noun · neutral
revision
/rɪˈvɪʒən/re·VIZ·ion
Band 5-6speakingtask2
The act of studying material again to prepare for an exam or to improve understanding.
Examples
“I spent the weekend doing revision for my maths test.”
“The teacher organised a revision session before the final exam.”
“I prefer spaced revision rather than cramming the night before.”
Band 8 sentence
“In the week before my finals I did systematic revision, focusing on past papers and my weakest topics.”
Collocations
- do revision
- revision for an exam
- revision session
Word family
revise verbrevision nounrevised adjective
Common mistakes
I need to make revision tonight.→I need to do some revision tonight.
I need revise for the exam.→I need to revise for the exam.
Say it for a higher band
5study→6review→7+revision
Synonyms
review
recap
Easily confused
review
“I need to review my notes before the test.”
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