their vegetarianism

(g)  ________       _________

but fulfil his vow.

(h)  ________       _________

18.                                                            Incorrect        Correct

In the evening, as I am

e.g.       am                was      

returning by the office, I

(a)  ________       _________

saw a disorderly rows to

(b)  ________       _________

vehicles. An accident had took

(c)  ________       _________

place killing two boys and injure

(d)  ________       _________

other three. The boys are

(e)  ________       _________

driving in high speed.

(f)  ________       _________

19.                                                                               
Incorrect        Correct

An one-eyed man was travelling

e.g.      An                 A             

through a bus one day. He was

(a)  ________       _________

carrying a huge bag on him

(b)  ________       _________

shoulder. Anyone sitting next to him

(c)  ________       _________

said, “Why didn’t you keep your bag

(d)  ________       _________

beneath the seat?” The man smiled

(e)  ________       _________

and said, “It is too big to be kept their”.                            

(f)  ________       _________

20.                                                             Incorrect        Correct

Kashmir is right called the

e.g.    right               rightly  

“Paradise in Earth”, Its beauty

(a)  ________       _________

is to be see to be believed.

(b)  ________       _________

The rivers, hill, mountains and

(c)  ________       _________

gardens are the tourist attract.

(d)  ________       _________

The snow-clad mountains is

(e)  ________       _________

a treat for the eyes.

(f)  ________       _________

21.                                                             Incorrect        Correct

The more important advantage

e.g.    more         most of   

a nuclear family are that

(a)  ________       _________

people get his privacy.

(b)  ________       _________

In a joint family, there are

(c)  ________       _________

restrictions which todays

(d)  ________       _________

generation do not like.

(e)  ________       _________

They disregard the disadvantages

(f)  ________       _________

of a joint family.

22.                                                                               
Incorrect        Correct

To be successful at life,                                                      

 e.g.       at                 in            

one would be hard-working

(a)  ________       _________

and has sound value system.

(b)  ________       _________

If he turned rich, he

(c)  ________       _________

should remained balanced,

(d)  ________       _________

and not loose his head.

(e)  ________       _________

Editing and Omission Exercises for Class 9 CBSE PDF with Answers

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(editing and omission exercises for class 9 cbse pdf with answers)

