- 1an examination of someone's knowledge or ability, consisting of questions for them to answer or activities for them to perform an IQ/intelligence/aptitude test to take a test test (on something) a test on irregular verbs to pass/fail a test a good grade on the test Topic CollocationsEducationlearning
- acquire/get/lack experience/training/(an) education
- receive/provide somebody with training
- develop/design/plan a curriculum/course/program/syllabus
- give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
- hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
- moderate/lead/facilitate a discussion
- sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
- go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
- be in the first, second, etc. grade (at school)
- study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
- finish/drop out of/quit school
- graduate from high school/college
- be the victim/target of bullying/teasing
- skip/cut/ (informal) ditch class/school
- cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)
- be expelled from/be suspended from school
- do your homework/a project on something
- work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/a paper
- finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies
- hand in/turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
- study/prepare/review/ (informal) cram for a test/an exam
- take/ (formal) sit for a test/an exam
- grade homework/a test
- do well on/ (informal) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (informal) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
- apply to/get into/go to/start college
- leave/graduate from college (with a degree in computer science)/law school
- study for/work towards a law degree/a degree in physics
- major/minor in biology/philosophy
- earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master's degree/a bachelor's degree/a Ph.D. in economics
- Exam is the usual word for an important and formal written, spoken, or practical test at school or college, especially one that you need to do in order to get a qualification. Examination is a very formal word. A test is something that students might be given in order to see how much they have learned. A very short informal test is called a quiz. Quiz also means a contest in which people try to answer questions:a trivia quiz a quiz show
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of health - 2a medical examination to discover what is wrong with you or to check the condition of your health a test for AIDS an eye test a pregnancy test When can I get my test results? We'll need to perform a series of tests. The hospital is doing some tests. see blood test, breath test
- 3an experiment to discover whether or how well something works, or to find out more information about it laboratory tests a nuclear test Tests have shown high levels of pollutants in the water. I'll run a diagnostic test to see why the server keeps crashing. see acid test, blind test, means test of strength, etc.
- 4a situation or an event that shows how good, strong, etc. someone or something is The local elections will be a good test of the government's popularity. He saw their separation as a test of the strength of their love. Idioms
of knowledge/ability
to put someone or something in a situation which will show what their or its true qualities are His theories have never really been put to the test.
to prove to be good, popular, etc. over a long period of time
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