VII. Exams, points, degrees

a GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) - экзамен по од­ному из предметов по программе средней школы на получение аттестата зрелости, сдаваемый учащимися в 15—16 лет Instead of chilling out with my friends after my GCSEs, I spent my summer holidays travelling the country.

ace an exam — блестяще сдавать экзамен I think I aced the History test.

A-F — шкала баллов от А (= 5) до F{= 0)

an A level (Advanced Level Examination) — during the two voluntary years of schooling, pupils in the UK specialize in two or three subjects and take the General Certificate of Education (always known simply as 'GCE') Advanced Level, or 'A level' examination, usually with a view to entry to a university or other college of higher education

ask for a make-up exam/test — просить об индивидуальной сдаче эк­замена/написании контрольной работы по причине болезни или чрезвычайных обстоятельств

ask for an extension (extra time for research) — просить об отсрочке сдачи экзамена/результатов исследования

bogus exam passes — «липовые» (купленные) оценки

cum laude (= with praise) — третья степень отличия

defend the thesis/dissertation — защищать диссертацию (Note: тезисы доклада is a summary of a report, the main ideas. Тезис means a basic assumption, idea.)

excellent grades (= high marks) — отличные оценки

fail — незачет (I got a fail in history.)

get an "A" — получить «пять»

hand in one's paper at a later date — сдавать работу в более поздний срок

honor student — медалист

Kolya is a good student — Коля — хорошист

magna cum laude (= with high praise) — вторая степень отличия

mid-term paper — среднесеместровая/четвертная работа

pass/credit — зачет

1. Did you get a pass in English?

2. The passing mark is 55%.

pass/fail (flunk) an exam — сдать/провалить экзамен

point (on an exam) — балл

published dissertation summary — автореферат диссертации (прибли­зительный эквивалент: за рубежом отсутствует подобная реалия)

quiz — контрольная/самостоятельная работа (Ср. surprise/pop quiz — проверочная работа «без предупреждения».)

1. We have a history quiz every Monday.

2. He gave us a quiz on the reading every other day.

3. He likes giving pop quizzes, to see if the kids are remembering anything.

receive one's bachelor's degree with honours — получить диплом бака­лавра с отличием (ср. «с красным дипломом»)

SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) — the SAT is given only in English and mathematics, a test of ability, not knowledge. In other subjects "Achievement" tests are given. The SAT in math and English is re­quired by most colleges and universities of seniors in high schools when they apply to colleges, but there is now a movement in the US to change these tests. So far, though, they are still the norm. The students are reported to have had high scores on the SAT exami­nations.

senior thesis — дипломная работа

straight A-student (he gets fives all around//he gets all A's/straight A's ex­cept for Maths) — круглый отличник

summa cum laude (= with highest praise) - высшая степень отличия

term paper — семестровая работа (ср. курсовая работа)

test — тест

1. We have a test on irregular verbs tomorrow.

2. The school's test scores are among the highest in the district.

1. Did you get a good mark in the test? transcript — вкладыш к диплому об образовании

Vanya is a C-student (Vanya is a mediocre/average student) - Ваня - троечник