Idioms
Clue: To study intensively with a lot of effort, especially right before a big exam.
Answer: "Hit the books"
Clue: To submit your homework, essay, or final project to the teacher.
Answer: "Hand in"
Complete using have something done: "I didn't cut my hair myself; I ______ (my hair / cut) yesterday."
Answer: "had my hair cut"
Complete with the adverb indicating an action finished very recently: "They've ______ arrived home from class."
Answer: "just"
Clue: A specific piece of academic work or homework given to students by their teacher.
Answer: "Assignment"
Clue: To complete an evaluation or graduate with excellent results and top marks.
Answer: "(Pass) with flying colors"
Clue: To write down important key facts or bullet points during a class.
Answer: "Note down"
Complete using active get: "She persuaded her dad to pay, so she ______ (get / her dad / enroll) her at UCLA."
Answer: "got her dad to enroll"
Complete to express a strict restriction to a single group: "______ registered students are permitted to take the exam."
Answer:"Only"
Clue: The official verb meaning to sign up or register for a course or university.
Answer: "To enroll"
Clue: An idea, proposal, or plan that is not fully thought out or developed.
Answer: "A half-baked idea"
Clue: To leave school, college, or university permanently before finishing your degree.
Answer: "Drop out (of)"
Spot the mistake: "They are getting their house paint this weekend."
Answer: "painted" (They are getting their house painted)
Complete to introduce an unexpected or surprising fact: "I usually hate rock concerts, but ______ I had a great time!"
Answer: "Even"
Clue: A formal presentation or educational talk given by a professor to a university class.
Answer: "Lecture"
Clue: An unpleasant reality or difficult news that is tough to accept or believe.
Answer: "(Hard) to swallow"
Clue: To solve a problem or finally understand how a system or software works.
Answer: "Figure out"
Rephrase into passive causative: "A professional technician fixed Alex's laptop yesterday." --------> "Alex ______."
Answer: "had/got his laptop fixed"
Complete to emphasize a comparison: "Her second essay draft was ______ better than the first one."
Answer: "even"
Clue: A sudden burst of creative thinking or a brilliant new idea.
Answer: "Inspiration" (or "A flash of inspiration")
Clue: An insightful observation or comment that makes you reflect and think seriously.
Answer: "Food for thought"
Clue: To stop delaying and continue making progress on an essay or pending task.
Answer: "Get on with (something)"
Complete the grammatical rule: Active have takes a bare infinitive ("I had him wash the car"), but active get requires this form.
Answer: "to + verb" (full infinitive: "I got him to wash the car")
Complete to downplay importance or mean 'simply': "Don't take it personally; I was ______ joking."
Answer: "just"
Clue: To gradually become worse, deteriorate, or decrease in quality or academic performance.
Answer: "Decline" (or "Go downhill")