Grade 1 · Writing

Cumulative test 2

After lesson 39 · 0 words covered · 51 marks

Name ______________________________ Date ______________

1 · Match the word to what it means

a paradigm shift —

common ground —

a watershed moment —

the crux of the matter —

weather the storm —

a slippery slope —

level the playing field —

a knock-on effect —

take root —

a blanket statement —

hold water —

in the final analyzis —

it is worth noting that —

with the exception of —

insofar as —

by and large —

in the context of —

all things considered —

that being said —

to put it another way —

for the purposes of —

in so doing —

as regards —

notwithstanding —

2 · Put the right word in the gap

Word bank: -cracy, -graphy, -phobia, a blanket statement, a deadline, a first pass, a knock-on effect, a literature review, a paradigm shift, a preliminary draft, a research question, a slippery slope, a structure, a timeline, a watershed moment, a working title, all things considered, allocate time, as regards, auto-, bio-, by and large, cf., common ground, et al., for the purposes of, geo-, hold water, hyper-, i.e., in so doing, in the context of, in the final analyzis, insofar as, it is worth noting that, level the playing field, macro-, micro-, narrow the focus, notwithstanding, revise and edit, scope the topic, take root, that being said, the crux of the matter, to put it another way, weather the storm, with the exception of

________ is the word.

3 · Write your own sentence

a paradigm shift

common ground

a watershed moment

Bonus — we have not taught this word. Try it anyway.

Write your name on the first ________.

Word: line — a row