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10 Language-to-English DictionariesProbeklausur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈpʁoːbəˌklaʊ̯zuːɐ̯/
"Die Schüler schreiben nächste Woche eine Probeklausur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An examination administered under conditions similar to a real test, designed to help students prepare for the actual assessment.
"She took a practice test online to see how well she would score on the college entrance exam." - 2
An exercise or trial used to evaluate one's proficiency or readiness in a specific skill or subject.
"The pilot completed a practice test in the flight simulator before the official evaluation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'practice', derived from the Late Latin 'practica' and Greek 'praktikē' meaning 'concerned with action or art', with 'test', originating from the Latin 'testum' meaning 'an earthen pot' used for assaying precious metals. Together as a compound noun, it emerged in modern educational terminology during the mid-20th century to describe preparatory examinations modeled on official assessments.
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examen blanc
Transliteration: /ɛɡ.za.mɛ̃ blɑ̃/
"Il a passé un examen blanc pour se préparer au concours."
Probeklausur
Transliteration: /ˈpʁoːbəˌklaʊ̯zuːɐ̯/
"Die Schüler schreiben nächste Woche eine Probeklausur."
simulazione d'esame
Transliteration: /si.mu.laˈt͡sjo.ne deˈza.me/
"Ho fatto una simulazione d'esame per esercitarmi."
examen de práctica
Transliteration: /eɡˈsa.men de ˈpɾak.ti.ka/
"Hacer un examen de práctica ayuda a reducir los nervios."
simulado
Transliteration: /si.muˈla.du/
"O professor distribuiu um simulado para a prova de matemática."
अभ्यास परीक्षा
Transliteration: abhyaas pariksha
"मुख्य परीक्षा से पहले अभ्यास परीक्षा देना बहुत उपयोगी है।"
模拟考试
Transliteration: mónǐ kǎoshì
"为了准备高考，他做了很多模拟考试题。"
모의고사
Transliteration: mo-ui-go-sa
"학생들은 수능을 대비하기 위해 모의고사를 보았습니다."
模擬試験
Transliteration: mogishiken
"彼は来週の入学試験のために模擬試験を受けた。"
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