Usage note
试卷是考试时用的纸，上面有题目。
Shìjuàn shì kǎoshì shí yòng de zhǐ, shàngmiàn yǒu tímù.
An exam paper is the paper used during a test, with questions on it.
Context note
在学校里，老师会发试卷给学生做，学生要在上面写答案。
Zài xuéxiào lǐ, lǎoshī huì fā shìjuàn gěi xuéshēng zuò, xuéshēng yào zài shàngmiàn xiě dá'àn.
At school, teachers give exam papers to students to do, and students write answers on them.
5 examples
今天老师发了一张试卷。
jīn tiān lǎo shī fā le yì zhāng shì juàn。
Today the teacher handed out an exam paper.
我在试卷上写了很多字。
wǒ zài shì juàn shàng xiě le hěn duō zì。
I wrote many characters on the exam paper.
这张试卷的题目很简单。
zhè zhāng shì juàn de tí mù hěn jiǎn dān。
The questions on this exam paper are very simple.
他仔细检查了试卷。
tā zǐ xì jiǎn chá le shì juàn。
He carefully checked the exam paper.
试卷上的答案都是对的。
shì juàn shàng de dá àn dōu shì duì de。
All the answers on the exam paper are correct.
5 mini stories
小明拿到试卷很开心。他认真做了每一道题。
xiǎo míng ná dào shì juàn hěn kāi xīn。 tā rèn zhēn zuò le měi yí dào tí。
Xiao Ming was happy to get the exam paper. He carefully did every question.
小红把试卷放在书包里。她回家后给妈妈看。
xiǎo hóng bǎ shì juàn fàng zài shū bāo lǐ。 tā huí jiā hòu gěi mā ma kàn。
Xiao Hong put the exam paper in her backpack. She showed it to her mom after going home.
老师收走了所有试卷。同学们都松了一口气。
lǎo shī shōu zǒu le suǒ yǒu shì juàn。 tóng xué men dōu sōng le yì kǒu qì。
The teacher collected all the exam papers. All the students breathed a sigh of relief.
这张试卷是数学考试用的。小华考了一百分。
zhè zhāng shì juàn shì shù xué kǎo shì yòng de。 xiǎo huá kǎo le yì bǎi fēn。
This exam paper was for the math test. Xiao Hua scored one hundred points.
试卷上有一道难题。小刚想了很久才写答案。
shì juàn shàng yǒu yí dào nán tí。 xiǎo gāng xiǎng le hěn jiǔ cái xiě dá àn。
There was a difficult question on the exam paper. Xiao Gang thought for a long time before writing the answer.
Mini dialogue
考试后
A
你的试卷做完了吗？
Nǐ de shìjuàn zuò wán le ma?
Have you finished your exam paper?
B
做完了，但是有点难。
Zuò wán le, dànshì yǒudiǎn nán.
Yes, but it was a bit difficult.
复习
A
明天有考试，你复习试卷了吗？
Míngtiān yǒu kǎoshì, nǐ fùxí shìjuàn le ma?
There's an exam tomorrow, have you reviewed the exam papers?
B
复习了，我看了以前的试卷。
Fùxí le, wǒ kàn le yǐqián de shìjuàn.
Yes, I looked at previous exam papers.
Related words and contrasts
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考试
kǎoshì
exam
考试 is the exam itself, while 试卷 is the paper.
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题目
tímù
question, topic
题目 refers to the questions on the exam paper.
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答卷
dájuàn
answer sheet
答卷 is the paper where you write answers.