It supposedly measures knowledge of basic math and science, history and the arts and humanities.

First you get together a batch of questions to be answered which supposedly measure intelligence or knowledge of some particular subject.

When President Bush proposed his big education reform, he insisted on tests to measure skills and knowledge.

Critics of the exam say it once measured knowledge that was necessary for college or the workplace.

Critics say such testing is flawed because it measures emotion rather than knowledge.

Devising good tests to measure scientific knowledge is not simple.

To some degree, it measures knowledge, memory, some elements of reflex.

Tests measuring knowledge of English may be accused of discriminating against foreigners.

The accusation that multiple-choice questions measure only "passive-recognition knowledge" is unfounded.

It isn't as good at measuring knowledge of history, but can easily be scored with great precision.