Advanced Vocabulary - General Words for Exams and Taking Exams

General Words for Exams and Taking Exams

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.

exam noun

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

formal an exam 1 .

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

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

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

moderation noun

British 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

British 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

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

set verb

British 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, adverb, preposition

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.

invigilation noun

to watch examination candidates, esp to prevent cheating. (US)Proctor.

proctor verb

to watch examination candidates, esp to prevent cheating. (UK) Invigilation..

total words = 28

See also:

Grades Marks given for school or university work

School and university examinations and tests

To judge a students work and to give it a mark

To sit, pass or fail an examination or test