objective test

American  

noun

Education.

1. a test consisting of factual questions requiring extremely short answers that can be quickly and unambiguously scored by anyone with an answer key, thus minimizing subjective judgments by both the person taking the test and the person scoring it.

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objective test British  

noun

1. a test, such as one using multiple-choice questions, in which the feelings or opinions of the person marking it cannot affect the marks given

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Example Sentences

Dr Nelson added: "The HPV test is an objective test which means the sample is not dependent on a person looking at cells and making a judgment and this means there are fewer missed cases."

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

“For the majority of kids, there’s no objective test other than observation of behavior,” says Geraldine Dawson, a psychologist at Duke University, and the lead author of the research study.

From National Geographic • Jan. 29, 2024

They said the judge should narrow the scope of any prosecution testing, arguing Bowers’ own lawyers subjected him to “numerous objective test measures,” and there’s no medical or legal justification to repeat them.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2023

An objective test would not replace the standard clinical assessment based on symptoms, but it could provide a crucial supplement for confirming concussions or even finding ones that went unreported.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2021

Indeed, expression is the only objective test of knowledge and we cannot say that we really know until we can express our knowledge.

From How to Use Your Mind A Psychology of Study: Being a Manual for the Use of Students and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised Study by Kitson, Harry D.