How
to do Omission
1. First of all read the complete
passage carefully.
2. Try to understand what the passage is
all about.
3. Try to find out which tense is
used/should be used.
4. You should be able to understand
whether the passage is in Active/Passive Voice.
5. If the passage tells about some
natural phenomenon/universal fact/general or scientific fact, present tense
should be used, preferably Present Indefinite Tense.
6. If the passage narrates/ describes
some event/ incident/experience happened in past, you should use past tense and
preferably Past Indefinite tense.
7. A passage will be given in the
question and the passage will be split in lines numbered as a b c d e f and so
on.
8. In each line one word will be
omitted/missing. You have to find that missing word along with the word that
comes before and the word that comes after in order to indicate the place where
the missing word should be inserted.
9. Write all the three words of a line
with the number of that line and underline the missing word that you produce. Follow
the exercises that are given below.
Omission Exercises
Q1. In the
passage given below one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing
word and the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in your
answer sheet. Remember to underline the word that you produce.
a. Man’s practice increases hard work.
b. If he does not it, his practice
suffers.
c. The lawyer is judged the cases he
wins.
d. The writer’s success examined by the
e. opinion of the readers critics
whereas the
f. typist’s efficiency is tested by
speed and
accuracy of his work.
Solution 1
Before W. Missing W. After
W.
a. increases with hard
b. not do it
c. judged by the
d. success is examined
e. readers and critics
f. by his speed
Q2.
a. Alfred
Nobel a clear view of what
b. Was
happening International politics during
c. The
second half the 19th century. His own
d. Activity
as industrialist was to the
e. Utmost
degree international it was
f. Vitally necessary
for him follow
this development.
Solution 2
Before W. Missing W. After W.
a. Nobel had a
b. happening in international
c. half of the
d. as an industrialist
e. international and it
f. him to follow
Q3.
The magician
climbed on the platform. He waved
the
audience. He took two boxes in his hand.
One was
bigger the other. He showed both
boxes the
spectators. There was
nothing
them. Then he took some small
pieces of
paper put them into the smaller
box. He then covered the box a black
cloth and
waved wand over it.
Solution 3
Before W. Missing W. After
W.
on to the
__ to the
bigger than the
boxes to the
nothing in them
paper and put
box with a
waved his wand
Q4.
Before / missing / after
Walking very
beneficial to us walking / is / very
We should
get up early the morning (a) ________
and go for a
walk. Those are (b) ________
used to for
morning walks, will find it (c) ________
impossible
to remain bed in the (d) ________
morning. For
them it not so much (e) ________
an exercise
but pleasure. (f) ________
Solution 4
(a) early in the
(b) those who are
(c) to going for
(d) remain in bed
(e) it is not
(f) but a pleasure
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