literacy test
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of literacy test
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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My colleague Ed Nuhfer and his team gave students a 25-question scientific literacy test.
From Scientific American • May 23, 2023
Among other issues, the new ballots presented many voters with a de facto literacy test.
From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023
Managing money is an essential life skill, yet most U.S. adults would fail a financial literacy test.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2022
Legislation in Florida would require high school students to take a financial literacy test in order to graduate.
From Fox News • Feb. 23, 2022
The Giulia was full of inside sources familiar with the English literacy test.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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