a test designed to assess a person's manual ability
performance test in American English
noun
Psychology
a test requiring little or no use of language, the test materials being designed to elicit manual or behavioral responses rather than verbal ones
Word origin
[1915–20]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: collage, feedback, soviet, stockpile, supernationalism
Examples of 'performance test' in a sentence
performance test
Eventually they climbed down, agreeing to a performance test.
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She is supposed to be of above average intelligence, but is failing performance tests.
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The results of two new and separate sets of international school performance tests paint a much more positive picture.
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She's disobedient and is supposed to be of above average intelligence, but is failing performance tests.
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The crucial part is that there are no performance tests — it is purely a payment for time served.