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placement test

American

noun

Education.

a test to determine a student's level of ability in one or more subjects in order to place the student with others of the same approximate ability.

Etymology

Origin of placement test

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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A couple of weeks after camp, Fonseca again found himself taking a placement test, this time for the community college.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

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

Coates established a high school placement test preparation class on Saturdays, taught classes when teacher staffs were short and was president-elect of a Catholic school elementary principals committee when she resigned, supporters said.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2022

She wanted to know the score of my placement test, the contacts, and my class options.

From Slate • May 25, 2021

The school year in Zimbabwe starts in January, when every student takes a placement test.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

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