noun / verb · academic

grade

/ɡreɪd/GRADE

Band 6-7task2task1

a mark indicating quality of work or a category/classification; to evaluate and give a mark

Examples

The paper received a high grade for its methodological rigour.

Researchers graded responses according to a predefined rubric.

Reading at grade level is a common benchmark for primary education.

Band 8 sentence

To ensure comparability between institutions, the study converted national grading systems into a unified grade scale.

Collocations

  • receive a grade
  • grade point average
  • grade level

Word family

grade noun / verbgrading noun / verbgraded adjective / verbgraduate verb / noun

Common mistakes

He got good gradeHe got a good grade

many grademany grades

Say it for a higher band

5mark6score7+grade

Synonyms

mark

score

Easily confused

mark

She received a high mark on the midterm exam.

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