tentamen

Definitions of tentamen
  1. noun
    the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
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    types:
    admissie, toelatingsexamen
    (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school
    type of:
    antecedentenonderzoek, doorlichting, onderzoek, opsporingswerk, speurwerk
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
  2. noun
    an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue
    synonyms: instructie, propaedeuse, propjes, vooronderzoek, voorstudie
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    type of:
    proef, proefwerk, repetitie
    a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
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