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(I)The following passage has not been edited. There is an error in each line. Write the incorrect
word and the correct word in the answer sheet against the correct blank number.

a) See here Mr. Allison, give me the break won’t
you? I’ve got to get a story or an editor will
fire me. Please do tell me anything about yourself.
How did you happened to get into that work?
Do you have some family? Please
do give me a answer. Well if you won’t
talk, I’ll write mine own story, but you may not
like all of the stories you’ll read.
You have few minutes left and consider my offer.
e.g. the a
a. _____________________________
b. ______________________________
c. ______________________________
d. ______________________________
e. ______________________________
f. _____________________________
g. ______________________________
h. ______________________________

b)A fact which we sometimes forget is a. _____________________________

that we human being are also a part of b. ______________________________
nature. We might live on tall cement c. ______________________________
buildings, we might travel on cars and d. ______________________________
aeroplanes, but we cannot live with food, e. ______________________________
water and air. If we continued to pollute our f. ______________________________
water resources, soil or air, we will soon find g. ______________________________
that we had nothing left for the future h. ______________________________
generation.

c)“Either you or your friend Shalu have stolen my note a. ________________________

book”, shouted Shreya. Neither I nor my friend are b. ________________________
your culprit, said Shalu. We both are not in the class c. ________________________
in the morning. We are out for the annual day function. d. ________________________
But who are the culprit then? Asked Shreya. e. ________________________
I don’t know that but we both were not guilty. f. ________________________

d)Tools made the early man much powerful a. ______________________________

than the stronger of animals. They were b. ______________________________
very simple and ordinary. But we shall remember c. ______________________________
that these are the first tools made by d. ______________________________
human beings. For these tools the early man e. _______________________________
took a first great step towards making f. _______________________________
our lives better. From that time human g. ______________________________
beings have been made better and better tools. h. _______________________________

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(II) In the unedited passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write
the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in
your answer sheet. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined.
a)A good paragraph is group of sentences
that together deal with single idea. In
paragraph writing, paragraph should talk about
a specific idea. When author wants to talk
about thing other than this specific idea, he
switches over to paragraph. But there is
logical development between the paragraphs. The
sentences in a paragraph argue about idea and
they also revolve around idea. This is called
the unity of the paragraph.
b)Investigations have been going on a long
time produce environment friendly plastic in
the sense that it decays becomes a part
of soil like rotting vegetables scraps do.
The scientists of Imperial Industries been able
to develop just plastic called “Biopol.” It
is manufactured microbes. Bottles, films
and fibers made out of it.
c)The Karnataka Government lifted ban
the sale of Maggi noodles the state
immediate effect. The health minister
however said that their new product will
tested the Government, applying
same parameters mentioned
the state food safety act. He also said that any
ban clarity and reason is not justifiable.
d)In an accident, Maksood, 19, was run by
a DTC bus in Mangolpur area Friday morning.
Police said Maksood on his way to work on his
two wheeler the bus hit him.
“He rushed to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital,
he succumbed to injuries”, said a senior
Police officer. A case of rash negligent
driving registered against the driver.
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