Advanced Vocabulary - Grades and Marks Given for School or University Work

Grades and Marks Given for School or University Work

A noun

a mark that a teacher gives to a student’s work to show that it is excellent.

B noun

a mark that is given in a school, college, or university for work that is a little better than average.

C noun

a mark that a teacher gives to a student’s work to show that it is average.

D noun

a mark that a teacher gives to a student’s work to show that it is below average.

demerit noun

mainly American a mark or record that shows someone has done something wrong.

distinction noun

British a very high mark in an examination.

E noun

British a mark that a teacher gives to a student’s work to show that it is very bad.

F noun

a mark that a teacher gives to a student’s work to show that they have failed a test or a piece of work.

fail noun

British a result in a test that shows someone or something has not achieved a satisfactory score or standard.

full marks noun

British the highest score that a student can get in an examination.

GPA noun

American a grade point average.

grade noun

a letter or number that shows the quality of a student’s work.

grade point average noun

a number that is the average of the marks that students in US schools have achieved during their studies.

incomplete noun

American a mark showing that you have not finished all the work for a particular course.

mark noun

British a score in the form of a number, percentage, or letter that a teacher gives a student’s work. The American word is grade.

marking noun

the process of checking students’ written work and giving it a mark.

merit noun

a mark that a school student gets as a reward for good work or behaviour.

pass noun

a successful result in an examination or test.

pass mark noun

the level that you need to reach in order to succeed in an examination.

result noun

British the mark that a student receives in an examination or series of examinations. The American word is grade.

straight adjective

a student who has straight A’s has the highest mark in every subject or course.

U noun

ungraded: a mark given to a student, showing that a test or piece of work that they have done is extremely bad.

vg abbreviation

very good: used by teachers on a student’s work.

A minus B minus C minus D minus

marks given by teachers for students’ work that are lower than the marks A, B, C, and D. These marks are usually written ‘A-’, ‘B-’ etc.

A plus B plus C plus D plus

a mark given by a teacher for a student’s work that is higher than a mark A, B, C, and D. These marks are usually written A+, B+ etc.

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See also:

General words for exams and taking exams

Schooland university examinations and tests

To judge a students work and to give it a mark

To sit, pass or fail an examination or test