What does examination mean?
Word: Examination
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Examination means a set of questions that checks what you know, or a careful check of someone or something.
Synonyms: exam, inspection
How do you spell examination?
Syllables: ex - am - i - na - tion
Tricky part: After exam comes an i, then na: ex-am-i-na-tion. That middle vowel is easy to blur into an a.
Watch out for: examanation, examinasion, examenation
Memory tip: An eye doctor's examination looks at your eyes first, so put an i straight after exam.
Examination in a sentence
Example 1: Our half-yearly examination starts on Monday.
Example 2: The doctor did a full examination of my ears.
Example 3: Ravi stayed calm and wrote neatly during the examination.
Fun Fact
Exam began as school slang, a short form of examination. Words cut short like this are called clippings, as with phone from telephone.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word: examination
a) result
b) test
c) holiday
d) lesson
Show answer
b) test. A test checks what you have learnt, just like an examination.
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
examine
a) ution
b) ation
c) ition
d) sion
Show answer
b) ation. Examine loses its e and takes ation, so the word becomes examination.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
nitxameaino
a) examining
b) exaggeration
c) explanation
d) examination
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d) examination. Spot exam in the letters; the seven left over, with two i's and two n's, finish examination.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Meera revised every chapter carefuly before her science examination.
a) carefuly
b) chapter
c) examination
d) revised
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a) carefuly. Careful already ends in l, so adding ly gives a double l.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which document do you usually need to enter a board examination hall?
a) A report card
b) An admit card
c) A library card
d) A bus pass
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b) An admit card
2. In which sentence does examination mean a careful check, not a test?
a) My examination results came out today.
b) The mechanic made an examination of the engine.
c) The examination hall was quiet.
d) I passed my English examination.
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b) The mechanic made an examination of the engine.
