pretest
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈpriˌtɛst/
- The teacher administered a pretest to assess the students' existing knowledge before the main assessment.
- pretest and posttest
- pretest scores
- group pretest
Examples
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Now, did Garth give you a copy of our pretest diet?
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We have a spelling pretest tomorrow.
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And I passed the pretest and then I passed the first Test and the second test.
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And I passed the pretest, and then I passed the first Test and the second test.
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The mean for the pretest score was 61.9%, while the mean for the posttest was 75.4%.
Academic text (2008) -
Students must complete a pretest to identify areas they need to improve upon prior to the final exam.
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Before starting the course, we took a pretest to measure our understanding of the subject.
Synonyms
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1.0
An activity to check how well something works
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3.4
A test to see how well something works
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3.2
A short test to see if something works well before real use
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3.8
A check you do before an event to find problems
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5.5
A practice test to find and fix problems before the real event
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3.9
To check people or things to see if they meet rules before a final decision
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4.1
A small test of a survey or product before full use to find problems and make it better
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4.8
A short check before a main selection or release
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6.2
To ask people questions or check a place before a main project
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6.0
A small test of methods done before the main research project
An activity done before an experiment to test methods or equipment
Antonyms
How Serious
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3.5
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pretest comes from the prefix pre- meaning 'before' and the everyday word test, so a pretest is a 'before test' used to find problems or to see what people already know.