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NELSON-DENNY READING TEST

By N., Sam M.S.

is now in its 5th edition of being published and was first created by M. J. Nelson (1894 - 1970) and E. C. Denny (1887 - 1984), who were U.S. educators. The test consists of a vocabulary section which 80 one-sentence statements which participants must then choose a correct word from a possible choice of four. The test aims to examine the participants vocabulary, reading rate and their reading comprehension at a high school, college and adult level.

Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "NELSON-DENNY READING TEST," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/nelson-denny-reading-test/ (accessed May 12, 2026).
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