Year 3, Module 1 revision

Type in the term based on the given meaning:

make a long jump

(a)  

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 (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 (a)   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

(a)  

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 (a)   . He was still meticulous and resposible when it comes to his work in politics.