pretests
/ˈpriːtɛsts/
noun
- Preliminary tests or assessments given before a course, experiment, or process to measure initial knowledge or performance.
- The teacher gave pretests at the beginning of the semester to see what students already knew.
- Researchers used pretests to establish a baseline before the training began.
- The pretests showed that most students struggled with fractions.
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verb
- Third person singular simple present indicative form of pretest; to test something in advance.
- She pretests her recipes by cooking them for friends first.
- The lab pretests all equipment before the main experiment.
- The company pretests its advertisements with focus groups.