Grammar fix
school exam
test
A formal test that students take at school to check their knowledge or skills in a subject.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
I have a school exam in maths next week, so I need to study hard.
In my country, students usually have to take several school exams at the end of each term to show what they have learned.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I will do an exam tomorrow.
Say: I'll take an exam tomorrow.
You TAKE/sit an exam (BrE 'sit'), not 'do' one.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Undergo a formal scholastic assessment' is jargon; 'have an exam' is normal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
a school exam
- take an exam
- sit an exam
- pass an exam
- fail an exam