In such exams, does a pupil get nothing right? (4)
I believe the answer is:
oral
'in' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'exams does a pupil get nothing right?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'pupil' could be 'l' (as in a learner driver with L-plates on their car) and 'l' is present in the answer.
'nothing' could be 'o' (looks like zero - 0) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'right?' could be 'r' (common abbreviation) and 'r' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'such' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oral that I've seen before include "Kind of exam" , "language exam" , "Mouth-related" , "Vocal test" , "Spoken test" .)