模擬試験(もぎしけん)

もぎしけん
noun
mock exam; practice test
education
See also: 模試(もし) (abbreviation)
1. mock exam; practice test; trial examination
A practice examination designed to simulate the format and difficulty of a real test. Very common in the Japanese education system, especially for university entrance exams and professional qualification tests.
来週(らいしゅう)模擬試験(もぎしけん)がある。
There's a mock exam next week.
模擬試験(もぎしけん)の結果(けっか)が返(かえ)ってきたが、思(おも)ったより悪(わる)かった。
The mock exam results came back, and they were worse than I expected.
受験生(じゅけんせい)は本番(ほんばん)に備(そな)えて何度(なんど)も模擬試験(もぎしけん)を受(う)けるのが一般的(いっぱんてき)だ。
It's common for exam students to take mock exams many times to prepare for the real thing.

Usage

Often abbreviated to 模試(もし) in casual speech. An essential part of the Japanese exam preparation culture. Major cram schools (予備校(よびこう)) and testing companies administer nationwide mock exams that give students a ranking and estimated chance of passing their target school's entrance exam.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 模試(もし): mock exam — the common abbreviation used in everyday speech
  • 入試(にゅうし): entrance exam — the actual entrance examination that mock exams prepare students for

Related Words

Compare: 入試(にゅうし) (entrance exam)
Compare: 本試験(ほんしけん) (the actual exam)
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