Ex. 5. Study the following definitions and give the corresponding words.

1) a way of judging a student by looking at the work they do during the year instead of or in addition to looking at their examination results;

2) to read and learn information that you have studied in order to prepare for an examination;

3) difficult to deal with;

4) to avoid doing something too quickly or doing too much at one time, so that you have enough energy left to complete an activity;

5) to prepare yourself for an exam;

6) too confident and relaxed because you think you can deal with something easily, even though this may not be true;

7) a measurement of how good or popular someone or something is;

8) not good enough to definitely pass an examination;

9) a mock test or exam is one that you do in order to practice for a real one;

10)the permanent exclusion of a student from a school.

Ex. 6. Cross out any of the words in italics that do not form common collocations.

1. He got full / maximum / top marks in the listening test.

2. We have to do / make / write a vocabulary test every Friday.

3. She’s busy reviewing / revising / studying for her exam.

4. How many students have enrolled on / signed up for / undertaken the course?

5. She was always losing / missing out / skipping lessons – no wonder she crashed / failed / flunked the exam.

6. He suffers badly from exam nerves / stress / worries, which affect his concentration length / span / time.

7. The teacher made up / set / wrote a difficult exam but checked / corrected / marked it leniently.

8. We were supposed to do / compose/ write the essay by Friday but I delivered / it / gave it in / handed it in late.

Ex. 7. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the words in the box.

1. Our teachers … our homework in the evening and … it out the next day.

2. My brother tried to … in the exam, but he was caught and sent to the … .

3. I like to play football in the … with my friends during the lunch … .

4. She got a very good school … because she worked so … this … .

5. I’d like to go to … when I finish school and do a … in Economics.

6. The teacher wrote the rules on the … and told us to learn them by … .

7. Were you … for a good reason yesterday or were you playing …?

Ex. 8. Choose the correct answer.

1. Remember that exams never start late, they always start … .

A) ahead of time b) at the last moment c) in time d) on time

2. Will you help me to … for tomorrow’s exam?

A) go through b) read c) review d) revise

3. Lazy Tom clearly had no … of doing any work, although it was only a week till the exam.

A) ambition b) desire c) intention d) willingness

4. Are the students … about the history exam?

A) discussing b) saying c) talking d) telling

5. If you never do any work, you will only have yourself to … if you fail your exams.

A) blame b) fault c) mistake d) reprove

6. I’m … I didn’t pass the exam but I’ll do better next time.

A) deceived b) despaired c) disappointed d) disillusioned

7. You must tell me the result now. I can’t bear the … .

A) suspenders b) suspending c) suspense d) suspension

8. As my exam is next month, I’ll take advantage of the week off to … on some reading.

A) catch up b) hurry up c) make up d) pick up

9. Eve was happy she … to finish the exam in time.

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