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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of test paper

First recorded in 1820–30

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It’s the test paper for India’s nationwide undergraduate medical-school entrance exam.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

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

The test paper, which the Department for Education insists was "rigorously trialled", has now been published.

From BBC May 18, 2023

Year 6 children at the school sat their reading test paper on Thursday and Ms Forrester described them as "all capable readers".

From BBC May 11, 2023

I explained about my memory; the time she had brought home her test paper hoping to get the dog, and how Matt had forbidden it.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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