Phrase guide

exam paper

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A piece of paper on which the questions or tasks of an examination are written.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A piece of paper on which examination candidates are expected to write their answers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a written examination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: test paper, examination paper, question sheet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: examination, exam, test

History

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 考卷 (kǎojuàn) — paper on which questions are written
  • Chinese Mandarin: 試卷 /试卷 (shìjuàn) — paper on which questions are written
  • Chinese Mandarin: 試題冊 /试题册 (shìtícè) — paper on which questions are written
  • Chinese Mandarin: 答題紙 /答题纸 (dátízhǐ) — paper on which questions are written
  • Finnish: koepaperi — paper on which questions are written
  • Finnish: tehtäväpaperi — paper on which questions are written
  • French: sujet — paper on which questions are written
  • German: Prüfungsbogen — paper on which questions are written
  • German: Fragebogen — paper on which questions are written
  • Hindi: प्रश्नपत्र (praśnapatra) — paper on which questions are written
  • Japanese: 試験紙 (shikenshi) — paper on which questions are written
  • Korean: 시험지 (siheomji) — paper on which questions are written
  • Polish: arkusz egzaminacyjny — paper on which questions are written
  • Portuguese: enunciado — paper on which questions are written
  • Russian: экзаменацио́нный лист (ekzamenaciónnyj list) — paper on which questions are written
  • Chinese Mandarin: 答題卡 /答题卡 (dátíkǎ) — paper on which answers are written
  • Chinese Mandarin: 答卷 (dájuàn) — paper on which answers are written
  • Finnish: vastauspaperi — paper on which answers are written
  • Finnish: koepaperi — paper on which answers are written
  • French: copie — paper on which answers are written
  • German: Antwortbogen — paper on which answers are written
  • Hindi: उत्तर पुस्तिका (uttar pustikā) — paper on which answers are written
  • Japanese: 答案用紙 (tōan yōshi) — paper on which answers are written
  • Japanese: 答案 (tōan) — paper on which answers are written
  • Korean: 답안용지 (dabanyongji) — paper on which answers are written
  • Korean: 답안지 (dabanji) — paper on which answers are written
  • Polish: arkusz egzaminacyjny — paper on which answers are written
  • Russian: экзаменацио́нный лист (ekzamenaciónnyj list) — paper on which answers are written