Examinations

What is a school without examinations? They all have it. So, we will have to spend a session talking about exams.

There are many types of tests and different terminologies. You can be taking an in-class test, or it could be a take-home final. It could be a multiple choice exam or an essay type format. In either case, we will cover it here. First, let's learn the different terminologies associated with testing.

Examination
Mid-term
Finals
Test
Quiz
Pop-quiz
Exam
Take-home final
Research paper
Final paper
Report
Essay
Presentation
Open-book test/final

Common questions you can ask about exam format:

How many tests did you have to take in your Math class?
What was the mid-term like?
How much percentage is the mid-term towards the final grade?
Do you have to write any papers in that class?
How many pages did you have to write for your essays?
Was the open-book exam hard?
How difficult was the take-home final?
Was the final exam short answer questions, or was it multiple choice?
Did you have any pop-quizzes in your geology class?
How much time did you get to write your research paper?
How often did you have a quiz?
What day did you take your final?
When did you take your final?
Are you done with your mid-terms?
When is finals week?
The syllable for the econ class says you have six exams. What were they like?
How difficult is the mid-term for psychology 101?