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How do you prepare for an exam? Do you study regularly, or leave it all to the last minute? Here
are some common words and phrases to talk about studying and taking exams.

<b>Exams</b>

take an exam / sit an exam = do an exam

pass an exam = get a good enough mark to succeed
fail an exam = not pass :((

<b>Studying</b>

take extra lessons / have private tuition / private coaching = pay for a personal teacher to help you
with the subject

<b>Before the exam</b>

revise = go over everything you've studied
swot up = an informal synonym for "revise"

cram = try and force as much information into your head as possible

learn by heart / memorise = try to remember facts etc, without necessarily understanding them
test yourself = try to test your knowledge of something so that you really know it, rather than just
learning it by heart

<b>During the exam</b>

cheat / copy / use a crib sheet = use dishonest methods to try and pass the exam, such as copying
someone else, or hiding notes so you can read them during the exam

get a good / high mark = do well in the exam
get a bad / low mark = do badly in the exam
pass with flying colours = pass with high marks
scrape a pass = only just pass

<b>What sort of student are you?</b>
stellar = a star performer

hard-working = someone who tries

straight A = a student who always gets top marks

plodder = someone who works consistently, but isn't particularly brilliant
mediocre = not bad, average

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