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

the ACT ()

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

A level (noun)

an examination in one of several subjects that students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland take in their final year at school or college before going to university

AS level (noun)

an examination taken by students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland after their GCSEs and before their final year of school or college, usually at the age of 17. In Wales and Northern Ireland, AS levels are still part of the A level qualification, but in England they are now a separate qualification.

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 a barrister (=a lawyer who has the right to speak in a higher court of law)

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 asthe BTT.

board exams (noun)

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

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 UK 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

GCSE (noun)

General Certificate of Secondary Education: an examination in a wide range of subjects taken by students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, usually at the age of 15 or 16

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 university

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 US

O level (noun)

an examination taken in the past by students aged 15 or 16 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Since 1988 students have taken examinations called GCSEs.

oral (noun)

a spoken examination, especially in a foreign language

pop quiz (noun)

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

practical (noun)

British an examination or lesson in which you make things or do experiments

resit (noun)

British an examination that is taken again by someone who failed it previously

retake (noun)

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

SAT ()

Scholastic Aptitude Test: in the US, an examination in school subjects that high school students must take before they can go to college or university

SATS (noun)

British Standard Assessment Tasks: in the UK, a set of tests in maths, 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