exam
noun (exam, exams); short for examination
Everyday
- An exam is a test at school or college to see how much you know. tree →
- An exam (examination) is also a check by a doctor or dentist, like an eye exam. tree →
In the lessons
questions and marks on an exam; pupils who passed; time for an exam; in school: revise for exams, sit or take an exam, pass or fail; in health: an eye exam checks your sight; phrases: «take/sit an exam», «pass an exam», «exam results», «exam paper»
Examples
- The exam has 40 questions. tree →
- She got 35 marks on the exam. tree →
- 28 pupils passed the exam. tree →
- The exam lasts 90 minutes. tree →
- We have a maths exam next week. tree →
- He revised every evening before his exams. tree →
- No talking during the exam. tree →
- She went for an eye exam and got new glasses. tree →
- Read every question carefully in the exam. tree →
Note
Story word; the numbers are marks, questions or time. Wrong answers = all questions − right ones. Percent score = marks ÷ total marks × 100. «Take an exam» (US) / «sit an exam» (UK); «pass» means succeed, not «go past».
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «exam» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «exam» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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