279 examination, quiz和test都有“考试”的意思
1 examination 的缩写形式为exam ,意为“考试,测试,检查”,常指比较正式的学期或升学考试,也可指临时性考试。
She passed the mid-term exam . 她期中考试及格。
He failed in the exam . 他考试不及格。
He took the entrance examination for high school last week. 他上周参加了高中入学考试。
We had a physical examination yesterday. 我们昨天进行了体检。
2 quiz 意为“测验,小考”,一般指随时进行的简单测验,口头或书面皆可。
The English teacher gave us a ten-minute quiz.英语老师对我们进行了10分钟的测验。
We had a quiz in maths this morning. 我们今天上午进行了数学小测验。
We usually have a quiz at the end of each unit. 我们通常每个单元之后都进行一次小测验。
3 test 意为“测验,测试,小考”,常指具有某种目的的临时性测验,小考。
We took a test in spelling yesterday. 我们昨天进行了拼写测试。
The teacher gave us a test in maths. 老师对我们进行数学考查。