- 1a formal written, spoken, or practical test, especially in school or college, to see how much you know about a subject, or what you can do to take an exam to pass/fail an exam an exam paper I got my exam results today. A lot of students suffer from exam nerves. to grade an exam She did well on her exams. I got an 86% on my chemistry exam. 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
- 2a medical test of a particular part of the body an eye exam
- 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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