Grade 1 · Writing

Cumulative test 2

After lesson 39 · 0 words covered · 35 marks

Name ______________________________ Date ______________

1 · Match the word to what it means

a double-edged sword  — 
a stumbling block  — 
the tip of the iceberg  — 
a grey area  — 
hand in hand  — 
a vicious circle  — 
in a nutshell  — 
cast doubt on  — 
derive from  — 
account for  — 
interfere with  — 
comply with  — 
substitute for  — 
distinguish between  — 
benefit from  — 
coincide with  — 

2 · Put the right word in the gap

Word bank: a decline in, a double-edged sword, a grey area, a lack of, a reason for, a solution to, a stumbling block, a vicious circle, account for, an approach to, an increase in, as a rule, as far as I know, benefit from, cast doubt on, coincide with, comply with, derive from, distinguish between, for the most part, hand in hand, in a nutshell, in other words, in the case of, interfere with, on the whole, substitute for, the effect on, the relationship between, the tip of the iceberg, to what extent, with respect to
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3 · Write your own sentence

a double-edged sword
a stumbling block
the tip of the iceberg
Bonus — we have not taught this word. Try it anyway.
Write your name on the first ________.
Word: line — a row