Answers — do not photocopy for children
Cumulative test 2 — teacher edition
After lesson 39 · 0 words covered · 43 marks
1 · Match the word to what it means
according to — as X says
cite — name your source
as stated in — as written in
a secondary source — not the original
paraphrase — say it your own way
quote directly — use exact words
a reference list — the list of sources
plagiarism — using work as your own
evidence suggests — the proof points to
draws on — uses
credible — believable
bias — leaning one way
corroborate — back up with more
contradict — say the opposite
attribute to — say it came from
as cited in — quoted inside
primary source — the original
summarize the argument — give it shortly
acknowledge — give credit
verify the claim — check it is true
2 · Put the right word in the gap
Word bank: a compelling case, a correlation, a peak, a reference list, a secondary source, a trend, according to, account for X per cent, acknowledge, an outlier, as cited in, as stated in, attribute to, bias, cite, consequently, contradict, corroborate, counter-argument, credible, draws on, evidence suggests, fluctuate, in light of this, it could be argued, it follows that, margin of error, nevertheless, on the one hand, paraphrase, plagiarism, primary source, quote directly, statistically significant, summarize the argument, the average, the data show, this suggests, to a certain extent, verify the claim
the data show is the word.
a correlation is the word.
a trend is the word.
the average is the word.
a peak is the word.
fluctuate is the word.
account for X per cent is the word.
an outlier is the word.
statistically significant is the word.
margin of error is the word.
it could be argued is the word.
this suggests is the word.
on the one hand is the word.
nevertheless is the word.
a compelling case is the word.
to a certain extent is the word.
counter-argument is the word.
consequently is the word.
it follows that is the word.
in light of this is the word.
3 · Write your own sentence
according to
— model; accept any sentence where the word does real work
cite
— model; accept any sentence where the word does real work
as stated in
— model; accept any sentence where the word does real work
Bonus — we have not taught this word. Try it anyway.
Write your name on the first line.
Word: line — a row
Scoring. 43 marks: 20 matching, 20 gaps, 3 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.