Across
- 10. someone who spends too much time studying and seems to have no other interests (used to show disapproval)
- 11. someone who copies other people’s clothes, behaviour, work etc (used by children to show disapproval)
- 13. a student in their last year of high school or university
- 14. (phrasal verb) to leave a school or university before your course has finished
- 15. someone who is in charge of a school (US) or university/college (UK)
- 16. (idiom, 6 words) to overwork or exhaust yourself by doing too many things, especially both late at night and early in the morning
- 22. (2 words) to succeed very easily in a test, examination etc
- 23. (phrasal verb) to learn something by watching or listening to other people
- 25. (idiom, 3 words) to perform well enough to succeed in something
- 28. when students deliberately stay away from school without permission (also failed attendance or unauthorized absence)
- 30. required; mandatory (must be done)
- 31. (idiom, 3 words) study hard and read a lot about something
- 33. a period of study with a tutor involving one student or a small group
- 34. (2 words) a piece of paper, computer file, etc. that gives you useful information about a subject, usually used for cheating in a test or examination
- 37. (phrasal verb) to improve a skill or an ability by practising it
- 39. (3 words) to decide to achieve something; to want to do something very much, or to be aiming to do something
- 41. a student in the third year of study at a college or high school
- 42. a school in the UK for children over the age of 11 who have to pass a special examination to go there
- 45. (2 words) making progress and likely to succeed; developing as expected
- 47. to fail a test or exam / to give someone low marks on a test so that they fail it
- 48. a successfully completed part of a course at a university or college
- 50. (3 words) to be very successful in passing a test or exam
- 51. (phrasal verb) to prepare yourself for an examination by learning a lot of information quickly (also mug up on/swot up on)
- 52. (2 words) a child who everyone thinks is the teacher’s favourite student and is therefore disliked by the other students
- 54. (3 words) to know everything about a subject
- 55. someone who is studying at a university to get a master’s degree or a PhD
Down
- 1. a student in the second year of study at a college or high school
- 2. a student at college or university, who is working for their first degree
- 3. in the UK a private school for children aged between 13 and 18, whose parents pay for their education whereas in the US and Scotland a free local school, controlled and paid for by the government
- 4. (idiom, 4 words) to be involved in a situation or activity that is too difficult for you to understand or deal with
- 5. the number of people who have arranged to join a school, university, course etc
- 6. (phrasal verb) to try to learn something in a short time, especially for an examination (also cram for/swot up on)
- 7. an older student who is given some authority and helps to control the younger students
- 8. (also kindergarten) a school for children who are between three and five years old
- 9. to carry out research/survey/investigation etc, especially in order to get information or prove facts
- 12. (2 words) to stay away from school without permission (also to skive or play hooky)
- 17. (2 words) learning something in order to be able to repeat it from memory, rather than in order to understand it
- 18. (phrasal verb) when a school or university _____, it closes for a holiday
- 19. (phrasal verb) to improve your knowledge of something already learned but partly forgotten
- 20. someone who has formally asked, usually in writing, for a job, university place etc
- 21. (2 words) money that a student pays to a university for their teaching
- 24. a school in the UK for children above the age of 11 of all abilities
- 26. (2 words) if you complete a school or university qualification ______, you achieve a high standard
- 27. (idiom, 4 words) not quick to understand something new
- 29. (phrasal verb) to continue to practise a skill so that you do not lose it
- 30. (also daycare centre) a place where babies are looked after while their parents are at work
- 32. a student in the first year of high school or university
- 35. permission to study at a school or university (you can apply for it or gain it to sth)
- 36. money given to someone to help pay for that person's education
- 38. (4 words) if something increases, develops, grows etc ______, it does it very quickly
- 40. a school where students live as well as study
- 43. (phrasal verb) to succeed in something but with a lot of difficulty
- 44. (3 words) good enough for a particular standard
- 46. a piece of work given to someone, typically as part of their studies or job
- 49. (phrasal verb) to improve and reach the same standard as other people in your class, group etc
- 53. to officially arrange to join a school, university, or course