PR-0794UK Proofreading and Editing - Upper
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How does a microwave oven work?<br />
Read the explanation.<br />
A microwave oven cooks food from the inside owt.<br />
Heres how it werks. when you press ‘start’ on the<br />
oven microwaves (short radio waves are prodused.<br />
These waves pass threw any glass paper or plastic<br />
containers you have put in the oven <strong>and</strong> quick find<br />
there way into the food. the microwaves then make<br />
the water <strong>and</strong> fat molecules in the food vibbrate<br />
causing heat. This is what warms up your favorrite<br />
hot drink or cooks your food. it is usally much<br />
quicker than cooking with an electrick or gas oven.<br />
This is because these ovens work by heeting food<br />
gradual from the outside in.<br />
1 Punctuation<br />
(a) Find 3 missing capital letters, 1 comma<br />
in a list, 2 grammatical commas, 1<br />
apostrophe for a contraction <strong>and</strong> 1<br />
bracket for additional information.<br />
2 Grammar<br />
This explanation uses verbs in the present<br />
tense. Present tense verbs often end in ‘s’.<br />
(a) Write these present tense verbs ending<br />
in ‘s’ from the text in the past tense.<br />
(i) cooks<br />
(ii) works<br />
(iii) warms<br />
(iv) press<br />
Adverbs are words that describe verbs. They<br />
often end in ‘ly’; for example, ‘happily’, ‘slowly’.<br />
(b) Two adverbs from the text are missing<br />
the ‘ly’ ending. Write them correctly in<br />
the space at the end of the line.<br />
3 Spelling<br />
Viewing Sample<br />
<strong>Editing</strong> skills<br />
(a) Write the correct spelling of 10 misspelt<br />
words in the space at the end of the line.<br />
4 Vocabulary<br />
Antonyms are words with opposite meanings;<br />
for example, inside – outside.<br />
(a) Write an antonym for each of these.<br />
(i) quickly<br />
(ii) find<br />
(iii) heating<br />
(iv) your<br />
(v) gradually<br />
(vi) start<br />
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