literacy test

American  

noun

1. an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc.; a test of one's ability to read and write.

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Etymology

Origin of literacy test

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

My colleague Ed Nuhfer and his team gave students a 25-question scientific literacy test.

From Scientific American • May 23, 2023

Legislation in Florida would require high school students to take a financial literacy test in order to graduate.

From Fox News • Feb. 23, 2022

And then she made headlines by scoring 89 marks out of 100 in the official literacy test.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2021

Native Americans weren’t granted U.S. citizenship until 1924, and even then some states prohibited them from voting for decades if they lived on reservations or couldn’t pass an English literacy test.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2021

Applicants who were admitted to the office had to take a written literacy test.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman