aptitude test

noun

1. any of various tests given to measure abilities, as manual dexterity, visual acuity, reasoning, or verbal comprehension, and used to assist in the selection of a career.

aptitude test

noun

1. a test designed to assess a person's ability to do a particular type of work

Word History and Origins

Origin of aptitude test¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

His mother, Amber Robinson, wrote on her Facebook page in 2020 about her son’s college aptitude test score, and posted a video of Robinson reading a letter for a scholarship.

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After failing an aptitude test with tech company IBM as a young man in Hackney, east London, he started selling car aerials from a van, and later transistor radios.

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After firing about 10,000 mortar rounds during four years of training, one soldier who joined the Army with near-perfect scores on the military aptitude test was struggling to read or do basic math.

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Mr. Andes joined the Army with a college degree and top scores on the military aptitude test.

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The SAT’s original name, the Scholastic Aptitude Test, implied a rigor that even its current defenders would not claim.

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