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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