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examexam /ɪgˈzæm/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] Etymology
ETYMOLOGYexam
Origin: 1800-1900 examination
Collocations
COLLOCATIONSverbs
 We have to take exams at the end of each semester.
 Did you pass your final exam?
(also flunk an exam informal) If you fail the exam, you can retake it.
 She has to study for her exams.
 He was caught cheating on the exam.
adjectives/nouns + exam
 I knew I wouldn’t pass the Spanish exam.
(=at the end of a course) The students take their final exams in June.
(=one in the middle of a course) The midterm exam was a lot harder than I expected.
 There is a written exam at the end of the course.
(=in which you answer questions by speaking) I have my French oral exams next week.
(=one for which you write long answers to the questions) Most English and history classes have essay exams.
(=one in which you choose between several answers that are given) The exam will be multiple choice.
(=an exam that allows you to go to a particular school or university) Jane passed the entrance exam but decided not to go.
(=an exam that allows you to get a diploma) In California, students can take the exit exam up to five times in their senior year.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSknowledge/ability
a set of questions, exercises, or practical activities to measure someone’s skill, ability, or knowledge:  I have a test tomorrow. Why didn’t you take the test?
(also examination formal) an important test, especially one that you take at the end of a semester in school or college:  I have an exam on Monday that I need to study for.
a short test, especially one that you take without much time to prepare:  The teacher gave us a quiz on last night’s reading assignment.
an important test that students take at the end of a semester in high school or college:  The final covers everything we’ve studied this semester.
a test that students take in the middle of a semester, in college or school:  Students in the class have to write two papers and take a midterm and final exam.
1a spoken or written test of knowledge, especially an important one at the end of a school year or course of study:  The exam questions were difficult. Only fifteen students passed the exam. I failed my chemistry exam. Do you have to take an exam today? When are your final exams?► see thesaurus at test12the paper on which the questions for an exam are written, or on which you write your answers3a set of medical tests:  They can give you an eye exam at the glasses store.COLLOCATIONSverbstake an exam We have to take exams at the end of each semester.pass an exam Did you pass your final exam?fail an exam (also flunk an exam informal) If you fail the exam, you can retake it.study for an exam She has to study for her exams.cheat on an exam He was caught cheating on the exam.adjectives/nouns + exama chemistry/French/history etc. exam I knew I wouldn’t pass the Spanish exam.a final exam (=at the end of a course) The students take their final exams in June.a midterm exam (=one in the middle of a course) The midterm exam was a lot harder than I expected.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.an essay exam (=one for which you write long answers to the questions) Most English and history classes have essay exams.a multiple-choice exam (=one in which you choose between several answers that are given) The exam will be multiple choice.an entrance exam (=an exam that allows you to go to a particular school or university) Jane passed the entrance exam but decided not to go.an exit exam (=an exam that allows you to get a diploma) In California, students can take the exit exam up to five times in their senior year.
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