placement test
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of placement test
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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A couple weeks after camp, Fonseca again found himself taking a placement test, this time for the community college.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023
About 5 percent of Pasadena fifth-graders score high enough on their middle school math placement test to qualify for the Math Academy program.
From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2022
You can start on whatever unit you want to, but there doesn’t appear to be any kind of comprehensive placement test.
From The Verge • Aug. 26, 2022
She wanted to know the score of my placement test, the contacts, and my class options.
From Slate • May 25, 2021
The school year in Zimbabwe starts in January, when every student takes a placement test.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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