School ID photo of a student.

Task: Proofreading Exercise

The task requires identifying and correcting mistakes in each line of the given text. The symbols to use for corrections are:
- Δ = missing word
- x = extra word
- ✓ = no mistake
- ___ = wrong word

Original Text:

1. Simon’s parents moved to here from India.
2. He was born on Hong Kong and he speaks
3. perfect Chinese. He like computer games,
4. table tennis and watching TV. He is a
5. normal Hong Kong boy. He just look
6. different. At new school the other students
7. stay away for him. They don’t like him
8. because he is come from a foreign country.
9. Sometimes the other children hit him if he
10. doesn’t give to them money. They push
11. him to the floor during recess. They telling
12. him that he smells. They sometime steal
13. his bag and throw his books in bin. He is
14. too scare of the other students. He feels
15. very alone and doesn’t know what do.

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Corrected Text with Annotations:

1. Simon’s parents moved to here from India.
- Correction: "here" should be "here" (no change needed).
- Annotation: ✓ (no mistake)

2. He was born on Hong Kong and he speaks
- Correction: "on" should be "in".
- Annotation: ___ (wrong word)

3. perfect Chinese. He like computer games,
- Correction: "like" should be "likes".
- Annotation: ___ (wrong word)

4. table tennis and watching TV. He is a
- Correction: No mistakes.
- Annotation: ✓ (no mistake)

5. normal Hong Kong boy. He just look
- Correction: "look" should be "looks".
- Annotation: ___ (wrong word)

6. different. At new school the other students
- Correction: "At" should be "At the".
- Annotation: Δ (missing word)

7. stay away for him. They don’t like him
- Correction: "for" should be "from".
- Annotation: ___ (wrong word)

8. because he is come from a foreign country.
- Correction: "is come" should be "comes".
- Annotation: ___ (wrong word)

9. Sometimes the other children hit him if he
- Correction: No mistakes.
- Annotation: ✓ (no mistake)

10. doesn’t give to them money. They push
- Correction: "give to" should be "give".
- Annotation: x (extra word)

11. him to the floor during recess. They telling
- Correction: "telling" should be "tell".
- Annotation: ___ (wrong word)

12. him that he smells. They sometime steal
- Correction: "sometime" should be "sometimes".
- Annotation: ___ (wrong word)

13. his bag and throw his books in bin. He is
- Correction: "bin" should be "bin." (add a period or specify "the bin").
- Annotation: ___ (wrong word)

14. too scare of the other students. He feels
- Correction: "scare" should be "scared".
- Annotation: ___ (wrong word)

15. very alone and doesn’t know what do.
- Correction: "what do" should be "what to do".
- Annotation: Δ (missing word)

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Final Corrected Text:

1. Simon’s parents moved to here from India.
2. He was born in Hong Kong and he speaks
3. perfect Chinese. He likes computer games,
4. table tennis and watching TV. He is a
5. normal Hong Kong boy. He just looks
6. different. At the new school the other students
7. stay away from him. They don’t like him
8. because he comes from a foreign country.
9. Sometimes the other children hit him if he
10. doesn’t give them money. They push
11. him to the floor during recess. They tell
12. him that he smells. They sometimes steal
13. his bag and throw his books in the bin. He is
14. too scared of the other students. He feels
15. very alone and doesn’t know what to do.

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Final Answer:

\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
1. & \text{✓} \\
2. & \text{___ (on → in)} \\
3. & \text{___ (like → likes)} \\
4. & \text{✓} \\
5. & \text{___ (look → looks)} \\
6. & \text{Δ (At → At the)} \\
7. & \text{___ (for → from)} \\
8. & \text{___ (is come → comes)} \\
9. & \text{✓} \\
10. & \text{x (to)} \\
11. & \text{___ (telling → tell)} \\
12. & \text{___ (sometime → sometimes)} \\
13. & \text{___ (bin → the bin)} \\
14. & \text{___ (scare → scared)} \\
15. & \text{Δ (what do → what to do)} \\
\end{array}
}