Examination

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 286 v.02

Main Definition & Kinds of Exams

1. assessment |n| the evaluation of a student's achievement on a course.
2. "The result of your final assessment is very positive. Congratulations!"
3. "The students need an assessment of their work."
4. "The teacher gives an assessment at the end of every lesson."
5. examination |n| a formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a particular subject or skill.
6. "He scraped through the examinations at the end of his first year."
7. exam board |n| an organization or body responsible for setting and marking examinations and (usually) for awarding qualifications.
8. "After completing the residency program and passing the specialty board exam, the physician may enter practice as a board-certified member of that specialty."
9. GCSE and GNVQ exams taken around the age of 16. It includes courses of study leading to A levels which students take at their school or sixth-form college.
10. oral |n| an informal test or examination of a student or class, especilly a brief.
11. "The proceedings shall consist of a written part and an oral part."
12. review |n| a formal assessment or examination of something with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary.
13. test |n| something (such as a series of questions or exercises) for measuring the skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacities, or aptitudes of an individual or group.
14. "In addition to the daily quizzes , student learning was evaluated by three in-class examinations and a final presentation by each student of an article to the entire class."
15. quiz |n| an informal test or examination of a student or class.
16. "A section for teachers offers an educational quiz on climate change."

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1. background |n| the type of family, social position, or culture that someone comes from.
2. "We are looking for writers with a background in law."
3. capacity |n| an individual's mental or physical ability: aptitude, skill.
4. "He has the capacity to handle this job."
5. class |n| a body of students who are taught together.
6. "Early morning classes are always sleepy."
7. knoledge |n| facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
8. "A thirst for knowledge."
9. "Her considerable knowledge of antiques."
10. learning |n| the acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or by being taught.
11. lesson |n| an amount of teaching given at one time; a period of learning or teaching.
12. "An advanced lesson in math."
13. mark |n| a judgment, expressed as a number or letter, about the quality of a piece of work done at school, college, or university.
14. "What mark did you get in the biology exam?"
15. pass an exam |v| |expr| be successful in a formal test.
16. "He was in a good mood after passing the exam."
17. "You have to study a lot to pass that math test."
18. "Once you have passed the exam you will be awarded with a diploma."
19. qualification |n| a pass of an examination or an official completion of a course, especially one conferring status as a recognized practitioner of a profession or activity.
20. "I left school at 15 with no qualifications"
21. reading |n| the activity or skill of understanding written words.
22. "Reading is taught using a combination of several methods."
23. skill |n| the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well.
24. "Carpentry was one of his many skills."