Examinations and Tests Section

examination Noun

— An examination is a formal test, usually important and often at the end of a course. Did you pass the English examination last week? OK, class. Time is up. Please hand in your examination papers. — Examination is the act of looking at something very carefully. The teachers and parents worked together in a closer examination of the problems grade seven students face. The question of changing the law is currently under examination. On closer examination, we found that we had made a mistake.

and Conjunction

— You use and to talk about two things at once. I like singing and reading. Mary and Jane went on a holiday together. — You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list. I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer. I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring. — And is used when you are putting two sentences together. She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left. — Used to show what happened after something else. The alarm went off and I woke up. — And is used to join certain numbers together. Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.

test Noun

— A test is writing that many learners do in a room at the same time so that people are able to see how much knowledge the learners have. I'm happy because I got a high mark on the test. — A test is something someone does to see if something works. The person did a good test of the machine by pushing all the buttons and watching the machine.

test Verb

— The action of testing; to try something out to see whether it works. He tested the software many times.

section Noun

— A section of a thing or place is a part of it. The police closed one section of the road because of the accident.

section Verb

— If you section something, you divide it into parts.