test paper

American  

noun

1. the paper bearing a student's answers on an examination.

2. Chemistry. paper impregnated with a reagent, as litmus, that changes color when acted upon by certain substances.

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test paper British  

noun

1. chem paper impregnated with an indicator for use in chemical tests See also litmus

2. education

   1. the question sheet of a test

   2. the paper completed by a test candidate

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Etymology

Origin of test paper

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Remember the kid who sat next to you in math class and primly guarded his test paper from cheating eyes with a bent elbow?

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024

On some questions, candidates were told to vary their answers, to ensure each test paper was not identical when handed in.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023

Pupils will have an hour to sit each test paper.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2022

Later the same day, the instructor found another test paper with wording identical to the one that bore the footnoted confession.

From Time Magazine Archive

Over the next five hours, every time he looked up from his test paper, he saw his shipmates doing calisthenics in the hot sun.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides