an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc.; a test of one's ability to read and write
Word origin
[1865–70]
Examples of 'literacy test' in a sentence
literacy test
I applied online and was invited to an interview and a computer literacy test.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
For the past five years, this public school has run a sixth-form literacy test for all its pupils.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The literacy test is keeping him from receiving his high school diploma, she said.
Globe and Mail (2003)
In the literacy test, candidates are asked to choose the right answer from four alternative spellings for words such as preference, acknowledge and relieved.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Last year, 2,483 of 36,366 trainees had to take the literacy test three or more times before passing.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Even so, pupils could retake literacy tests until they pass, even if that meant missing some of the rest of the curriculum.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Pupils should retake literacy tests until they pass, even if that means missing outon a few geography lessons.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I once heard him offer his solemn pledge that after he's elected, 75 per cent of all schoolchildren will pass the provincial literacy tests.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Thousands of trainee teachers are struggling to pass literacy tests that require them to spell words such as anxiety, relieved and mathematical.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Figures released in parliament show that many students retake the basic maths and literacy tests required to join the profession several times.