A) Fill in the blanks with the words in boxes. One is extra.
| laboratory work | presentation | extracurricular activities | coding club | a nursery |
|1--- | 1— | 1--- | 1— |$ 1— |
| a boarding school | rugby | anxious | courtyard | |
I am joining the __________ because I want to learn how to design simple computer programs.
Students in the science club do __________ twice a week to complete their experiments.
Tom studies at __________ because his family lives far from the city.
I always feel a little __________ before big exams, even when I study a lot.
We are practising our group __________ for tomorrow’s project lesson.
During sunny days, many students eat lunch in the school __________.
Our school offers many __________ like drama, chess, and cooking classes.
My brother plays __________ because he likes fast-paced sports and teamwork.
School Life and Education Vocabulary: Contextual Word Completion
KEY FORMULA / RULE: Contextual clues within each sentence (such as keywords like computer programs, experiments, exams, or sports) dictate the correct collocations and parts of speech required to complete each statement meaningfully.
SOLUTION & SENTENCE ANALYSIS
1. coding club: “Design simple computer programs” directly associates with computer programming and software development clubs.
2. laboratory work: The phrase “science club” and “complete their experiments” refers to practical scientific tasks, collocated as do laboratory work.
3. a boarding school: The clue “his family lives far from the city” indicates an institution where students live on campus during the school term.
4. anxious: The adjective anxious describes the emotional state of feeling nervous or stressed before major examinations.
5. presentation: Preparing and speaking in front of a class for a “project lesson” requires a group presentation.
6. courtyard: An open, unroofed area surrounded by school buildings where students gather outside on “sunny days” is called a courtyard.
7. extracurricular activities: Non-academic after-school clubs such as “drama, chess, and cooking classes” fall under the category of extracurricular activities.
8. rugby: Described as “fast-paced sports and teamwork,” rugby is the only outdoor team sport among the given words.
FINAL ANSWER:
coding club
laboratory work
a boarding school
anxious
presentation
courtyard
extracurricular activities
rugby
Extra Word:a nursery(refers to a preschool or a place where young children/plants are tended, which does not fit any secondary school context provided).
EXAM INSIGHT / PITFALL: Pay close attention to surrounding verbs and prepositions (e.g., do + laboratory work, play + sport name like rugby, feel + adjective like anxious). Identifying collocations prevents confusing nouns with adjectives.