ten-year series
/ˈtɛn ˈjəː ˈsiːɹiːz/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A compilation of national examination questions from past years.
Example Sentences
- "Ronald is looking for someone who has a 10-year series of H.S.C. questions on pure and applied mathematics (from 1955-65) to lend or to sell."
- "For example, the traditional 10-year-series, a compilation of past year examination questions, now comes in all shapes and sizes."
- "The 10-year series is a compilation of 10 years of GCE O and A-level examination questions and model answers, which students use to "spot" and mug for questions in their own examinations."
- "They are not worried - because questions are designed in such a way that the answers will not be found in any of the textbooks, classnotes or 10-year series."
- "The "ten-year series" is a phrase used in local parlance to denote assessment books collating Cambridge examinations from previous years. Students use the ten-year series as practice exams for the real thing."
- "She said: 'Before the new syllabus was introduced, I think students relied heavily on TYS to get good grades. They're like mock exam papers and they prepare the students for the real thing, and the questions are quite similar.'"