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placement test

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noun

Education.
placement tests plural
  1. a test to determine a student's level of ability in one or more subjects in order to place the student with others of the same approximate ability.


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Etymology

Origin of placement test

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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It was his final attempt at the math placement test for his first year of college.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

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

A college gives a placement test to 5,000 incoming students each year.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

Two years prior, I had scored the highest on a national placement test in my school.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

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