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Recent Examples of placement test
The idea that students might score poorly on a placement test or get answers wrong in an algebra class was no surprise.
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Tammi Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
The students will soon take an advanced placement test with the chance to earn college credit.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Diggins recalled taking a Japanese placement test for Doshisha International School in Kyoto.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
Even elementary and high school students need to take entrance exams and placement tests.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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Tammi Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
The students will soon take an advanced placement test with the chance to earn college credit.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
Diggins recalled taking a Japanese placement test for Doshisha International School in Kyoto.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
Even elementary and high school students need to take entrance exams and placement tests.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for placement test
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The Supreme Court dismissed a case on Thursday about how to consider intelligence tests when evaluating if a person is sufficiently intellectually disabled to be disqualified from the death penalty, effectively sparing a death row inmate in Alabama from execution.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
21 May 2026
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The results revealed on average, people born preterm or with low birth weight scored lower on intelligence tests and performed worse academically than those born at full term and a healthy weight.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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For puppies, Michael Billedo, owner and trainer at Dog Training Elite, does an aptitude test around seven weeks, looking at 10 specific areas.—
Lesly Gregory,
AJC.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Young people should be offered aptitude tests to help determine what kind of work best aligns with their skills.—
Muskaan Arshad,
Fortune,
21 Dec. 2025
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SoftBank's plan to invest 75 billion euros in building AI infrastructure in France underscored the nation's status as a leading hub, but Big Tech's lofty energy demands will put the wider continent's grid to the test, analysts say.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Lab tests showed that the plants without the active inceptin receptor failed to emit this volatile blend when exposed to either the synthetic In11 peptide or actual caterpillar oral secretions.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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