Topic vocabulary

Question 1

to succeed in doing or having something

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achieve (v)

Question 2

the organ inside your head that allows you to think and feel, and controls your body

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brain (n)

Question 3

to give all your attention to the thing that you are doing

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concentrate (v)

Question 4

to think about something carefully before you make a decision

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consider (v)

Question 5

a series of lessons in an academic subject or a practical skil

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course (n)

Question 6

a course of study at a university, or the qualification that you get after completing the course

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degree (n)

Question 7

if you experience a problem or situation, you have that problem or are in that situation

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experience (v)

Question 8

knowledge and skill that you get by doing a particular job or activity

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experience (n)

Question 9

someone who has a particular skill or knows a lot about a particular subject

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expert (n)

Question 10

having special skills in or knowledge about something

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expert (adj)

Question 11

to be unsuccessful in something

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fail (v)

Question 12

to say or decide what you think is true, without being certain about it

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guess (v)

Question 13

an occasion when you say what you think is true without being certain

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guess (n)

Question 14

to pause before doing something because you are nervous or not certain about it

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hesitate (v)

Question 15

a statement of something that must be done, or an explanation of how to do or use something

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instruction (n)

Question 16

to develop or improve

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make progress (v phr)

Question 17

to check something, so that you can be sure about it

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make sure (v phr)

Question 18

to judge the quality of a student’s work and write a mark on it

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mark (v)

Question 19

a score or grade that you are given for school work or for how you perform in competition

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mark (n)

Question 20

existing in the mind, or relating to the mind

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mental (adj)

Question 21

to be successful in an examination or test

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pass (v)

Question 22

something such as a degree or a diploma that you get when you successfully finish a course of study

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qualification (n)

Question 23

to help someone to remember something

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remind (v)

Question 24

a spoken or written description of a particular subject, situation, or event

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report (n)

Question 25

to study your notes and information again in order to prepare for an examination

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revise (v)

Question 26

to try to find something or someone by looking carefully

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search (v)

Question 27

an attempt to find something

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search (n)

Question 28

the ability to do something well, usually as a result of experience and training

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skill (n)

Question 29

intelligent

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smart (adj)

Question 30

something that you learn or teach at a school, for example English, mathematics, or biology

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subject (n)

Question 31

to have an important test

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take an exam (v phr)

Question 32

very good at something

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talented (adj)

Question 33

one of the periods of time that the year is divided into for students

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term (n)

Question 34

to think about something because you want to know more facts

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wonder (v)