Unseen examination

Unseen examination

In the UK, an unseen examination is an essay test in school or college, where the student does not know what questions are going to be asked. The student is required to answer questions based upon what they have learned over the course of their academic study.


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  • unseen — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not seen or noticed. 2) chiefly Brit. (of a passage for translation in an examination) not previously read or prepared …   English terms dictionary

  • unseen — I UK [ʌnˈsiːn] / US [ˌʌnˈsɪn] adjective not seen or known about by anyone unseen forces/troops/enemies the unseen hand that holds the camera • See: sight I II UK [ʌnˈsiːn] / US [ʌnˈsɪn] adverb without being seen by anyone He hid unseen under the… …   English dictionary

  • unseen — un|seen1 [ˌʌnˈsi:n] adj formal not noticed or seen ▪ Raj crept out of the house unseen. ▪ unseen dangers →sight unseen at ↑sight1 (17) unseen 2 un|seen2 [ʌnˈsi:n] n BrE a piece of writing that you must translate into your own language in an… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unseen — 1 adjective formal not noticed or seen unseen adverb: She crept out of the building unseen. 2 noun (C) BrE a piece of writing in a foreign language that you have not seen before and that you must translate into your own language in an examination …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • unseen — adjective 1》 not seen or noticed. 2》 chiefly Brit. (of a passage for translation in an examination) not previously read or prepared. noun Brit. an unseen passage for translation …   English new terms dictionary

  • unseen — un•seen [[t]ʌnˈsin[/t]] adj. 1) not seen; unperceived; unobserved; invisible 2) read, interpreted, played, etc., without prior examination or rehearsal, as a text or musical score • Etymology: 1150–1200 …   From formal English to slang

  • unseen — /ʌnˈsin / (say un seen) adjective 1. not seen; unperceived; unobserved; invisible. 2. (of passages of writing or music) not previously seen. –noun 3. an unprepared passage for translation, as in an examination …  

  • Primary School Leaving Examination — The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is a national examination taken by all students in Singapore near the end of their sixth year in primary school, which is also their last year in primary school before they leave for secondary school …   Wikipedia

  • sight unseen — idi without previous examination: We bought it sight unseen[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

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