Year 3, Module 1 revision

Type in the term based on the given meaning:

make a long jump

Complete the sentence:

This he made by ________ a hole in the lid of a plastic storage box and inserting the head of a desk lamp.

• skidding

• gouging

• veering

Complete the idiom:

I'm up a _______ with this essay. I have no idea what to write and how to approach the given topic.

Choose the corresponding idiom forthe following situation:

This week has been terribly. And now I have even managed to scratch my car!

• This week is a bed of roses.

• I feel bushed.

• I'm turning over a new leaf.

• This scratch was the final straw for me.

Why are you nagging me with reducing your time out. You're _______ up the wrong tree, your father decided to ground you.

Type in the term (one word) that corresponds to the following explanation:

that cannot be explained

I always try to objectively weigh up all my options.

• I do things on a whim.

• I'm an irrational thinker.

• I don't do things on impulse.

If you tune into something, it means that...

• you become insensitive to something by ignoring it.

• you become sensitive to something by paying attention to it.

• you subconsciously receive all sorts of signals from your surroundings.

Which of the given words has the following meaning:

gives pleasure to the mind or body through the senses

• sensational

• sensuous

• sensible

Answer explanation

sensible - (of actions or decisions) based on reasons rather than emotions

sensational - (of a result, event, or situation) so remarkable that it causes great excitement and interest

Complete the collocation:

But fame has not dented his sense of _______. He was still meticulous and resposible when it comes to his work in politics.