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On exams vs in exams
Hello,
Please tell me which you use: How to Do Your Best on College Exams How To Do Your Best In The Law School Exams Maybe On is AmE and In BE? Thank you.
That "on tests" thing reminds me of when I was in high school. I didn't want to take a difficult test and so I pulled the fire alarm and therefore the test was delayed.
I'm English and I say 'in tests'. 'On tests' would be referring to tests, 'in tests' would be within the test
Somebody asked for the British perspective on this one, well here it is.
It has been proved here in Britain that boys generally perform better than girls IN exams, but there is a gender reversal when results are based ON overall course work - ie: girls usually do better IN general course work over a period of time while the boys do better IN exams, which last for about a couple of hours or so. That may have something to do with a shorter male attention span, ON average, and a male tendency to perform more effectively IN a more concentrated period of time. That's the British perspective anyway - it may, of course, be different elsewhere, but I rather doubt it. I hate typing "I hate spam". Spam fritters are quite yummy with a tossed green salad and black olives.
That's the spirit. Thank you, Russconha and Damian in Edinburgh. Now I've got a clear picture.
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