placement test
noun
: a test usually given to a student entering an educational institution to determine specific knowledge or proficiency in various subjects for the purpose of assignment to appropriate courses or classes
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Caught cheating by one of its own professors, one of America’s elite eight Ivy League undergraduate schools admitted handing in homework cribbed to score higher on a placement test. 
Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022 A couple months after struggling through his math placement test, Mr. Hope headed to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for six weeks of intense classes at a summer bridge program. Collin Binkley, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022 Omar is forced to take a placement test to secure his continued place for his final year and only passes due to the help of Patrick, Benjamin's son, who gets a hold of the answers and shares them with Omar. Julia Moore, PEOPLE.com, 7 Apr. 2022 Bexley City Schools in Franklin County had the highest percentage of high-scoring advanced placement test-takers with 76.9%, according to the data. Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2021 The tiered placement method considers ACT scores, then a student’s high school GPA and appropriate grades, with a placement test as a final option, Fricks said. al, 25 Aug. 2021 Enrollment in the program is determined by a placement test given in the third grade. Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2021 Two-year colleges do not require students to submit ACT or SAT scores but do require students to take a placement test. al, 11 Oct. 2020 As schools shutter and college placement tests such as the ACT are delayed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, high school students fear for their futures. Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2020 See More
Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022 A couple months after struggling through his math placement test, Mr. Hope headed to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for six weeks of intense classes at a summer bridge program. Collin Binkley, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022 Omar is forced to take a placement test to secure his continued place for his final year and only passes due to the help of Patrick, Benjamin's son, who gets a hold of the answers and shares them with Omar. Julia Moore, PEOPLE.com, 7 Apr. 2022 Bexley City Schools in Franklin County had the highest percentage of high-scoring advanced placement test-takers with 76.9%, according to the data. Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2021 The tiered placement method considers ACT scores, then a student’s high school GPA and appropriate grades, with a placement test as a final option, Fricks said. al, 25 Aug. 2021 Enrollment in the program is determined by a placement test given in the third grade. Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2021 Two-year colleges do not require students to submit ACT or SAT scores but do require students to take a placement test. al, 11 Oct. 2020 As schools shutter and college placement tests such as the ACT are delayed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, high school students fear for their futures. Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 18 Mar. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1924, in the meaning defined above
placement test
noun
as in intelligence test
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- intelligence test
- aptitude test
- test
- exam
- examination
- retest
- board(s)
- pretest
- quiz
- midterm
- midyear
- catechism
- audition
- final
- inspection
- research
- investigation
- checkup
- probe
- inquiry
- interrogation
- review