noun
1 formal test ⇨ See also ↑ examination
ADJECTIVE
▪ difficult
▪ easy
▪ entrance , placement ( AmE ) ( placement test in BrE )
▪ exit ( AmE ), final , graduation ( AmE )
▪
the California high-school exit ~
▪ end-of-semester ( esp. AmE ), end-of-term ( esp. BrE ), end-of-year
▪ semester ( AmE )
▪ midterm ( esp. AmE )
▪ college ( AmE ), school
▪
Girls are doing better than boys in every school ~. ( BrE )
▪
I just finished my last law school ~. ( AmE )
▪ professional
▪ external ( esp. BrE )
▪ A level , GCSE ( in the UK )
▪ SAT ( in the US )
▪ certification , licensing , qualifying (all AmE )
▪
students who passed the national teacher certification ~
▪ bar ( AmE )
▪
the New York state bar ~
▪ chemistry , French , geography , etc.
▪ comprehensive ( AmE )
▪
a Master's program's comprehensive ~
▪ mock ( BrE )
▪
I did badly in the mock ~ but passed the real thing.
▪ multiple-choice , oral , practical , written
VERB + EXAM
▪ cram for ( esp. AmE ), prepare for , review for ( AmE ), revise for ( BrE ), study for
▪
I can't go out because I'm revising for end of year ~s.
▪ do ( BrE ), sit ( BrE , formal ), sit for ( AmE , formal ), take
▪
When do you sit your final ~s?
▪ resit ( BrE ), retake
▪ pass
▪
In spite of her worries, she passed the ~.
▪ fail , flunk ( informal , esp. AmE )
▪ ace ( AmE , informal ), do well in ( BrE ), do well on ( AmE )
▪
I want to do well in my ~s.
▪ do badly in ( BrE ), do badly on ( AmE )
▪ cheat in ( BrE ), cheat on ( AmE )
▪
Candidates found cheating in/on any ~ will be disqualified.
▪ set
▪
The final ~ is set by an external board.
▪ administer , invigilate ( esp. BrE ), proctor ( AmE )
▪ grade ( AmE ), mark ( BrE )
EXAM + VERB
▪ begin , start
▪ be coming up
▪
The midterm ~s are coming up.
▪ be over , end ( esp. AmE ), finish ( esp. BrE )
▪
As soon as the ~s are over I'm off to Mexico.
EXAM + NOUN
▪ practice , preparation , revision ( BrE )
▪ paper , question
▪ grade , marks ( BrE ), results ( esp. BrE ), score ( esp. AmE )
▪ pass ( esp. BrE )
▪ technique ( BrE )
▪ nerves ( BrE )
▪
Most students suffer from ~ nerves to some extent.
▪ period , time , week ( esp. AmE )
▪
There is a subdued atmosphere in the school at ~ time.
▪ board ( BrE )
▪
The regional ~ boards try to ensure equal standards.
▪ room
PREPOSITION
▪ in an/the ~ ( BrE )
▪
He did badly in his history ~.
▪ on an/the ~ ( AmE )
▪
We had to study to do well on the ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
an ~ for nurses
▪ ~ in
▪
an ~ in chemistry
▪ ~ on
▪
We had an English ~ on this play.
2 ( AmE ) medical test
ADJECTIVE
▪ thorough
▪
She performed a thorough ~ and didn't find anything unusual.
▪ routine
▪ follow-up
▪
The follow-up ~s showed the baby was healthy.
▪ physical
▪ gynecological , neurological , etc.
▪ abdominal , pelvic , rectal , etc. ( all medical )
▪ breast , chest , eye , etc.
▪
You should have a clinical breast ~ every year.
▪ ultrasound , X-ray , etc.
VERB + EXAM
▪ do , perform
▪ have
▪
I had an eye ~.
EXAM + VERB
▪ reveal sth , show sth
▪
A cardiac ~ revealed a regular rate and rhythm.
EXAM + NOUN
▪ room , table
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
an ultrasound ~ of the baby
▪ ~ on
▪
The doctor will then perform a physical ~ on the child.