aptitude test
noun
: a standardized test designed to predict an individual's ability to learn certain skills
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Everything is an aptitude test to identify the keepers and weed out the pretenders.
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2024
That was in Philadelphia in 1969, when as a high school senior, Seidelman was required by her guidance counselor to take an aptitude test to determine her career prospects.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Finland tightened its gun legislation in 2010, introducing an aptitude test for all firearms license applicants.
—Reuters, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The Air Force recruiter gave him an aptitude test and offered him a position in logistics.
—Tamara Audi, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2024
That was in Philadelphia in 1969, when as a high school senior, Seidelman was required by her guidance counselor to take an aptitude test to determine her career prospects.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Finland tightened its gun legislation in 2010, introducing an aptitude test for all firearms license applicants.
—Reuters, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The Air Force recruiter gave him an aptitude test and offered him a position in logistics.
—Tamara Audi, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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