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　　Examination — a Necessary Evil

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　　In spite of the fact that examinations have been hated by most of the students

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　　as well as some teachers for decades,

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　　they still survive and show no signs of fading away.

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　　In our system of education today,

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　　examinations are a common feature.

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　　Our present education system has often been criticized

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　　as too examination-oriented.

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　　However, one must remember that in offices and other areas of work,

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　　examinations still feature clearly.

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　　There is no doubt that the fear and influence of examination

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　　cause much preparation work.

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　　So it therefore appears that examinations,

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　　whether considered good or bad,

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　　would stay for a while as a test of human knowledge.

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　　Examinations are meant to test the intellect of a person,

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　　how much he knows or how he has learnt from a particular course.

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　　It is designed to make students study,

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　　which should be their immediate mission in life.

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　　In our competitive world of today,

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　　examinations have a highly selecting role.

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　　In the university, students have to pass annual examinations

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　　before they are allowed to continue,

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　　or study a harder syllabus.

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　　Moreover, for entrance into a university,

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　　the results of the examination that they take previous to their entrance

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　　would provide a guide as to

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　　whether a student has the minimum qualifications necessary.

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　　In offices whether government or private ones,

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　　examination results show clearly whether a person is fit for promotion.

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　　The results indicate how much he knows about the work

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　　and in what areas he has to be improved for his future accomplishments.

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　　In all these cases,

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　　examinations inculcate a spirit of hard work and competition.

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　　Students and office workers alike can refresh their mind again and again

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　　on what they have learnt as far as their studies or work are concerned.

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　　This maintains a certain individual and overall standard of knowledge.

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