First Term Final Exam

U.A.'s First Term Final Exam is a mandatory exam taken by U.A.'s Hero Department students at the end of the first semester.

Prologue[]

Class 1-A use their last week before the final exams to study hard. Denki worries that he hasn't studied enough because of all the events going on. Tenya, Izuku and Shoto "encourage" him to try harder, but it only ends up hurting his feelings.

During lunch, Izuku sits with his friends talks about what could possibly appear on the exam. Shota Aizawa only reveals that the exam will be a culmination of everything from the first semester, including combat and rescue training.

Itsuka Kendo from Class 1-B tells them that an upperclassman told her that they'll be fighting Villain-Bots again. Hanta, Mashirao, Kyoka, Denki, and Mina study with Momo at her rich estate. Katsuki beats the lessons into Eijiro's head. Izuku, Ochaco, Tenya, and the others study in their own way.^[1]

Nezu and the U.A. faculty host a meeting on changing the finals format. They incorporate teamwork and combat against actual people. Past tests used villain-bots to avoid injury complaints. The teachers decide to change the test to better prepare the students for more intense battles with villains.^[1]

Exam[]

Written Exam[]

Students from Class 1-A take the written exam for three days in their homeroom class.^[1] Everyone manages to pass this portion of the test.^[2]

Practical Exam[]

Nezu and the U.A. faculty reveal that the practical test will be mock battles between students and teachers. Students are in teams of two and must work together to fight one of their teachers, who will be playing the villain role for this exercise. All partners and match-ups are assigned ahead of time and students are pitted against teachers whom they are at a disadvantage against. Although, even though the students are initially told that the teachers will fight their hardest, the teachers are handicapped with weights, and they will intentionally leave at least one path to victory available for the students.^[2]

In order to pass the exam, students have thirty minutes to either capture the "villain" with a special pair of handcuffs or successfully clear the escape gate on the opposite side of the battlefield. The option of escaping is also to help observe the students' decision-making skills. 

Each student must learn to confront their weaknesses in order to pass, and the teacher's job is to exploit that.^[1] Each student is evaluated individually and any who fail are told they cannot go camping with their classmates at the training camp in the woods.^[1]

According to Recovery Girl, All Might, Midnight, Present Mic and Cementoss are especially difficult opponents to have to fight.

Matchup	Result	Disadvantage
	Both Fail.	Eijiro and Rikido can both bust through stone quite easily, however Cement doesn't have a time limit like Hardening or Sugar Rush, so it won't be long before the two of them are worn out.
	Both Pass.	Ectoplasm's Clones can suddenly appear anywhere and attack Fumikage, who's weak in close range combat.
	Both Pass.	Power Loader can hinder Tenya and Mashiro's mobility by manipulating the battlefield and setting traps.
	Both Pass.	Eraser Head can take advantage of Shoto and Momo's overreliance on Half-Cold Half-Hot and Creation by erasing their Quirks.
	Both Pass.	Thirteen can exploit Ochaco and Yuga's nausea-inducing Quirks and suck up anything they try to through at her.
	Both Fail.	Nezu can easily outsmart Denki and Mina, whose grades are poor. Both of them also have poor control of their Quirks.
	Both Pass.	Voice outclasses and overpowers other sound-based Quirks like Earphone Jack and Anivoice, and the loud noice causes all the animals to get scared away.
	Both Pass.	Snipe's Homing can hit stealth types like Mezo and Toru.
	Minoru passes. Hanta fails.	Tape and Pop Off's restraining capabilities are ineffective because Minoru and Hanta can't get close enough to her, or else she'll put them to sleep.
	Both Pass.	Izuku and Katsuki are paired together because of how poorly they get along. All Might outmatches them and forces them to work together.

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Aftermath[]

In Class 1-A's next homeroom class, the students who believe they failed lament and dread being disqualified for the camp in the forest. Denki knows that they're doomed because they failed the practical exams. Hanta also worries that he failed the exam because Minoru did all the work. 

Shota arrives to class and reveals that even though some students failed their finals, everyone will be going to training camp. Eijiro, Mina, Rikido and Denki get excited by the last minute twist. Shota adds that Hanta and two teams failed and those students need the training camp the most, so nobody is getting left out. The students who failed must still face extra lessons that are more difficult than summer school.^[2]

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