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        Schools in the United States use their own grading system. However, most
grades are either letter grades (A, B, C, D, F) or number grades. (In schools the letter
or number grade may very by one or two points.)
Letter Grade           Number Equivalent                Meaning
A                      90 – 100                         Excellent
B                      80 – 89                          Good
C                      70 – 79                          Average
D                      60 – 69                          Poor
F                      0 - 59                           Failing


Some schools add a plus or a minus to a grade (for example, B+, A- ) to indicate that
work in a course was a little above or a little below the grade given.
        Here are some idioms commonly used by students in school. Match each
idioms with its meaning. In two cases, two idioms have the same definition.
Idiom                                           Definition
________ 1. Ace it                              A. A difficult subject
________ 2. Bomb the test                       B. A lot of work to do
________ 3. Brown-nose                          C. To get an A
________ 4. “Mega” homework                     D. Gives many good grades
________ 5. Blow-off course                     E. To fail an exam
________ 6. Suck up                             F. An easy course
________ 7. Pull an all-nighter                 G. A very smart person
________ 8. Flunk                               H. To study instead of sleep
________ 9. Killer course                       I. To fail
________ 10. Data brain                         J. To try hard to please
________ 11. Hard nose                          K. A difficult teacher
________ 12. Mark on a curve                    L. To add points to the grades
________ 13. Easy grader




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