Grammar fix
school exam
test
A formal test that students take at school to check their knowledge or skills in a subject.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- I have a school exam in maths next week, so I need to study hard.education
- In my country, students usually have to take several school exams at the end of each term to show what they have learned.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: school exam (noun phrase); take/sit/pass/fail a school exam
WrongI will do an exam tomorrow.
RightI'll take an exam tomorrow.
You TAKE/sit an exam (BrE 'sit'), not 'do' one.
Patternschool exam (noun phrase); take/sit/pass/fail a school exam
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Undergo a formal scholastic assessment' is jargon; 'have an exam' is normal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
a school examtake an examsit an exampass an examfail an exam
Don't confuse it
A 'school exam' is usually given by your school, not a national or international test like IELTS.