School and University Examinations and Tests
the ACT
trademark American College Test: a set of tests that someone
must take before they are admitted to some US colleges and universities.
A level noun
examination in one of several subjects that students in England and Wales
must take in their final year at school or college before going to university.
AS level noun
an examination taken by students in England and Wales after their GCSEs and
before their final year of school or college, usually at the age of 17. AS
levels are part of the A level 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 boards noun
American board exams .
board exams noun
American a set of tests you take in order to go to some
colleges or universities in the US.
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
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.
finals noun
the last set of examinations that students take before they finish at a
college or university.
final noun
American the last examination that students take before they
finish a class at a school or university.
GCSE noun
General Certificate of Secondary Education: an examination in a wide range
of subjects taken by students in England and Wales, 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.
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
an act of taking an examination again because you failed it on the previous
occasion.
SAT
trademark 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.
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