التعليم
Words that appear in almost every STEP reading passage about schools and universities.
Education words appear in almost every STEP reading passage and in the sentence-completion section. Learn each word with its Arabic meaning, its family and the phrases it normally travels with.
مفردات التعليم تتكرر كثيرًا في اختبار STEP. تعلّم كل كلمة مع معناها وعائلتها والعبارات التي ترد معها.
For every word, store four things: meaning, part of speech, one natural example and one collocation. STEP questions usually test the collocation, not the dictionary meaning.
احفظ لكل كلمة: المعنى، ونوعها، ومثالًا طبيعيًا، وعبارة شائعة ترد معها.
Many STEP items give you the verb and ask for the noun or adjective: achieve → achievement → achievable. Learn the family together and the suffix tells you the part of speech.
كثير من الأسئلة تطلب صيغة أخرى من الكلمة، فتعلّم عائلة الكلمة كاملة.
Read the whole sentence first and predict the missing word before you look at the four options. Then choose the option closest to your prediction.
اقرأ الجملة كاملة وتوقّع الكلمة قبل النظر إلى الخيارات.
Education passages prefer formal words: enroll (not sign up), assess (not check), compulsory (not must-do).
لغة النصوص الأكاديمية رسمية، ففضّل الكلمات الرسمية.
يُحقّق
to succeed in doing something after trying hard
She worked all year to achieve a high score on the STEP test.
عملت طوال العام لتحقيق درجة عالية في اختبار STEP.
منهج دراسي
the subjects and lessons taught in a school or course
The new curriculum includes two hours of English every day.
يتضمن المنهج الجديد ساعتين من اللغة الإنجليزية يوميًا.
يُسجّل / يلتحق
to officially join a course, school or programme
You must enroll in the course before the first of September.
يجب أن تلتحق بالدورة قبل الأول من سبتمبر.
منحة دراسية
money given to a student so that they can continue studying
The university offered Sara a scholarship to study abroad.
قدمت الجامعة لسارة منحة دراسية للدراسة في الخارج.
يُقيّم
to judge the quality, level or value of something
Teachers assess students twice each semester.
يقوم المعلمون بتقييم الطلاب مرتين كل فصل دراسي.
إلزامي
required by a rule or law; not optional
Attendance at the final lecture is compulsory.
الحضور في المحاضرة الأخيرة إلزامي.
Students who enroll before September receive a full scholarship interview.
enroll in a course / at a university — always followed by in or at.
نقول enroll in a course أو enroll at a university.
The university assesses students twice each semester.
assess = judge the level or value. The noun is assessment.
assess تعني يُقيّم، والاسم منها assessment.
Attendance at the final lecture is compulsory for all first-year students.
compulsory = required by rule; the opposite is optional.
compulsory تعني إلزامي، وعكسها optional.
She worked all year to achieve a high score, and her achievement surprised everyone.
achieve (verb) → achievement (noun) → achievable (adjective).
لاحظ تغير الصيغة حسب موقع الكلمة في الجملة.
The new curriculum includes two hours of English every day.
curriculum = the subjects taught; plural curricula. Do not confuse it with syllabus (one course).
curriculum هي المنهج كاملًا، أما syllabus فهي خطة مقرر واحد.
Meaning, context, word family, collocation and definition questions — feedback appears only after you answer.
Question 1 of 26 · Context
The new ______ includes two hours of English every day.
12 exam-style questions. Your score, percentage and incorrect answers appear at the end.
Question 1 of 12 · STEP
Fees are lower for students who ______ in the programme before the deadline.