trial, trial run, test, tryout (noun)

trying something to find out about it

"a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"

test, mental test, mental testing, psychometric test (noun)

any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc

"the test was standardized on a large sample of students"

examination, exam, test (noun)

a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

"when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions"

test, trial (noun)

the act of undergoing testing

"he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill"

test, trial, run (noun)

the act of testing something

"in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"

test (verb)

a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins

test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay (verb)

put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

"This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"

screen, test (verb)

test or examine for the presence of disease or infection

"screen the blood for the HIV virus"

quiz, test (verb)

examine someone's knowledge of something

"The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

test (verb)

show a certain characteristic when tested

"He tested positive for HIV"

test (verb)

achieve a certain score or rating on a test

"She tested high on the LSAT and was admitted to all the good law schools"

test (verb)

determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

test (verb)

undergo a test

"She doesn't test well"

test (Noun)

A challenge.

test (Noun)

An examination, given often during the academic term.

test (Noun)

A session in which a product or piece of equipment is examined under everyday or extreme conditions to evaluate its durability, etc.

test (Noun)

A Test match.

test (Noun)

The external calciferous shell, or endoskeleton, of an echinoderm, e.g. sand dollars and sea urchins.

test (Verb)

To challenge.

test (Verb)

To administer or assign an examination that is given often during the academic term.

test (Verb)

To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.

test (Verb)

To be shown to be by test.

Test (Noun)

(sometimes test) a Test match

Test

A test or examination is an assessment intended to measure a test-taker's knowledge, skill, aptitude, physical fitness, or classification in many other topics. A test may be administered orally, on paper, on a computer, or in a confined area that requires a test taker to physically perform a set of skills. Tests vary in style, rigor and requirements. For example, in a closed book test, a test taker is often required to rely upon memory to respond to specific items whereas in an open book test, a test taker may use one or more supplementary tools such as a reference book or calculator when responding to an item. A test may be administered formally or informally. An example of an informal test would be a reading test administered by a parent to a child. An example of a formal test would be a final examination administered by a teacher in a classroom or an I.Q. test administered by a psychologist in a clinic. Formal testing often results in a grade or a test score. A test score may be interpreted with regards to a norm or criterion, or occasionally both. The norm may be established independently, or by statistical analysis of a large number of participants. A standardized test is any test that is administered and scored in a consistent manner to ensure legal defensibility. Standardized tests are often used in education, professional certification, psychology, the military, and many other fields.