entrance exam
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈɛntrəns ɪɡˈzæm/
:
examen de admisión
- The words "college-entrance exam" send shivers down the spines of many American high school students.
- college entrance exams
- high school entrance exam
- entrance exam scores
Lsat's or the law school entrance exam is very important.
- Lsat's or the law school entrance exam is very important.
- And now we are reaping the whirlwind because we have to lower standards for the physical entrance exams, for the ASVAB intelligence exams.
- And you do entrance exams and entrance tests before you get onto the internship.
Examples
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Each year, some students write the university entrance exams at the end of grade nine.
Academic text (1992) -
It's only five weeks until the entrance exam and then you can play as much footie as you like over the summer holidays.
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Your mom wants you to take the college entrance exam, so we have a lot of work to do.
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I have a tough law school entrance exam coming up soon and I really should study, but... actually...
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Chinese students must go through a series of rigorous entrance exams in order to get into a top university.
Academic text (2004) -
In Mexico, students must pass an entrance exam for high school and are then tracked according to their score.
Academic text (2008) -
Then there was the trip to Tokyo for my university entrance exams.
Fiction book (2002) -
The youngest, a high school student, failed his university entrance exams.
Fiction book (1996) -
Students can even study for the SAT, PSAT, and ACT college entrance exams through their mobile phones.
Academic text (2008) -
Many students prepare diligently for the entrance exam that will determine their admission to university.
Synonyms
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1.0
A formal test of what someone knows or can do
115
2.3
A formal test that checks knowledge, usually with written questions
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3.9
An exam that decides if a person can enter a school or course
How Difficult
- Specialized
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6.9
10
3.4
611
1.0
∞
1.0
128
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an examination for admission' is directly and transparently derivable from combining 'entrance' (entering/admission) with 'exam' (a formal assessment) — essentially 'an exam for entering'. This noun‑noun composition is a common, literal pattern cross‑linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Entrance exam comes from a simple picture: a test that lets you go into a school. The word entrance is about 'going in' and the exam is the test you must pass, so the phrase means a test for 'admission' to a course or university.