Exams are a fair way of testing students. Do you agree?

Every year thousands of students ... important exams which can decide their future.

take

For example, students have to pass exams with satisfactory ... .

grade

There would be a ... opportunity for students to copy work, too.

greater

On the other .. , there are some drawbacks with exams. Despite some students deserving to pass, they might be so nervous on the big day that they make a mess of the exam.

hand

However, are exams a fair way of ... a student's ability?

judging

In my ... , the best system would be a mixture of the two-50% exams and 50% course work.

opinion

Moreover, there may be ... reasons, such as illness which affect a student's performance in an exam.

other

Furthermore, students do the exams at the ... time and under the same conditions.

same

Also, the exams are marked ... to a strict scheme and usually by more than one examiner.

according

To sum up, exams are not the ideal way of testing students and the idea of ... students' work over a longer period is becoming more popular.

assessing

On the one hand, ... seem fair. The questions are the same for all students.

exams

An alternative to exams would be a system of continuous assessment of course ... by teachers during the year although this would be mean more regular testing and more work for teachers.

work