Collocations for exam - noun

difficult, stiff | easy | entrance, matriculation, placement | end of term/year, final | professional, school | chemistry, French, geography, etc. | external | mock
I did badly in the mock exam but passed the real thing.

multiple choice, oral, practical, written

prepare for, revise for, study for
I can''t go out because I''m revising for end of year exams.

do, sit, take
When do you sit your final exams?

resit, retake | do well in, pass, scrape through
In spite of her worries, she passed the exam with flying colours. | I wrote two awful essays and was lucky to scrape through the exam.

do badly in, fail, flunk | cheat in
Candidates found cheating in any exam will be disqualified from all their exams.

set
The final exam is set by a board of professors.

administer, invigilate | mark

begin, start | be over, finish
As soon as the exams are over I''m going on holiday.

practice, preparation, revision | paper, question | marks, results | failure, pass | technique | nerves
Most students suffer from exam nerves to some extent.

fee | time
There is a subdued atmosphere in the school at exam time.

format
The exam format has been changed to include multiple choice questions.

board
The regional exam boards all get together regularly to ensure equal standards.

in an/the ~
He did badly in his maths exam.

~ for
an exam for school leavers

~ in
an exam in chemistry