What does examiner mean?
Word: Examiner
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Examiner means a person who sets or marks an exam, or someone whose job is to inspect something carefully.
Synonyms: inspector, tester
Antonyms: candidate, examinee
How do you spell examiner?
Syllables: ex - am - in - er
Tricky part: There is only one n in examiner; doubling it to write examinner is the most common slip.
Watch out for: examinner, examinor, exameiner
Memory tip: Start from examine, which has one n, and just add an r: no letter doubles.
Examiner in a sentence
Example 1: The examiner asked me to read the passage aloud slowly.
Example 2: Each answer sheet is checked by two examiners.
Example 3: Our driving examiner made Papa park the car three times.
Fun Fact
In many final exams the answer books carry a code or candidate number instead of the student's name, so the examiner cannot tell whose paper it is.
Practise the CREST Way
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The mixranee warned the candidates that phones were not allowed inside the hall.
a) mariner
b) examined
c) examiner
d) examinee
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c) examiner. Check the last letter: the jumble has an r, which examinee lacks. Examined needs a d, and mariner has no x, so the word is examiner.
Word Cookie
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word:
ex_m_ner
a) a, e
b) u, i
c) e, i
d) a, i
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d) a, i. Exam supplies the a, and the vowel before the n is i, as in mine.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word examiner as used in the sentence:
The examiner for my music grade test asked me to play two scales and a short tune.
a) conductor
b) composer
c) assessor
d) performer
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c) assessor. An assessor judges how well someone has done, which is the examiner's job here.
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly and one is misspelt. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word:
1. timetable 2. syllabus 3. questionaire 4. examiner
a) a chart showing the times of lessons
b) the list of topics that a course covers
c) a printed list of questions to answer
d) someone who checks and grades answers
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c) a printed list of questions to answer. Questionnaire has a double n, and questionaire has only one.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The main job of a board-exam examiner is to ____.
a) sell exam stationery
b) mark answer scripts
c) print question papers
d) design school uniforms
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b) mark answer scripts
2. An external examiner is one who ____.
a) writes the school timetable
b) comes from outside the school
c) teaches in the same class
d) sits the exam with students
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b) comes from outside the school
