school assignment

/skul əˌsaɪnmənt/

/skul əˈsaɪnmənt/

Other forms: school assignments

Definitions of school assignment

1. noun

   a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher
   synonyms: schoolwork

   types:

   classroom project

   a school task requiring considerable effort

   classwork

   the part of a student's work that is done in the classroom

   homework, prep, preparation

   preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

   lesson

   a task assigned for individual study

   example, exercise

   a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding

   reading assignment

   the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher

   history lesson

   a lesson in the facts of history

   type of:

   assignment

   an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)