Answers — do not photocopy for children
Cumulative test 1 — teacher edition
After lesson 17 · 0 words covered · 38 marks
1 · Match the word to what it means
ascertain — find out
utilize — use
endeavor — try
commence — begin
terminate — end
facilitate — help
constitute — make up
comprise — consist of
allocate — give out
undertake — carry out
disseminate — spread
subsequent — later
bear out — confirm
hinge on — depend entirely
gloss over — skip too fast
tease out — separate carefully
map onto — match
factor in — include
2 · Put the right word in the gap
Word bank: abstract, allocate, appreciate, ascertain, bear out, boil down to, bring to bear, capital, commence, comprise, constitute, current, disseminate, endeavor, facilitate, factor in, flesh out, gloss over, head off, hinge on, map onto, marked, novel, observe, pin down, plant, qualify, resolve, run counter to, sound, subsequent, tease out, terminate, undertake, utilize, volume
boil down to is the word.
head off is the word.
flesh out is the word.
bring to bear is the word.
run counter to is the word.
pin down is the word.
qualify is the word.
resolve is the word.
appreciate is the word.
observe is the word.
The sound of rain is soft.
marked is the word.
novel is the word.
capital is the word.
plant is the word.
volume is the word.
current is the word.
abstract is the word.
3 · Write your own sentence
ascertain
— model; accept any sentence where the word does real work
utilize
— 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. 38 marks: 18 matching, 18 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.