alleryA test taken before instruction to decide where a student should start is called what?
ASummative assessment
BPlacement assessment
CIpsative assessment
DWashback testing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Placement assessment
1. The test is given before teaching begins.
2. Its purpose is to place the student at a suitable point in the sequence.
3. Summative comes at the end; ipsative compares a learner with self; washback is about consequences.
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