Test Collocation

test noun

1 examination of sb's knowledge/ability

adjective

demanding , difficult , gruelling/grueling

easy , simple

fair , good , objective

This type of exam does not provide a fair ~ of the student's knowledge.

standardized

class ( BrE ) , take-home ( AmE )

listening , oral , practical , written

essay ( AmE )

cloze , multiple-choice

aptitude , SAT™ ( in the US )

intelligence , IQ , mental

achievement , endurance , proficiency

The recruits were put through a week of demanding endurance ~s.

language , memory , spelling

placement

He scored well in the placement ~ and was put in the most advanced class.

driver's ( AmE ) , driving , road ( AmE )

screen

Three actors out of a hundred were chosen from the screen ~.

verb + test

do ( BrE ) , sit ( BrE ) , take

I took my driving ~ last week.

review for ( AmE ) , revise for ( BrE ) , study for

complete

pass

fail

give , set

administer

monitor

grade ( esp. AmE ) , mark ( esp. BrE )

test + noun

result , score

conditions

As a final practice for the exam, they had to write two essays under ~ conditions.

paper , questions

preposition

in a/the   ~ ( BrE ) , on a/the   ~ ( AmE )

a good mark in the ~ ( BrE )

a good grade on the ~ ( AmE )

~   in

a ~ in mathematics

~   on

a ~ on the French Revolution

2 experiment; medical examination

adjective

exhaustive ( esp. BrE ) , extensive , rigorous , stringent , thorough

initial , preliminary

routine , standard

statistical

empirical , experimental

field , lab ( informal ) , laboratory

successful

negative , positive

medical

screening

screening ~s for cancer

diagnostic

forensic

Forensic ~s showed that the man had been poisoned.

eye , sight ( BrE )

hearing

blood , DNA , genetic , skin , urine

dope ( esp. BrE ) , drug , drugs ( BrE )

fitness

breath , breathalyser/Breathalyzer™

Pap ( AmE ) , Pap smear ( AmE ) , smear ( BrE )

a campaign advising women of the need for regular Pap / smear ~s

AIDS , HIV

pregnancy

paternity

personality , psychological , psychometric

ink-blot , Rorschach

lie-detector , polygraph

means

flight , road , safety

crash

atomic , nuclear

alpha , beta

The new system goes into beta ~ this month.

… of tests

number , series

She had a series of blood ~s.

verb + test

have , undergo

carry out , conduct , do , perform , run

Rigorous safety ~s are being carried out on the new jet.

apply , use

The judge applied the wrong ~ in coming to his decision.

The ~ used in detecting the disease carries its own risks.

fail

Three athletes were sent home after failing drugs ~s.

test + verb

take place

confirm sth , demonstrate sth , indicate sth , measure sth , reveal sth , show sth

The urine ~ showed some sort of infection.

prove negative , prove positive

come into force

The new safety ~ came into force last month.

be designed to

a ~ designed to detect bowel cancer

test + noun

result

a negative / positive ~ result

data , statistics

conditions

The machine refused to perform correctly under ~ conditions.

bed , platform

The company is using the library as a ~ bed for its new software.

range , site

protesters at nuclear ~ sites

facility

drive , flight , run

He's taken the car out on a ~ run.

driver , pilot

aircraft , car

trial

The new drink went down well in the ~ trials.

methods , procedures

system

performance

subject

equipment , instruments , kit , machine

samples , substances

strip

Dip the ~ strip in the urine sample.

programme/program

period , phase , stage

The software is still at the ~ stage.

ban

negotiations on a nuclear ~ ban

session

Subjects had to attend ten ~ sessions on different days.

certificate ( BrE )

The vehicle did not have a current ~ certificate at the time of the accident.

case

This was the first action taken by a cancer sufferer against a tobacco company, and was seen as a ~ case.

preposition

~   for

a ~ for diabetes

~   on

a ~ on the engine

3 shows how good, strong, effective, etc. sb / sth is

adjective

good

critical , crucial , key , real , supreme , true , ultimate , vital ( esp. BrE )

a real ~ of character

serious , severe , stiff , tough

simple

objective

subjective

political

verb + test

pose , provide

The calls for tax reform pose a severe ~ for the government.

put sb / sth to the ~

The pay dispute has really put her management skills to the ~.

face

The new president is facing his toughest political ~ so far.

test + noun

case

phrases

the acid ~ , the litmus ~ (= a way of deciding whether sth is successful or true)

Whether he would accept a pay cut would be the acid ~ of his loyalty to the company.

stand the ~ of time

Whether this new technology will stand the ~ of time remains to be seen.