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Cumulative test 1 — teacher edition
After lesson 21 · 0 words covered · 23 marks
1 · Match the word to what it means
a great deal of — a lot of
a wide range of — many different
the majority of — most
a number of — several
in excess of — more than
a small proportion of — a few of
to some extent — partly
draw a conclusion — decide
conduct a study — do research
raise a question — ask
provide evidence — give proof
2 · Put the right word in the gap
Word bank: a broad definition, a common mistake, a detailed account, a great deal of, a minor problem, a number of, a possible cause, a significant change, a small proportion of, a valid point, a wide range of, conduct a study, draw a conclusion, in excess of, meet a need, play a part, provide evidence, raise a question, reach agreement, the majority of, to some extent
play a part is the word.
reach agreement is the word.
meet a need is the word.
a common mistake is the word.
a significant change is the word.
a possible cause is the word.
a detailed account is the word.
a valid point is the word.
a minor problem is the word.
a broad definition is the word.
3 · Write your own sentence
a great deal of
— model; accept any sentence where the word does real work
a wide range of
— model; accept any sentence where the word does real work
Bonus — we have not taught this word. Try it anyway.
Each word has a space on each side.
Word: word — one thing we say
Scoring. 23 marks: 11 matching, 10 gaps, 2 written sentence(s) worth 2 each. The bonus item is not scored. It uses a word never taught, from the same family as the taught ones. A child who gets it has learned the CATEGORY; a child who does not has learned the twenty-four words, which is still a pass — but it tells you which one you are looking at, and no other item on this paper can.