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exam
verbs
take/do an exam
( also sit an exam British English )
• We have to take exams at the end of each year.
pass an exam
(= succeed in it )
• Did you pass your final exam?
fail an exam
• If you fail the exam, you can retake it.
do well/badly in an exam
British English , do well/badly on an exam AmE? Maria always did well in her exams at school.
study for an exam
( also revise for an exam British English )
• She has to study for her exams.
sail though an exam
(= pass it easily )
• Don’t worry - I'm sure you’ll sail through all your exams.
scrape through an exam
(= only just pass it )
• He managed to scrape through the exam and stay on the course.
flunk an exam
American English informal (= fail it )
• I flunked all my first year exams.
cheat in an exam
British English , cheat on an exam AmE:
• She was caught cheating in the exam.
retake an exam
( also resit an exam British English ) (= take it again because you did not do well the first time )
• If you don’t do well, you’ll have to resit the exam in January.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + exam
a chemistry/French etc exam
• I knew I wouldn’t pass the German exam.
a written exam
• There is a written exam at the end of the course.
an oral exam
(= in which you answer questions by speaking )
• I have my French oral exams next week.
a mock exam
British English (= one that you do to practise for the real exams )
• He did well in the mock exams.
a practical exam
(= in which you have to make or do things )
• There’s a practical exam as well as a written one.
a final exam
(= at the end of a course )
• The students take their final exams in June.
the end of year/term exam
BrE:
• I knew I had to do well in the end of year exams.
high school exams
• Greg got good grades in all of his high school exams.
an entrance exam
(= in order to enter a school or university )
• Jane passed the entrance exam but decided not to go.
a professional exam
(= to qualify in a profession, for example to be an accountant )
• Once you’ve passed your professional exams, you can start to build up your experience.
the bar exam
(= in order to become a lawyer )
• He is studying for the bar exam.
board exams
American English (= in order to become a nurse or doctor )
• He failed his board exams in psychiatry.
exam + NOUN
exam results
• The school achieves consistently good exam results.
an exam paper
• I’ve still got dozens of exam papers to mark.
an exam question
• Read the exam questions carefully before writing your answers.
exam technique
(= good ways to succeed in exams )
• Mr Frasier gave us some useful tips on exam technique.
exam marks
• Pupils were divided into classes with a similar range of ability, based on their previous exam marks.
COMMON ERRORS
>>> Do not say ' make an exam '. Say take an exam or do an exam .
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noun ADJ. difficult, stiff | easy | entrance, matriculation, placement | end of term/year, final | professional, school | chemistry, French, geography, etc. | external | mock I did badly in the mock exam but passed the real thing. | multiple choice, oral, practical, written VERB + EXAM prepare for, revise for, study for I can't go out because I'm revising for end of year exams. | do, sit, take When do you sit your final exams? | resit, retake | do well in, pass, scrape through In spite of her worries, she passed the exam with flying colours. I wrote two awful essays and was lucky to scrape through the exam. | do badly in, fail, flunk | cheat in Candidates found cheating in any exam will be disqualified from all their exams. | set The final exam is set by a board of professors. | administer, invigilate | mark EXAM + VERB begin, start | be over, finish As soon as the exams are over I'm going on holiday. EXAM + NOUN practice, preparation, revision | paper, question | marks, results | failure, pass | technique | nerves Most students suffer from exam nerves to some extent. | fee | time There is a subdued atmosphere in the school at exam time. | format The exam format has been changed to include multiple choice questions. | board The regional exam boards all get together regularly to ensure equal standards. PREP. in an/the ~ He did badly in his maths exam. | ~ for an exam for school leavers | ~ in an exam in chemistry
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