Exercise 3. Put each of the following words into its correct place here.

Achievements, adjustment, admit, attitude, average, colleges, common, failure, grade, letter, marking, method, minimum, occasionally, pass, percentage, perfect, progress, record, reports, school, teacher.

Grading

Grading is a ……, used in schools to ..... student achievements. Almost every ..... keeps a record of each student’s ..... in order to have some basis for measuring his ..... . The record supplies information for ..... to parents. Universities and ..... often use this information to help determine whether they should …… a student.

For a long time, the most ..... method of recording achievement was by …… , with a mark, or ….. , of 100 per cent representing ..... achievement. The …… mark for a ..... was usually 70 per cent, and for ….. work, about 80 per cent. Today, the letters A, B, C, D, E, and ..... F, are much more commonly used. The mark A stands for exceptional achievement, and E or F means …… .

A few schools use no ….. system at all. Instead, each ..... writes a detailed ..... to the parents. Such letters report the student’s progress,…, activities, and social ….. .

Exercise 4. Choose the right answer.

l. Miss Unlucky was very ..... because she had failed her examination. a) afraid b) excited c) sensitive d) upset 2. You should have ..... the examination last week, so bring your money to the office as soon as possible. a) entered for b) passed c) sat for d) taken 3. Congratulations ….. passing your exams. Well done! a) by b) for c) from d) on 4. During the test it is always better to make an educated ..... than to leave a blank. a) attempt b) chance c) endeavour d) guess 5. Sue had a good ..... of the examination result when she saw her daughter’s face. a) idea b) news c) report d) thought 6. This kind of question can sometimes be answered only by a process of ..... . a) abolition b) elimination c) exception d) subtraction

7. The person who ..... an examination is supposed to see that nobody tries to cheat. a) dominates b) governs c) leads d) supervises

8. Greg has just taken an exam ..... history.

a) about b) for c) in d) on

9. Ann was the ..... student in her class and passed all her exams with high grades. a) brightest b) clearest c) fastest d) highest

10. Sign your name on the ..... line. a) broken b) dotted c) drawn d) spotted

l l. There must be a …… of at least one metre between the desks in the examination room. a) expanse b) gap c) place d) room

12. This test ..... a number of multiple-choice questions. a) composes of b) composes in c) consists of d) consists in

13. Please don’t talk in the ….. because there is an examination in the lecture hall. a) corridor b) lane c) promenade d) way l4. The ..... thought of exams makes me feel ill. a) just b) little c) mere d) sole

15. The school has ….. a system of monthly tests in place of an annual exam. a) adopted b) agreed c) collected d) taken

Exercise 5. Choose the correct answer.

l. Miss Diligent did nine hours’ …… studying a day for her exam. a) big b) heavy c) powerful d) solid 2. In the examination you may be asked for comments on various …… of the topic. a) angles b) aspects c) features d) qualities 3. Failing the final exam was a big ..... to my hopes. a) band b) blow e) hit d) kick 4. You shouldn’t talk about him failing. You’ll ….. his confidence a) underestimate b) undergo c) undermine d) worry 5. I’m feeling rather ….. because of the exam I’m doing next week. a) anxious b) excited c) impatient d) unquict 6. The result of this exam will ….. his future. a) control b) determine c) govern d) rule 7. Please be ..... . I haven’t got long. a) brief b) concise c) rapid d) short 8. George has no head for figures. He simply cannot ..... them. a) collect b) realise c) relate d) remember

9. No one is so ..... as the person who has no wish to learn. a) ignorant b) sensible c) simple d) useless

10. In a multiple-choice exercise it’s sometimes easier to ..... the wrong answer before choosing the right one. a) eliminate b) exclude c) give d) omit 11. Waiting outside the examination room, I trembled with ….. . a) apprehension b) comprehension c) expectation d) tension 12. His test results are not very ..... . He does well one month and badly the next. a) consequent b) consistent c) continuous d) invariable 13. The ….. exam in March prepared pupils for the real thing in May. a) false b) imaginary c) mock d) unreal I4. My hopes of becoming a doctor ….. when I failed my “A” levels. a) cracked b) crashed c) crumbled d) smashed 15. I was completely ..... by most of the exam questions, so I must have failed.

a) baffled b) harassed c) stupid d) stupified 16. Having already graduated from another university, he was ….. from the entrance examination. a) deferred b) excluded c) exempted d) prohibited

l7. This exam is supposed to be …… because the marking is not affected by individual preferences. a) concrete b) impersonal c) objective d) open-minded

18. Any candidate caught ….. in the examination will be disqualified.

a) cheating b) deceiving c) swindling d) tricking