What does “test” mean?
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A "test" is when someone checks if you know something or if something works well. It's a way of finding out the answer to "how good is this?" or "does this work?"
In school, your teacher gives you a test — like 20 questions about history — to see how much you learned. "I have a big test tomorrow, so I need to study tonight!"
But you can also test things, not just people. Like, "Let me test this new phone to see if the camera is good." Or a doctor might say, "We need to run a test to check your blood."
So basically, a "test" is any situation where you check something carefully to find out the truth about it.
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