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Clare took a good mark in chemistry.

Clare got a good mark in chemistry.

To take means to obtain something intentionally or by force: I took a book from the library, The army took the city. To get or to receive means to obtain something which is given such as a gift, a letter, money, or a mark in an exam

The astronauts are taking plants to the moon.

The astronauts are bringing plants to the moon.

Using bring or take depends on where the speaker or doer is. We use bring for things coming to where we are and take for things going somewhere else: Take these cakes to your grandmother and bring (back) some flowers from her garden.

To fetch means to go somewhere else and come back with something: Please fetch me a glass of water (= go and come back with a glass of water)

The examiner let me sit quietly until everyone had finished.

The examiner made me sit quietly until everyone had finished.

Don't use let in the sense of make, meaning to force.

Neil was looking out of the window.

Neil was seeing out of the window.

To see is to notice with the eyes, but to look is to direct the eyes in order to see: I looked up and saw the plane.

Please remind me to give it back.

Please remember me to give it back.

To remember is to have in mind: I remember what you told me. To remind is to make a person remember something.

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