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1. exams

   An examination (exam or evaluation) or test is an educational assessment intended to measure a test-taker's knowledge, skill, aptitude, physical fitness, or classification in many other topics (e.g., beliefs). A test may be administered verbally, on paper, on a computer, or in a predetermined area that requires a test taker to demonstrate or perform a set of skills. Tests vary in style, rigor and requirements. There is no general consensus or invariable standard for test formats and difficulty. Often, the format and difficulty of the test is dependent upon the educational philosophy of the instructor, subject matter, class size, policy of the educational institution, and requirements of accreditation or governing bodies. A test may be administered formally or informally. An example of an informal test is a reading test administered by a parent to a child. A formal test might be a final examination administered by a teacher in a classroom or an IQ test administered by a psychologist in a clinic. Formal testing often results in a grade or a test score. A test score may be interpreted with regards to a norm or criterion, or occasionally both. The norm may be established independently, or by statistical analysis of a large number of participants. A test may be developed and administered by an instructor, a clinician, a governing body, or a test provider. In some instances, the developer of the test may not be directly responsible for its administration. For example, Educational Testing Service (ETS), a nonprofit educational testing and assessment organization, develops standardized tests such as the SAT but may not directly be involved in the administration or proctoring of these tests.

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1. examsnoun

   Plural noun of exam.

   Some students sit a number of exams within a certain period of time at certain times of the year.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 4, 2016  

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   Rank popularity for the word 'exams' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2995

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1. maxes

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exams in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exams in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of exams in a Sentence

1. Albert Kaukare:

   We would like to start but some of our textbooks have all got wet, and everything damaged, at the end of this year, the year six students will be sitting exams, and it's important because this will determine whether they move on or they remain. So it's very important that they must start school.

2. Jon Choi:

   My strong hunch is that AI assistants will become standard tools for lawyers in the near future, and law schools should prepare their students for that eventuality, of course, if law professors want to continue to test simple recall of legal rules and doctrines, they’ll need to put restrictions in place like banning the internet during exams to enforce that.

3. Neil deGrasse Tyson:

   When students cheat on exams it's because our school system values grades more than students value learning.

4. Welat Aydin:

   We did not receive education in our mother tongue. Education is of poor quality anyway. When there is no chemistry teacher, the literature teacher takes chemistry classes. That is why I did not apply for university entrance exams. I didn't believe I would stand a chance.

5. Sarah Hart:

   I am a big fan of giving people as much time as they want to do exams. After all, you never have to prove theorems against the clock in real life so mere speed is not what we want to assess.

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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exams