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. Shes 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.
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hard absent degree break give report
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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. Id 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 tomorrows 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. Im
I didnt pass the exam but Ill do better next time.
A) deceived b) despaired c) disappointed d) disillusioned
7. You must tell me the result now. I cant bear the
.
A) suspenders b) suspending c) suspense d) suspension
8. As my exam is next month, Ill 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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