I. mid ‧ term 1 /ˌmɪdˈtɜːm $ -ˈtɜːrm/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [uncountable] the middle period of an elected government’s time in power
2 . [countable] American English a test that students take in the middle of a ↑ semester or ↑ quarter
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THESAURUS
▪ test a set of questions or practical activities, which are intended to find out how much someone knows about a subject or skill:
I have a chemistry test tomorrow.
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Did Lauren pass her driving test?
▪ exam ( also examination formal ) an important test that you do at the end of a course of study or class or at the end of the school year:
He’s upstairs, revising for an exam.
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When do you get your exam results?
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There’s a written examination at the end of the course.
▪ quiz American English a quick test that a teacher gives to a class, usually to check that students are learning the things they should be learning:
We have a math quiz every Monday.
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a pop quiz (=a quiz given by a teacher without any warning)
▪ finals British English the last exams that you take at the end of a British university course:
During my finals I was revising till 3 o'clock in the morning most days.
▪ final American English an important test that you take at the end of a particular class in high school or college:
The English final was pretty hard.
▪ midterm American English an important test that you take in the middle of a term, covering what you have learned in a particular class in high school or college:
He did badly in the midterm.
▪ oral exam ( also oral British English ) an exam in which you answer questions by speaking, instead of writing, for example to test how good you are at speaking a foreign language:
Nicky got an A in her Spanish oral.
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You can either take an oral exam or do a 25 page essay.
▪ practical British English an exam that tests your ability to do or make things, rather than your ability to write about them:
The chemistry practical is on Monday.
▪ mocks/mock exams British English informal tests that you take as practice before the official examinations:
She did well in the mocks.
▪ paper British English a set of printed questions used as an examination in a particular subject, or the answers people write:
The history paper was really difficult.
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The papers are marked by the other teachers.
II. mid ‧ term 2 /ˈmɪdtɜːm $ -tɜːrm/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
1 . in the middle of an elected government’s time in power:
midterm elections
2 . American English in the middle of a ↑ semester or ↑ quarter ⇨ half-term :
midterm tests