Choose one of the words below and start explaining it which word you are thinking of without using any part of the word or expression (e.g. if you are defining An end-of-term test, you can’t say End, Term, Test, or Testing). When your partner has guessed which word you are defining they should politely interrupt you and say which word they think you are explaining.
| Fail | Pass | Retake | An exam/ examination |
| A test | A pop quiz | Multiple choice questions | An entrance exam |
| End of term paper | Continuous assessment | Oral test | Essay |
| The pass mark | A distinction | A degree | A level test |
| A diagnostic test | A dissertation | Finals | An end-of-term test |
| A mid-term test | A portfolio | An examiner | An interlocutor |
| An examinations board | Sentence completion | Gap fill/ cloze | Sentence transformations |
| Answer sheet | Computer marking | Cheating | Revision/ revise |
| Practice tests | Test-day nerves | Cramming | Crib sheet |
| Private tutor | A school leaving test | A grade | A score |
| A certificate | A qualification | A graduation ceremony | A diploma |
| A degree | A Master’s | A doctorate | STEP |
| BULATS | TOEIC | SAT | GMAT |
| ToEFL | GCSE | International Baccalaureate | FCE |
| CAE | CPE | IQ | Placement test |
| Spelling test | A levels | A vocational qualification | A test result notification |
| A postgraduate qualification | A listening test | A hearing test | The answer sheet |
| Syllabus | School league tables | Revision timetable | MA/ MSc/ MBA |
| HB pencil | Absent | Error correction | Translation |
| Parent teachers’ day | Marking | A school report | A bachelor’s degree/ BA/ BSc |
| Professional exams | A chartered accountant | Final grade | A gap year |
| BEC | KET | PET | Lab work |
| Deadline | The pass mark | A 2:2 | Finals |
| (Final) dissertation | Revise/ cram | Cheat | Thesis |
| Candidate | Candidate number | Major | |
| Pass with flying colours | Flunk | Fall at the first hurdle | Scrape through |
With the same vocabulary, give an opinion about or using one of the words above. Predict whether your partner agrees or disagrees by hiding something (e.g. an eraser) in your right hand (= agree) or left hand (= disagree). After they give their reaction, show them which hand you are holding something in. Did you predict their opinion correctly?
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