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camila
hii, I have a question
what is the diference between "test" and "exam"?
Feb 10, 2022 11:47 PM
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There is not much difference in the sense of a school or learning setting. Exam is a larger test, like a final exam. In order from smallest importance to biggest importance it would go: quiz, test, exam.
Exam can also be used when going for a medical checkup. Like a dental exam or a physician's (doctor) exam. In this sense it is not a "test" but more an examination of the condition of something.
February 11, 2022
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Usually a test is less important to the student's final grade and less comprehensive (it might cover a chapter or two of a book or a week or two's worth of material), but an exam covers more material (perhaps even everything covered during an entire semester) and counts more toward the final grade.
February 10, 2022
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Same thing.
February 11, 2022
1
Very little. In the United States, the words "quiz," "test," and "exam" (short for "examination") are rough synonyms, but an "examination" is usually more important than a "test," and a "test" is more important than a "quiz."
February 11, 2022
1
Hi Camila!
Generally speaking, an exam is of more importance and more formal than a test, and a test usually tests a certain topic or a few topics while an exam is more broad and may test more topics .
Hope this helped!
February 11, 2022
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