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A list of french and english terms related to academic performance and examinations. It includes vocabulary related to taking exams, grades, academic success and failure, and different types of assessments. This resource is useful for students learning french or english, particularly those preparing for academic settings or standardized tests. It covers a range of terms from 'academic failure' to 'gifted child,' offering a comprehensive overview of academic vocabulary. The document could be used as a study aid for vocabulary acquisition and review.
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academic failure - correct answerL'echec scolaire an exam - correct answerun examen A diploma - correct answerun diplôme To sit/ take an exam - correct answerpasser un examen To resit an exam - correct answerRepasser un examen To scrape through - correct answerReussir avec difficulté The entrance exam - correct answerL'examen d'entrée a competitive exam - correct answerun concours The syllabus - correct answerle programme A paper - correct answerUne epreuve ecrite A test/ a quiz - correct answerUn controle an examiner - correct answerun examinateur To examine - correct answerinterroger A mark/ a grade - correct answerUne note To crib from sb - correct answerCopier sur qn A school report - correct answerUn bulletin scolaire To move up a class - correct answerpasser dans la classe supérieure A gifted child - correct answerun surdoué To drop out of school - correct answerabandonner l'école Assessment - correct answerL'evaluation Qualifications - correct answerDes diplomes
To pass an exam - correct answerReussir a un examen To fail an exam - correct answerEchouer a un examen To sail through - correct answerReussir facilement A written test - correct answerUne interro ecrite A candidate - correct answerun candidat To mark - correct answercorriger, noter inconsistent - correct answerIrregulier (le travail) An end-of term report - correct answerun bulletin trimestriel to repeat a year - correct answerredoubler une classe SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) - correct answerExamen de fin d'enseignement secondaire The bright and the thick - correct answerles cracks et les nuls Academically able/ academic - correct answerDoué pour les etudes Highly motivated/ lazy/ bone idle - correct answerFortement motivé/ paresseux/ fainéant hard-working - correct answertravailleur Absent-minded/ scatterbrained - correct answerEtourdi He has big gaps in his knowledge of French - correct answerIl a beaucoup de lacunes en francais To be a high achiever/ to perform well - correct answerAvoir de bons resultats scolaires to be a low achiever - correct answerEtre en echec scolaire He has always been an underachiever - correct answerIl a toujours eu des resultats decevants