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untimed

untimed

4.2
Not limited by a set time so you can take as long as you need
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈtaɪmd/
translation icon : sin tiempo
  • The second subtest is a 21-item, four-option, untimed multiple-choice test that measures reading comprehension.
  • untimed measure
  • untimed test
  • untimed reading

This is measured with standardized untimed test of single real word and pseudo word reading.

Examples

  • The retest was in an untimed format so that the results represented the students' maximum possible score.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Participants then completed the untimed knowledge content test.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The sixth-grade social studies test consists of 40 multiple-choice questions and is an untimed test that is completed in one day.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The NSB has 33 items and is an untimed measure that takes approximately 15 minutes to administer.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The Word Attack subtest is an untimed test of a student's ability to read progressively harder pseudowords that are all phonetically decodable.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The Oregon Statewide Reading Assessment (OSRA) is an untimed, multiple-choice test administered yearly to all students in Oregon starting in third grade.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The exam was designed to be untimed, allowing students to work at their own pace without pressure.

  • During the assessment, participants appreciated that it was an untimed format, which helped them focus more on their answers.

  • Teachers often prefer untimed tests, as they allow students to fully demonstrate their understanding of the material.

Antonyms

1 3.9

Happening at regular, set times

2.1

Planned to happen at a set time

How Timed

timed
1 3.9
untimed
4.2

Surface Forms

untimed positive

Morphology

untimed = timed (transparent) = un + time + ed

A straightforward negation formed by productive prefix 'un-' applied to the adjective 'timed' (i.e., 'not timed').

Etymology

Untimed is formed from the prefix un- 'not' and time 'time', so it literally means 'not fixed by a clock'. So an untimed exam or visit has no set time limit and lets you work at your own pace.