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noun exam ADJ. difficult, stiff The stiff entrance examination removes 60 per cent of prospective students. | easy | important | entrance, matriculation, selection | end of term/year, final He has just completed his final examinations at London University. | professional, school | formal | competitive | external, public One of the teacher's principal duties is to prepare students for external examinations. | A level, GCSE, etc. | mock | multiple choice, oral, practical, written, viva voce VERB + EXAMINATION prepare for, revise for, study for | enter for Students may enter for both examinations. | do, sit, take She will take her professional examinations later this year. | resit, retake | do well in, pass | do badly in, fail | set The examinations are set by individual teachers. | administer, invigilate | mark EXAMINATION + NOUN paper, question | syllabus | candidate | grades, marks, results | certificate | hall, room | fee | technique | success PREP. ~ in He failed his examination in history. | ~ on an examination on human anatomy looking at sth carefully ADJ. careful, close, detailed, full, lengthy, rigorous, thorough Each of the proposals deserves careful examination. | brief, cursory, superficial | initial, preliminary | critical The school curriculum has undergone critical examination in recent years. | clinical, forensic, medical, physical, post-mortem, psychiatric, scientific VERB + EXAMINATION carry out, conduct, do, make, perform He carried out a post-mortem examination. We will make a more thorough examination of the area later. | come under, have, be subject/subjected to, undergo I was advised to have a full eyesight examination. | stand up to His ideas about social change do not stand up to close examination. EXAMINATION + VERB reveal sth, show sth A medical examination showed no signs of hypertension. EXAMINATION + NOUN couch She lay on the examination couch and waited for the doctor to return. PREP. on ~ On closer examination the wood was found to be rotten. | under ~ Several items of clothing are still under examination. | ~ by The school's controversial methods have come under examination by the local authority.
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examination
verbs
take an examination
( also sit an examination British English )
• Do you have to take an examination in every subject?
pass an examination
(= succeed in it )
• I really hope that Suzie passes the examination.
fail an examination
• Michael had never yet failed an examination.
study for an examination
( also revise for an examination British English )
• I have been studying all week for the examination.
do well/badly in an examination
• He did well in his examinations, and went on to study at MIT.
cheat in an examination
• Any student caught cheating in an examination will be suspended.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + examination
a final examination
(= at the end of a course )
• My final examinations take place in June.
a written/oral examination
• For French, there is an oral and a written examination.
a chemistry/French etc examination
• Most of the pupils passed their science examination with flying colours.
an entrance examination
(= to enter a school or university )
• He had now failed the college entrance examination twice.
a mock examination
(= a practice examination to prepare for the real one )
• Mock examinations help you to prepare for the real thing.
A-level/high school etc examinations
• The school usually achieves good results in GCSE examinations.
examination + NOUN
examination results
• You will receive your examination results in the post.
an examination paper
• There will be a choice of questions on the examination paper.
an examination question
• Read the examination questions carefully before writing your answers.
examination revision
• I need to find somewhere quiet to do some examination revision.
an examination script
(= everything that someone writes in an examination )
• I've just finished marking 200 examination scripts.
examination marks
• On average, girls achieved higher examination marks that boys.
an examination pass
• To apply, you need at least two A-level examination passes.
examination 2
verbs
carry out an examination
( also conduct an examination formal ) (= examine something )
• The police are carrying out an examination of the crime scene.
adjectives
a careful examination
• After a very careful examination of the evidence, we have ruled against the defendant.
a detailed examination
• Scientists have carried out a detailed examination of the house.
a thorough/rigorous examination
(= very careful )
• There needs to be a thorough examination of these claims.
a close examination
(= very careful and detailed )
• A close examination of the figures revealed many discrepancies.
a brief examination
(= quick, and not very detailed )
• In chapter one, there is a brief examination of the economic situation in the country at the time.
a cursory examination
(= very quick and not careful or detailed )
• Even a cursory examination of the documents would reveal some serious problems.
a superficial examination
(= looking only at things that are obvious and easy to see )
• The police carried out a fairly superficial examination of the room.
a preliminary/initial examination
• The inland revenue began a preliminary examination of his tax returns in August.
further examination
(= a more detailed or careful examination )
• The results of the experiment merit further examination.
forensic examination
(= the scientific methods used for finding out about a crime )
• The clothing was sent to the lab for forensic examination.
phrases
on closer examination
• On closer examination, I could see a slight crack in the window.
under examination
• The handling of the matter is under examination by congressional investigators.
examination 3
verbs
have an examination
• He was examined by Dr Bower yesterday and will have another examination today.
undergo an examination
(= have one )
• All new employees are required to undergo a medical examination.
conduct/perform an examination
• The doctor will perform an examination in order to assess the problem.
an examination shows
( also an examination reveals formal )
• A second examination showed a small growth in his stomach.
a medical examination
• We need to do a further medical examination.
a clinical examination
(= by a doctor )
• The clinical examination may not reveal anything abnormal.
a post-mortem examination
(= an examination of a dead body to discover why the person died )
• The post-mortem examination showed that he died from a blood clot in the brain.
a routine examination
• I made an appointment at the dentist's for a routine examination.
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