Editing Exercises for Class 8 CBSE With Answers

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Editing Exercises for Class 8 CBSE With Answers PDF

Editing Solved Exercise With Answers for Class 8 CBSE

Question 1.
Edit the following passage by replacing the incorrect word with the correct one.

		Incorrect	Correct
Children love picnics and outings of their parents	(a)	______________	______________
though they are equally happier doing things with	(b)	______________	______________
them around the house. A parent may make	(c)	______________	______________
his child feels special by following some simple	(d)	______________	______________
rituals. Bedtime stories, the game of cards or	(e)	______________	______________
simply talking and laugh together before going to bed some give children a wonderful sense	(f)	______________	______________
of well being. They hardly ever forgot these moments	(g)	______________	______________
and cherish them throughout these lives.	(h)	______________	______________

Answer:
(a) of – with
(b) happier – happy
(c) around – in
(d) feels – feel
(e) the – a
(f) laugh – laughing
(g) forgot – forget
(h) these – their

Question 2.
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet as given below against the correct blank number.

		Incorrect	Correct
Time is very precious than money.	(a)	__________	___________
Money once lose can be regained	(b)	___________	__________
but time once lost was lost forever.	(c)	___________	__________
Time and tide waits for no one. A	(d)	___________	__________
Lost opportunities may spoil one’s life.	(e)	___________	__________
Those who doesn’t act in time	(f)	___________	__________
has to repent afterwards. An intelligent	(g)	__________	__________
student prepares his lessons on advance.	(h)	___________	__________
Hence proper using of time is essential in life.	(i)	___________	___________

Answer:
(a) Very – more
(b) Lose – lost
(c) Was – is
(d) Waits – wait
(e) Opportunities – opportunity
(f) Doesn’t – don’t
(g) Has – have
(h) On – in
(i) Using – use

Editing Practice Exercise With Answers for Class 8 CBSE

Question 1.
Edit the following passage by replacing the incorrect word with the correct one.

		Incorrect	Correct
Everything about an office room	(a)	______________	______________
At sanskriti college, Calcutta, were simple.	(b)	______________	______________
That is how Ishwar Chandra vidyasagar,	(c)	______________	______________
Who worked there, wants it. He did	(d)	______________	______________
Not liked any pomp and show. he	(e)	______________	______________
Did not need them, either. his learning but	(f)	______________	______________
Wisdom were the envy to many. he	(g)	______________	______________
Was not after riches. Whatever, he has, he shared with others.	(h)	______________	______________

Question 2.
The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet as given below against the correct blank number.

		Incorrect	Correct
India is very fortunate that it have many	(a)	_____________	_____________
rivers. Their famous rivers are Sutlej,	(b)	_____________	_____________
Ganga, Yamuna or Narmada. Some of	(c)	_____________	_____________
the river like Ganga, which	(d)	_____________	_____________
originated from the Himalayas, flow	(e)	_____________	_____________
throughout a year. They provide water	(f)	_____________	_____________
for both drinking and irrigational purpose.	(g)	_____________	_____________
Some rivers in India are consider very sacred and are worshipped.	(h)	_____________	_____________