examination 通常指为检查学生知识或能力而举行的正式考试，有时也指临时考试。
test 多指有具体目的的临时性考试或小考。
quiz 指时间较短，随时进行的口头或书面的非正式测验。
exam 系examination的缩略形式，口语用词，通俗。
参考例句
1. Our class succeeded in passing the examination. 我们全班成功地通过了考试。
2. If you study hard, you can pass the examination. 如果你努力学习，你就能通过考试的。
3. She will enter the graduate college of Peking University next year without examination. 她将于明年免试进入北京大学的研究生院进行深造。
英英解释
n.
1. the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
2. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
3. formal systematic questioning
4. a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
5. the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or hav
