collocation · neutral
take an exam
/teɪk ən ɪgˈzæm/TAKE an EX·am
Band 4-5speakingtask1task2
to sit for or complete an examination
Examples
“I have to take an exam next week, so I'm revising every night.”
“Only students who meet the requirements can take the exam.”
“She took the final exam and passed with good marks.”
Band 8 sentence
“Candidates who take the exam under exam conditions are less likely to be distracted and generally perform better.”
Collocations
- take an exam in mathematics
- take the final exam
Word family
take verbexam nounexamination noun
Common mistakes
do an exam→take an exam
make an exam→take an exam
Say it for a higher band
5do an exam→6sit an exam→7+take an exam
Synonyms
sit an exam
Easily confused
sit an exam
“Students will sit the exams in the main hall this year.”
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