Education and Academia
"get top marks" mean?
This is what you get if you study well in school or university.
"have a photographic memory" mean
This is the ability to remember lots of information easily.
What does "be hit by lightning" mean?
This phrasal verb means "to be struck by lightning."
"graduate" mean?
This is the process of earning a degree at university.
lose consciousness" mean?
This is a state when a person loses awareness of their surroundings.
What does "be found unconscious" mean?
This phrase describes a state where someone is unaware of what’s happening around them.
“She worked so hard that she managed to ___ a full scholarship to Oxford.”
get
“I ___ a vivid memory of my first day at school—it felt like yesterday.”
have
“The human brain ___ billions of neurons.”
is made up of”?
If you keep disrupting the class, you might ___ from school.”
a) expel
b) be expelled
c) expelled
be expelled
“After the fall, he couldn’t remember anything—it was just a ___ memory.”
a) vague
b) vivid
c) photographic
vague
Correct the mistake:
What is “He was made up of several different ideas.”?
“He was made up by several different ideas.”
Choose the correct sentence:
a) She wrote a dissertation about climate change last year.
b) She has written a dissertation about climate change last year.
c) She was writing a dissertation about climate change last year.
“She wrote a dissertation about climate change last year.”?
Which sentence uses the idiom correctly?
a) I racked my brains to find my keys.
b) I lost my brains trying to solve the puzzle.
c) I jogged my brains until I remembered.
I racked my brains to find my keys.
Which phrasal verb fits best?
“The new policy ___ significant changes in how students are assessed.”
a) brought about
b) brought up
c) brought in
brought about