Exam I School ɪɡˈzæm Noun Pass/Fail Hate Sit

• to take an exam
• to pass/fail an exam
• i hate doing exams.
• to sit an exam

exam

1. a formal written, spoken or practical test, especially at school or college, to see how much you know about a subject, or what you can do
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• to take an exam
• to pass/fail an exam
• I hate doing exams.
• to sit an exam
• to mark an exam
• to grade an exam
• I failed the college entrance exam (= to get a place at college).
• Every term we would have exams in maths, English, French, etc.
• She did well in her exams.
• She did well on her exams.
• an exam paper
• I got my exam results today.
• A lot of students suffer from exam nerves.

Extra Examples

• As soon as the exams are over I'm going on holiday.
• Candidates found cheating in any exam will be disqualified from all their exams.
• Girls are doing better than boys in every school exam.
• He did badly in his history exam.
• I can't go out because I'm revising for end of year exams.
• Sample exam questions are also provided for each chapter.
• Offences included taking mobile phones, books or notes into the exam room.
• I just finished my last law school exam.
• I wrote two awful essays and was lucky to scrape through the exam.
• In spite of her worries, she passed the exam with flying colours.
• The exam format has been changed to include multiple choice questions.
• The final exam is set by a board of professors.
• The midterm exams are coming up.
• The regional exam boards all get together regularly to ensure equal standards.
• There is a subdued atmosphere in the school at exam time.
• We had an English exam on this play.
• a Master's program's comprehensive exam
• an exam for nurses
• an exam for school leavers
• an exam in chemistry
• the California high-school exit exam
• the New York state bar exam
• He's practising hard for his piano exam.
• I got my exam grades/scores today.
2. a medical test of a particular part of the body
• an eye exam

Extra Examples

• She carried out a thorough exam and didn't find anything unusual.
• The doctor will then perform a physical exam on the child.
• The follow-up exams showed the baby was healthy.
• You should have a clinical breast exam every year.
• an ultrasound exam of the baby