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EDUCATION VOCABULARY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It studies about human culture, such as literature, languages, philosophy, and history.

a)

sciences

b)

linguistics

c)

humanities

2.

Sciences studies about the world, such as physics, biology, chemistry, and maths.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

An undergraduate course which usually lasts 3 or 4 years.

a)

bachelor's degree

b)

master's degree

c)

doctoral degree

4.

A term to describe someone who really likes to read and spends a lot of time on it.

a)

tapeworm

b)

bookworm

c)

librarian

5.

Distance learning is an education that takes place remotely, usually via the Internet.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

Face-to-face classes is a traditional way of studying - in a classroom with a teacher.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

An idiomatic expression that means to begin studying hard.

a)

talk to the books

b)

smash the books

c)

hit the books

8.

It's a temporary position which students usually take to get work experience and practical knowledge EXCEPT ONE.

a)

on-the-job training

b)

internship

c)

full-time job

d)

apprenticeship

9.

A polite way of saying that someone isn't very smart.

a)

smart cookie

b)

not the sharpest tool in the shed

c)

stupid

d)

dumb

10.

Schoolboy error is a big mistake.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

Private school is a school which is paid for by the state or country.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

Single-sex schools are schools for either boys or girls.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

Coeducation is an education system where boys and girls are taught together.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Subject specialist is a person who is not very talented in one specific field.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

A teacher's pet is a student whom the teacher likes the most.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Mary was ill for two weeks, so she fell behind with her studies.

a)

to progress quickly than others.

b)

to progress less quickly than others.

c)

excellent student

17.

To goof around means to spend time doing something very important.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

To learn something by heart means to memorize something.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

To pass with flying colours means to pass hardly and with poor result.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

During my school years I often play truant with my friends. To play truant means to skip classes without permission.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE