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A rating.

Example: I gave him a good grade for effort.

The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.

Example: He got a good grade on the test.

A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.

A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage

Example: The grade of this hill is more than 5 percent.

To assign scores to the components of an academic test.

To assign a score to overall academic performance.

To organize in grades.

Example: a graded reader

To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface.

Grammar school, primary school, or the years of school prior to high school.