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The quiz was a short reading assessment.
What does Assessment mean?
Assessment means a careful review or test.
Dictionary definition
A careful judgment, test, or review of what someone knows or how something is doing.
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Assessment in a sentence
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The teacher used the assessment to see what students understood.
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A fair assessment should measure progress clearly and give useful feedback.
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What does assessment mean?
Assessment means a careful judgment, review, or test of knowledge, progress, or performance.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to assessment?
Evaluation is close in meaning to assessment in this dictionary entry.
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Which word is an antonym of assessment?
Guess contrasts with assessment in this dictionary entry.
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MeaningAssessment means a careful review or test.
ExampleExample: The quiz was a short reading assessment.
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- Syllables
- uh · ses · munt
- Strongest beat
- ses
- Ending
- munt
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on ses.
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Synonyms
Words like Assessment
evaluationUse for a careful judgment of quality or progress.
reviewUse for looking closely at work or performance.
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Assessment word family
Base word
assessment
noun
assessments
More than one review, test, or evaluation.
verb
assess
To judge, review, or evaluate carefully.
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Assessment means a careful review or test.
Common mix-up
Assessment is not the same as guess. Assessment means assessment means a careful review or test.
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