Thanks tedmc, that makes sense. I later found that there is a definition of the word "pass-fail" at the online Cambridge Dictionary that we may refer to.What does the question seek - the subject's status or action?
I would say, Pass/Fail implies the status (noun), which is preferred, rather than Passed/Failed which denotes the action (verb). The same goes with things like Marital Status - single/married
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