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Editing Exercise Level 2

Q1: Find the incorrect words and their corrections and add them to the corresponding
columns.

Passage Incorrect Correct

Commonwealth golds medalist Heena Kumari _______ ________

used to watch her uncle repairs all kinds _______ ________

Of guns in her neighbourhood and development _______ ________

a fancy for it. When she picks up shooting _______ ________

In 2006, her family did not thinks that she could _______ ________

Represent the country or win the medal, but she _______ ________

proven everyone wrong with her skills. _______ ________

Q2: Find the incorrect words in the passage and correct them

Passage Incorrect Correct

It is true that a natural disaster was a natural process _________ _________

and we cannot stop it, but through making certain _________ _________
preparations,

we can reduce the magnitude of the loss to life or _________ _________


property.
First of all, we would reduce global warming which is the _________ _________

root cause from all the problems. We should _________ _________

also have insurance policies such that we have _________ _________

sufficient money to rebuilt our lives after any such _________ _________
disaster.
Q3: Solve the incorrect words in the following passage.

Passage Incorrect Correct

Although Martin Luther is considered to being an icon _________ _________

for racial equal, his work exceeds far beyond that. _________ _________

As a pastor, he worked to human betterment, irrespective _________ _________

of colour or creed. He believed in a word of the lord _________ _________

and implemented his virtues like kindness on his daily _________ _________
activities.
Q4: Find the wrong words in the passage and correct them.

Passage Incorrect Correct

Electricity is express by the amount of charge _________ _________

flowing through the particular area in unit time. Electricity _________ _________
is a necessity to modern civilization. It have invaded our _________ _________

lives or has become vital to many aspects of our society. _________ _________

It is a medium for the transmission to signals in _________ _________


computers,

cell phones etc. In industries, manufacturing rely on _________ _________


electricity

for drive virtually all moving parts. _________ _________

Answers

Q1

Incorrect Correct

Golds Gold

Repairs Repair

Development Developed

Picks Picked

Thinks Think

The A

Proven Proved
Q2

Incorrect Correct

was is

through by

or and

would should

from of

such so

rebuilt rebuild

Q3

Incorrect Correct

being be

equal equality

to for

a the
on in

Q4

Incorrect Correct

express expressed

the a

have has

or and

to of

rely relies

For to

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