 Biology: The study of living things like plants, animals and humans.

 Chemistry: The study of different substances and how they interact.

 Physics: The study of matter and energy and how they affect each other.

education vocabulary
Boarding School:(noun) A type of school where students live as well as study.

'During my first few weeks at boarding school I missed my parents a lot.'

Cheat: (verb) To act in a dishonest way to get what you want.

'The student cheated by writing the answers on his hand and looking at them during the test.'

Co-educational: (noun) A school that has both male and female students. A schools for just
boys (or girls) is called a single-sex school.

'I think co-educational schools helps students to form better relationships with members of the
opposite sex in later life.'

Coursework: (noun) Coursework is the work done by students that contributes towards their
overall grade, but which is assessed separately from their final exams. Coursework can, for
example, take the form of experimental work, or may involve research. It can comprise of 
dissertations,  reports or essays.

'I get nervous when I take a test. I prefer to do coursework because I have a long time to do it
and I can do it at my own pace.'

Enrol: (verb) To enrol means to join a course. In American English it is spelt enroll. The noun
form is enrolment (enrollment US)

'To enrol on this course you need to be here on 7th January to do the paperwork.'

Fail: (verb) To fail means that you did not pass your test. You did not get the necessary grade /
score. Failure is the noun form.

'40% of students failed the test. The other 60% passed.'

Qualification: (noun) A qualification is the official proof that you have successfully completed
a course or that you have the necessary skills.

'What academic qualifications do you have? Do you have a degree?'

Retake: (verb / noun) As a verb retake means to take an exam you  failed in the past for a
second time. As a noun retakes mean the exams which are held again for students who did not
pass them the first time around.

'Retakes will be held in February for all those students who did not get 40% on the last test.'
'Don't worry you will be able to retake this exam if you don't pass.'

Revise: (verb) To revise means to study before a test. This word is used in British English. In
American English study or review is used. Revision is the noun form.
'I'm going to stay in tonight and revise for Monday's test.'

Semester / Term: (noun) Both of these words are used to mean the periods of the school year.
The school year is usually divided into three terms / semesters: Spring, Autumn and Winter.

'At this school each semester is 12 weeks long.'

 I hated ___ in school. I find learning about the past boring. I could never remember
the years that things happened.

drama
biology
geography
history

 My favourite subject is ___. I'm very good with numbers.

physical education
geography
mathematics
biology

 We learned how rivers are formed today in ___.

drama
geography
science
physics

 In ___ we had to wear special glasses because we were using dangerous chemicals.

business studies
history
chemistry
economics

 If you don't want to cut open dead frogs then you shouldn't take ___.

economics
chemistry
physics
biology
 She tried to ___ on her test, but her teacher caught her and she was kicked out of
school.

cheat
revise
term
coursework

 Only students who are ___ on this course may enter the classroom.

enrolled
revised
retake
semester

 There will be no way to ___ this test if you fail.

revise
retake
cheat
enrol

 You should spend at least 2 hours a day ___ for your test.

retaking
boarding
enrolling
revising

 To work for this company you need a university ___.

co-education
failure
term
qualification