noun · neutral
exam
/ɪɡˈzæm/ex·AM
Band 4-5speakingtask2
A formal test of a person's knowledge or ability in a subject.
Examples
“My final exam is next Monday and it covers three chapters.”
“The exam will be held in the main hall.”
“She revised for the exam every evening.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although the exam was notoriously difficult, my systematic revision and practice under timed conditions helped me achieve a high score.”
Collocations
- sit/take an exam
- final exam
- exam paper
Word family
examination nounexamine verb
Common mistakes
do an exam→take an exam
in exam→in the exam
Say it for a higher band
5test→6quiz→7+exam
Synonyms
test
quiz
Easily confused
test
“The teacher gave a short test to check homework.”
quiz
“We had a surprise quiz at the start of class.”
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