exams
End-of-term tests
Exams are formal tests of knowledge or ability, typically in academic settings.
The word is a clipped form of examinations, now more common than the full word in everyday speech: I have three exams next week, final exams.
Medical exams assess physical health rather than knowledge.
Deliberate learning effort
- revisionAltering to improve
- crammingIntensive last-minute study
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
- textbooksEducational reference volumes
notes · tutoring · memorization · outline · highlighting · mnemonics · all-nighter · rereading
Exam at semester's middle
multiple-choice · essay · fill-in-the-blank · true-or-false · SAT · ACT · GRE · MCAT
Assigning marks to work
- scoresAchieves points; many
- markingIndicating with symbols
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- rubricEvaluation criteria set
criteria · feedback · results · performance · rating · pass · fail · curve
Half academic year
- termFixed period or word
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- transcriptVerbatim written account
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
professor · syllabus · curriculum · undergraduate · postgraduate · major · graduation · commencement
Persistent apprehensive distress
- pressureForce upon contact
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- tensionStretched or strained state
- worryTroubled mental state
panic · dread · overwhelm · butterflies · blanking · insomnia · fatigue · procrastination
Moving by or temporary
- honorsRecognition for achievement
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- acingPerforming flawlessly on
- meritDeserved praise-worthiness
proficiency · mastery · valedictorian · summa · magna · scholarship · recognition · achievement
Flaw in one's nature
- retakeAttempt something again
- remedialIntended to fix problems
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- probationSupervised trial period
disqualification · underperformance · retest · second-chance · appeal · dropped
studying
Deliberate learning effort
- revisionAltering to improve
- crammingIntensive last-minute study
- flashcardsPaper memorization tools
textbooks · notes · tutoring · memorization · outline · highlighting · mnemonics · all-nighter · rereading · summarizing
midterm
Exam at semester's middle
practical · multiple-choice · essay · fill-in-the-blank · true-or-false · SAT · ACT · GRE · MCAT · LSAT
grading
Assigning marks to work
- scoresAchieves points; many
- markingIndicating with symbols
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
rubric · criteria · feedback · results · performance · rating · pass · fail · curve · percentile
semester
Half academic year
- termFixed period or word
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- transcriptVerbatim written account
coursework · professor · syllabus · curriculum · undergraduate · postgraduate · major · graduation · commencement · degree
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- pressureForce upon contact
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- tensionStretched or strained state
worry · panic · dread · overwhelm · butterflies · blanking · insomnia · fatigue · procrastination · deadline
passing
Moving by or temporary
- honorsRecognition for achievement
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- acingPerforming flawlessly on
merit · proficiency · mastery · valedictorian · summa · magna · scholarship · recognition · achievement · excellence
failing
Flaw in one's nature
- retakeAttempt something again
- remedialIntended to fix problems
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
probation · disqualification · underperformance · retest · second-chance · appeal · dropped
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- high schoolhigh school, teachers, classroom, classrooms, principal
- school lifeschool, teacher, classroom, homework, grades
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- schoolworkhomework, assignment, assignments, reading, essays
examsfree play
Self-directed recreational time
practice exercises · study sessions · review sessions · class participation · self-assessment
examslectures
Formal instructional talks
lessons · instruction · teaching · learning · tutorials
- final examConcluding course assessment
- eye examAssessment of sight
- physical examMedical evaluation of health
- entrance examTest for acceptance
- bar examLicensure test for attorneys
- dental examsProfessional teeth inspections
exam, examine, examination, examined, examiner, examining, reexamine, examiners, unexamined