1. 
Incorrect                      Correct                           

(a) river                                 rivers

(b) failed                                fail

(c) Their                               There

(d) with                                   to

(e) don’t                              doesn’t

(f) a                                        the

(g) not                                    no

(h) at                                      for

2.
Incorrect                      Correct  

(a) much                              many

(b) clear                              clearly

(c) attending                       attend

(d) reasons                         reason

(e) which                              that

(f) the                                    his

(g) was                                  is

(h) the                                    a

3. 
Incorrect                      Correct  

(a) spent                              spend

(b) then                                 than

(c) to                                      for

(d) There                              Their

(e ) a                                      the

(f) when                              which

(g) into                                   to

(h) foot                                 feet

4.
Incorrect                      Correct

(a) of                                        in

(b) is                                       are

(c) means                            meant

(d) of                                        in

(e) come                              came

(f) being/have                   been/are

(g) each                                 every

(h) have                                  has

5.   
Incorrect                      Correct

(a) a                                         the

(b) on                                       at

(c) service                           services

(d) train                                 trained

(e) skill                                   skills

(f)  of                                         to

(g) appears                           appear

(h) may                                   must

6.
Incorrect                         Correct

(a) good                                   goods

(b) in                                            at

(c) the                                          a

(d) carried                              carrying

(e) shawl                                 shawls

(f) or                                           and

(g) have                                     has

(h) fix                                         fixed

7. 
Incorrect                         Correct 

(a) served                             serving

(b) on                                         in

(c) hospital                         hospitals

(d) Accordingly                  According

(e) has                                    have

(f)nutritious                        nutrition

(g) or                                       and

(h) delivered                         deliver

8. 
Incorrect                         Correct      

(a) a                                          the                   

(b) lay                                      laid             

(c) or                                        and  

(d) in                                         on

(e) these                                  this

(f) connecting                    connected

(g) a                                           an

(h) of                                         off

9.
Incorrect                         Correct                                  

(a) bringing                             bring

(b) at                                           in

(c) has                                     have

(d) unruly                               unruly

(e) their                                   them

(f) measure                         measures

(g) bad                                     badly

(h) writing                               write

10.
Incorrect                         Correct

(a) has                                      had

(b) goes                                  went

(c) surprise                         surprised

(d) dress                              dressed

(e) a                                         the

(f) but                                      and

(g) carry                              carrying

(h) the                                       a

11.
Incorrect                         Correct                                

(a) through                             though

(b) or                                        and

(c) towards                              for

(d) many                                 some

12.
Incorrect                         Correct

(a) have                                    has

(b) the                                        a

(c) occupy                           occupied

(d) became                           become

13.
Incorrect                           Correct                                 

(a) has                                        had

(b) recommended              recommend

(c) off                                        down

(d) need                                   needs

14.
Incorrect                         Correct

(a) can                                       may

(b) the                                          a

(c) That                                    This

(d) for                                        of

15.
Incorrect                         Correct                                 

(a) are                                        is

(b) creating                           create

(c) for                                        of

(d) as                                        and

16.
Incorrect                         Correct 

(a) his                                       their

(b) on                                         in

(c) or                                        and

d) from                                    since

17.
Incorrect                         Correct

(a) to                                           for

(b) if                                             of

(c) go                                        going

(d) that                                    because

(e) for                                           to

(f) faces                                    faced

(g) their                                        his

(h) fulfill                                   fulfilled

18.
Incorrect                         Correct                            

(a) by                                         from

(b) to                                           of

(c) took                                   taken

(d) injure                                injuring

(e) are                                      were

(f) in                                           at

19.
Incorrect                         Correct

(a) through                                by

(b) him                                      his

(c) Anyone                           Somebody

(d) didn’t                                  don’t

(e) beneath                             under

(f) their                                    there

20.
Incorrect                         Correct                                

(a) in                                          on

(b) see                                     seen

(c) hill                                       hills

(d) attract                            attraction

(e) is                                          are

(f) for                                          to

21.
Incorrect                         Correct

(a) are                                         is

(b) his                                       their

(c) their                                    there

(d) todays                               today’s

(e) do                                       does

(f) disadvantages              advantages

22.
Incorrect                         Correct

(a) would                                should

(b) has                                     have

(c) turned                               turns

(d) remained                         remain

(e) loose                                  lose

being the bottom of a sea, hundreds of miles deep.         (b) _______ _______ _______

Without the atmosphere there would no people

or animals,                                                                                (c) _______ _______ _______

birds or fishes, trees, or plants. There would be no

weather, winds rain.                                                                (d) _______ _______ _______

7.

Already professional education in India proved                 (a) _______ _______ _______

accessible affordable for foreign students,                        (b) _______ _______ _______

especially Malaysia, the Middle East and

South Africa.                                                                            (c) _______ _______ _______

In these countries, higher education training

facilities limited.                                                                      (d) _______ _______ _______

8.

Sleep also help our brain to store                                         (a) _______ _______ _______

a newly learned activity its memory                                     (b) _______ _______ _______

bank. In study in Canada, students                                       (c) _______ _______ _______

deprived sleep after learning complex logic games,         (d) _______ _______ _______

showed a 30 per cent learning deficit when tested

a week later compared with students not deprived of sleep.

ANSWER-SHEET

(editing and omission exercises for class 9 cbse pdf with answers

1.

(a) education are increasing

(b) killing at least

(c) in the use

(d) as a tool

(e) sections of society

(f) opportunities to grow

(g) years who don’t

(h) years of elementary

2.

(a) hit the Sikkim

(b) only to understand

(c) sides of the

(d) likely to rise

(e) Jharkhand and Bihar

(f) away as Delhi

(g) rushed out of

(h) feeling the tremors

3.

(a) only an expert

(b) but also an

(c) rare to find

(d) well as Dr

(e) surgery for thirty

(f) years, and headed

(g) clinic from 1975

(h) around the fortunes

4.

(a) She asked him

(b) taking place. If

(c) he had seen

(d) that he had

(e) very high speed

(f) him if the

(g) driving in his

(h) not at fault

5.

(a) promotes a natural

(b) despite its implicit

(c) spread, as it

(d) This may, be

6.

(a) on the earth

(b) being at the

(c) would be no

(d) winds or rain

7.

(a) India has proved

(b) accessible and affordable

(c) especially from Malaysia

(d) facilities are limited

8.

(a) sleep may also

(b) activity in its

(c) In a study

(d) deprived of sleep

  • Editing and Omission Exercises for Class 9 CBSE PDF with Answers
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