examination, 
exam, quiz, trial, assessment, check, experiment, investigation, analysis, 
assay, scan 
tryout, 
trial run, trial, test drive, run-through, practice, review 
proof, 
evidence, sign, criterion, yardstick, acid test, litmus test 
trial, 
ordeal, hardship, tribulation, torment, difficulty 
 
try, 
try out, put to the test, examine, quiz, assess, check, put something through 
its paces, experiment with, investigate, analyze, scan