English Academic Vocabulary About Education

Helen's parents were very pleased when they read her school ______.

• report

• papers

• diploma

• account

Albert has quite a good ________ of physics.

• result

• pass

• understanding

• head

In Britain, children start ________ school at the age of five.

• kindergarten

• secondary

• primary

• nursery

Susan has a _______ in French from Leeds University.

• degree

• certificate

• mark

• paper

My favourite _______ at school was history.

• topic

• class

• theme

• subject

It's time for a break. The bell has ________.

• gone off

• struck

• rung

• sounded

Before you begin the exam paper, always read the ______ carefully.

• orders

• instructions

• rules

• answers

Our English teacher _______ us some difficult exercises for homework.

• set

• put

• made

• obliged

If you want to pass the examination, you must study _______.

• enough

• rather

• hard

• thoroughly

Most students have quite a good sense of their own _______.

• grasp

• ability

• idea

• information