answer key

Teacher's scoring reference

An answer key is a document listing correct answers to a test, worksheet, or assignment—what teachers use to grade student work.

The term extends to any authoritative reference revealing solutions: The back of the textbook has an answer key.

Students who obtain one illicitly gain an unfair advantage.

exam

test

Evaluative examination

  • quizBrief informal test
  • gradingAssigning marks to work
  • scoreNumerical standing in competition

correct · incorrect · multiple-choice · assessment · results · evaluation · finals · midterms · study guide · pass

solution

solve

Find the answer

crack · unravel · reveal · check · verify · self-assessment · homework · workbook · textbook · practice problems

access

unlock

Open a secured closure

leaked · stolen · published · posted · online · photocopied · memorized · shared · distributed · unauthorized

Categories
Opposites
SOLUTION vs. PROBLEM

answer keytest

Evaluative examination

exam · quiz · problem set · examination · worksheet

REVEALED vs. CONCEALED

answer keypuzzle

Challenge testing ingenuity

mystery · unknown

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G