Concetti Chiave
- Pass mark refers to the minimum grade required to pass a course, typically 70 in high schools and sometimes 60 in colleges.
- Aiming for grades above the pass mark is crucial for those pursuing demanding careers such as medicine or finance.
- The term 'mark' can also imply accuracy in expressions like 'close to the mark' (nearly correct) and 'on the mark' (exactly correct).
- Analysis involves dissecting a whole into parts to examine details, applicable in both literary and scientific contexts.
- Types of analysis include qualitative (identifying substances), quantitative (measuring substances), and psychoanalysis (exploring psychological processes).
Pass Mark
Pass mark is the minimum grade one needs to pass a course. Another way to say pass mark is passing grade.
The pass mark in most public high schools is a grade of 70. Some colleges, however, choose a grade of 60 as the pass mark.
Any young person hoping to pursue a challenging career, such as medicine or finance, should aim to earn grades far better than the pass mark.
Other uses for the word mark is in the phrase close to the mark, which means almost correct, and on the mark, which means that it is exactly correct.
John says that business in his clothes shop is booming. It would be closer to the mark to say that business is just okay.
Chloe's comments on the cost of higher education were right on the mark. Many of us now wonder if it is worth the debt we will incur by going to university.
Analysis
An analysis is the separation of a whole into its component parts to examine it in detail. Analysis can be performed on a chemical compound or a piece of writing, for example, and analyze is the verb form.
My English teacher asked us to write an analysis of Robert Frost's poem, "Mending Wall". Some students actually thought that elves damaged the wall every year.
In order to analyse a chemical compound, one must break it down into its separate elements and determine how much of each element is in the compound. Then one can duplicate the compound.
Qualitative analysis determines what substances are present in a compound. Quantitative analysis determines how much of each substance is in present in a compound. And psychoanalysis is a practice dealing with the relationship between conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
Karl especially enjoyed chemistry class when he was able to use qualitative analysis to identify the substances present in a mystery compound.
Sigmund Freud is credited with being the father of psychoanalysis, which attempts to help people understand how their subconscious thoughts control their actions.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Cuál es la nota mínima necesaria para aprobar un curso en la mayoría de las escuelas secundarias públicas?
- ¿Qué significa el término "análisis" y cómo se aplica en diferentes contextos?
- ¿Quién es considerado el padre del psicoanálisis y qué busca lograr esta práctica?
La nota mínima necesaria para aprobar un curso en la mayoría de las escuelas secundarias públicas es un 70, aunque algunas universidades eligen un 60 como nota de aprobación.
El término "análisis" se refiere a la separación de un todo en sus partes componentes para examinarlas en detalle. Se aplica en contextos como el análisis químico, literario y el psicoanálisis.
Sigmund Freud es considerado el padre del psicoanálisis, que busca ayudar a las personas a entender cómo sus pensamientos subconscientes controlan sus acciones.
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