Grading And Assessment Terms

noun A period of six months, especially in a college or university during which a full program of studies is carried out.

• The academic semester consists of 15 weeks of instruction.
• I can't wait for next semester to start so I can see my friends again.
• Dude, this semester is gonna be a breeze with all these easy classes.
• She felt like she was entering a new semester of life after quitting her job and starting a new career path.

noun someone

verb give

• The teacher had to give the student a failing grade due to consistently poor performance on exams.
• The professor had no choice but to give me a failing grade for not turning in my assignment on time.
• I heard the teacher is going to give Billy a failing grade because he never pays attention in class.
• In life, sometimes circumstances can give us a failing grade, but it's important to learn from those experiences and move forward.