What do you call when the teacher calls out the students' names in the classroom in order to see who's present or absent? Are these options correct? Which is the preferred form in AmE?
Call the roll – AmE
Make the roll call – AmE
Take attendance – AmE
Call the register – BrE
Best Answer
take attendance is mainly used in AmE:
(M-W)
To call the roll is used both in AmE and BrE:
Also roll call:
call/take the register is mainly BrE:
(M-W)/