Synonyms and antonyms of School and university examinations and tests in American Thesaurus

the ACT ()

American College Test: a set of tests that someone must take before they are admitted to some U.S. colleges and universities

AP (noun)

Advanced Placement: college-level classes and tests that students take at high school. Most colleges in the U.S. give credits to students who receive high scores on their AP exams.

baccalaureate (noun)

an examination that you take when you are 18 years old in France and some other countries that allows you to study at a university

bar exam (noun)

an examination that people must pass in order to become lawyers

the Bar Transfer Test ()

an exam taken by lawyers who have not qualified in England and Wales but who would like to work as a barrister. It is also known as the BTT.

board exams (noun)

American a set of tests you take in order to go to some colleges or universities in the U.S.

the boards (noun)

American board exams

the BTT ()

the Bar Transfer Test: an exam taken by lawyers who have not qualified in England and Wales but who would like to work as a barrister

Class 10 Exam (noun)

an examination taken by students in India, usually at the age of 15 or 16. The student’s future course of study depends on the results of this examination

cloze test (noun)

a test in which students write missing words in the spaces provided in a piece of writing to show that they understand it

comprehension (noun)

education an exercise that tests how well students understand a language, or that helps them to improve their understanding of it, in which they read a piece of writing or listen to someone speaking, and then answer questions

eleven-plus (noun)

an examination taken in the past by children in the U.K. at the age of eleven to decide which kind of school they would go to

final (noun)

educationAmerican the last examination that students take before they finish a class at a school or university

finals (noun)

education the last set of examinations that students take before they finish at a college or university

GMAT ()

a standard test that applicants to business schools in the United States take

the GRE (noun)

Graduate Record Exam: a test that someone must take in order to be admitted to a university as a graduate student (=a university student who already has at least one degree)

higher (noun)

in Scotland, a school examination for students between the ages of 16 and 18

HSC (noun)

Higher School Certificate: a qualification that students in Australia get when they successfully complete their education at school

international baccalaureate (noun)

a set of examinations that is used in many countries as a qualification for going to college

LSAT (noun)

Law School Admission Test: a test that people must take before they can be accepted to study at a U.S. law school

makeup (noun)

American a special test taken by a student who missed or failed a previous test

matric (noun)

South Africaninformal in South Africa, the school-leaving exam taken at the end of the twelfth and final year

MCAT (noun)

American Medical College Admissions Test: an examination that is taken by someone who wants to enter medical school in the U.S.

oral (noun)

a spoken examination

pop quiz (noun)

American a short test given to students without any preparation to check that they have been studying

retake (noun)

education an act of taking an examination again because you failed it on the previous occasion

SAT ()

Scholastic Aptitude Test: in the U.S., an examination in school subjects that some high school students take before they can go to college or university

SATS (noun)

British Standard Assessment Tasks: in the U.K., a set of tests in math, English, and science that children take when they are seven, ten, and thirteen years old so that schools can judge their ability and progress

viva (noun)

British a viva voce

viva voce (noun)

British an oral examination, especially at a university, in which a student answers questions in an interview with the examiner