spoken exam/speaking exam?

Question

Here's the test: We hope you will be able to pass the __________ examination (speak). I'm confused with those two words: "spoken exam" and "speaking exam". I know they say "spoken English exam" and "speaking exam". But I'd like to ask if people will ever use the phrase "spoken exam" or not.I've already ask people on forum.wordreference.com and they chose "spoken", but I want to check once more time. Please give out your opinion and by the way, it would be great if you could show any reliabe source (so I can show it for my teacher). Thanks you for reading.

Answer 1

Here's a general rule which might be helpful. When "spoken" is used as an adjective it describes a thing. When "speaking" is used similarly, it is used to describe a person, e.g. "a French speaking person." However, you can also use "spoken" with a person, e.g. "He is well spoken of" (i.e. he is well respected).