Synonyms and antonyms of General words for exams and taking exams in American Thesaurus

assessment (noun)

education a piece of work or an exam done by a student so that teachers can judge their level or progress

borderline (adjective)

not good enough to definitely pass an examination

candidate (noun)

formal someone who is taking an examination

certificate (noun)

an official document stating that you have passed an examination, successfully completed a course, or achieved the necessary qualifications to work in a particular profession

cheat sheet (noun)

a crib note

crib (noun)

informal a crib note

crib note (noun)

a sheet of paper containing information that a student uses dishonestly in an examination

exam (noun)

education an important test of your knowledge, especially one that you take at school

exam (noun)

American the paper on which exam questions are printed or on which you write your answers

exam (noun)

relating to an exam or exams

examination (noun)

educationformal an exam

examiner (noun)

someone whose job is to test people’s knowledge or ability

mock (adjective)

education a mock test, interview, etc. is one that you do in order to practice for a real one

multiple-choice (adjective)

giving you several answers from which you have to choose the one that you think is correct

paper (noun)

educationBritish an examination, or the answers that a student has written

proctor (noun)

American someone who is in charge of a group of students who are taking an examination

rubric (noun)

formal a set of instructions at the beginning of a document

script (noun)

educationBritish a set of papers that a student writes their answers on in an examination

set (verb)

educationBritish to produce questions or an examination paper for students to answer

test (noun)

a set of written or spoken questions used for finding out how much someone knows about a subject. A test is less formal than an exam, and more formal than a quiz.

testing (noun)

the activity of giving someone or something an examination, or of checking something to find out if it works

through (adjective)

if you get through an examination or test, you succeed in passing it