School and Learning Collocations: Study Habits, Exams, and Academic Skills

Do you know whether students take notes or make notes? Can you pass an exam and sit an exam — or do these mean different things? Academic collocations are fixed word partnerships that native speakers use naturally, but they often don't follow logical patterns that learners might expect.

This challenge covers essential academic collocations across key school contexts: study habits (take notes, do homework, pay attention), exam preparation and results (sit/take/pass/fail exams, meet deadlines), skill development (develop skills, acquire knowledge, gain experience), and classroom activities (attend lectures, submit assignments). You'll encounter real student scenarios from Sarah's study plans to Tom's exam preparation strategies.

With 22 questions in single-choice, drop-down, drag-and-drop, and multi-choice formats, you'll practice choosing the correct verb partners and identifying common academic phrases that will make your English sound more natural and fluent.

Try the quiz to check your knowledge!