placement test
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of placement test
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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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
But the student had learned enough to get a score on the University of Texas at Austin placement test exempting her from all university math courses through the second year of calculus.
From Washington Post • May 22, 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
She wanted to know the score of my placement test, the contacts, and my class options.
From Slate • May 25, 2021
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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