placement test
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of placement test
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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One chatbot gave her the idea to develop a Spanish-language placement test to sell on a website for classroom resources.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
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
The tiered placement method considers ACT scores, then a student’s high school GPA and appropriate grades, with a placement test as a final option, Fricks said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
A college gives a placement test to 5,000 incoming students each year.
From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017
The building didn’t look so big when I’d come in to register and take my placement test, but now that it was filled with students, I felt as if I were just a speck.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
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