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Do I do test or solve it?

Do I do test or solve it?

allayarthemount
I believe doing is correct but I'm not sure. Is it correct to use the word "test" in plural as in "doing tests"?

19 comments

JadeHarley0•
You take a test
General_Katydid_512•
Take a test Take an exam Take a quiz Take a survey Take an assessment Do an audition
Shokamoka1799•
The word "do" has to be among the easiest verbs people let slip whenever they feel occupied. As for "test" as an object, you "take" it. You "solve" problems.
axmszr•
I think in most contexts, "do" is the better verb here. I'd also say "take" and have" are more natural. "Sit for" works as well, but is a little serious. "I had a test yesterday."/"I have a test tomorrow." "You must take a test before entering."/"I am taking a test now."
Kementarii•
I'll be different. I don't use "take a test". However, I'm Australian, and I'm not your teacher. "I'm doing some tests today. I've got maths this morning, and then history later." I might also say "I have to sit some tests tomorrow", which would be more formal.
anomalogos•
The natural way to say that is take a test(or an exam). But I dunno why.. I’m a beginner in english and the usage of do and take is so dizzy for me.
acaine13hoe•
You “take” a test
Pleasant_Ad_9579•
"Taking tests" would be correct. I have never heard anyone say "doing tests," though.
MediaRealistic6699•
You can "do it" or much more commonly used, "take it." You wouldn't "test it." "Test" can be plural as "tests." You probably wouldn't be "doing tests" because that implies taking multiple at once, but you could absolutely say "I had two tests earlier today."
Far-Fortune-8381•
i say “i’m doing a test today” so it’s not wrong. maybe regional. although i feel like that’s everything that is questioned here lol
Ok-Replacement-2738•
'I was tested on X" "I solved the question!" "I finished the test." You don't really solve a test, one question maybe, but not the whole thing. I think it's because solve is specifically finding the solution to a singular problem, but i don't know.
Friend_of_Hades•
"Take a test" is the most natural to my ear. "Do a test" sounds wrong, but apparently others in the thread use it, so it may be regional. You don't "solve" a test, but you may solve *problems* on a test. This would apply if the test questions require a process to arrive at an answer, such as some sort of puzzle or a math equation. If the questions are things you are supposed to be able to answer immediately, like history questions, then you would be *answering* the questions.
Mecenary020•
You "take" the test You "solve" the questions on the test
ReyFromTheInternet•
You usually **take a test**, and you **solve** problems or questions in the test.
premium_drifter•
in American English, you take tests. however, if you were testing an animal for rabies or you were being tested for allergies, I would say you did a test or performed a test
Antique-Canadian820•
To take a test or in Canada; you could say to write a test. For that pic tho I'd say you're marking
ASmallBadger•
I’d say most correct is “take”, as in “i am taking a test” or “i have to take a test” Though i’m from Toronto, Canada and it is common here for people to also say “i am writing a test” or “i have to write a test”
GuitarJazzer•
In the U.S. "take a test" is most common. If you said "do a test" you would be understood, but I've never heard it for a test like the kind you have in school. (You would use "do" if you perform a test, such as, "I did a chlorine test on my pool.") When talking about tests like academic or professional certification (bar exam, LSAT) we often say you "sit for the exam."
Patibongsuki•
you can also "write" a test