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placement test

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as in intelligence test

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Recent Examples of placement test And in the last five years, 35% of the students have placed in the top 10 for the Diocese’s placement test. — Stephen Wilder, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2026 The idea that students might score poorly on a placement test or get answers wrong in an algebra class was no surprise. — 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 See All Example Sentences for placement test

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Across three experiments, participants received failure feedback on a bogus intelligence test.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Simulations let an intelligence test many possibilities before choosing a path.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 June 2026

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The two rules were in effect on the first day of practice on Thursday, which was part lecture, part experiment and an aptitude test to see just how much her players, both old and new, already know.

— Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 16 July 2026
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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Each animal then underwent a battery of tests to study their pain sensitivity, anxiety-like symptoms, gut microbes, metabolites, and neuroinflammation.

— Mike McRae August 25, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
The Global Times also reported that a separate library shelving event challenged robots to collect book returns and put them in the correct place as a test of visual recognition and reasoning.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026

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