Synonyms and antonyms of General words for exams and taking exams in British 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

crib (noun)

informal a sheet of paper or piece of work containing information that a student uses for cheating in an examination

crib sheet (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 or university

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

exam paper (noun)

British the list of questions that someone must answer during an examination

exam paper (noun)

British the paper that you write your answers on in an examination

invigilate (verb)

British to watch students who are taking an examination in order to make sure that they do not cheat. Someone who does this is called an invigilator.

mock (adjective)

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

mock (noun)

British an examination that you take for practice before an important examination

moderate (verb)

educationBritish to check that the marks given in an examination are fair and correct

moderation (noun)

educationBritish the process of checking that the marks given in an examination are fair and correct

moderator (noun)

British someone whose job is to check that the marks given in an examination are fair and correct

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 invigilates examinations

rubric (noun)

formal a set of instructions at the beginning of a document, for example at the top of an examination paper

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

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

unseen (noun)

British a piece of writing in a foreign language that you have to translate without having seen it before, especially as part of an examination