Welocalize Needs Met Ratings Test Practice 2026
Guide
1. A special rat- Fully Meets (FullyM)
ing category,
which one ap-
plies to queries
with clear intent
to find one spe-
cific result and
the correspond-
ing specific result
the user is using
for
2. A very helpful Highly Meets (HM)
result for any
dominant, com-
mon or rea-
sonable minor
query interpreta-
tion/user intent
3. A helpful re- Moderately Meets (MM)
sult for any
dominant, com-
mon, or rea-
sonable minor
query interpreta-
tion/user intent
4. A less helpful re- Slightly Meets (SM)
sult for a dom-
inant, common
or reasonable mi-
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nor interpreta-
tion/user intent
OR a helpful
result for an
unlikely minor
query interpreta-
tion/user intent
5. A result that com- Fails to Meet (FailsM)
pletely fails to
meet the needs
of all or almost all
users.
For example, the
result may be
off-topic for the
query or address
a no chance in-
terpretation of
the query
6. True or False True
Use in-between
ratings if you
think the rating
of a result falls
between two la-
bels
7. Difference be- SCRB- the content inside this block should always play a large role in your rating
tween a Spe-
Some Special Content Result Blocks may have links to landing pages. Think
cial Content Re-
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sult Block (SCRB) whether user would click on link to satisfy their needs
and Web Search -If most users would not click, rate the SCRB based on that block content alone
Result Block -If some of many users would slick, you consider the helpfulness of both the
landing page(s) in addition to the content in the black. In this case, both need
to be helpful to justify a high rating
Web Search Result Block-
A click is required, and you should evaluate the landing page to assign a rating
8. True or False False. If some or many users would slick, you can consider both the landing
page(s) and the content in the block to justify the users need rating.
You never need
to consider the
helpfulness of
the landing
pages(s) in addi-
tion to the con-
tent in the SCRB.
9. What kind of re- Special Content Result Block (SCRB)
sult block is this?
10. What type of re- Web Search Result Block
sult block is this?
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11. What type of re- Special Content Result Block
sult block is this?
12. What type of re- Special Content Result Block
sult block is this?
13. ratings Block Content Needs Met ratings
should be based
exclusively on the
content inside
the result block.
This applies to
both SCRBS and
Web Search Re-
sult Blocks.
14. True or False False
It's ok to click When rating BCNM, landing page content should not factor into the BCNM
on the landing ratings.
pages when rat-
Guide
1. A special rat- Fully Meets (FullyM)
ing category,
which one ap-
plies to queries
with clear intent
to find one spe-
cific result and
the correspond-
ing specific result
the user is using
for
2. A very helpful Highly Meets (HM)
result for any
dominant, com-
mon or rea-
sonable minor
query interpreta-
tion/user intent
3. A helpful re- Moderately Meets (MM)
sult for any
dominant, com-
mon, or rea-
sonable minor
query interpreta-
tion/user intent
4. A less helpful re- Slightly Meets (SM)
sult for a dom-
inant, common
or reasonable mi-
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Guide
nor interpreta-
tion/user intent
OR a helpful
result for an
unlikely minor
query interpreta-
tion/user intent
5. A result that com- Fails to Meet (FailsM)
pletely fails to
meet the needs
of all or almost all
users.
For example, the
result may be
off-topic for the
query or address
a no chance in-
terpretation of
the query
6. True or False True
Use in-between
ratings if you
think the rating
of a result falls
between two la-
bels
7. Difference be- SCRB- the content inside this block should always play a large role in your rating
tween a Spe-
Some Special Content Result Blocks may have links to landing pages. Think
cial Content Re-
, Welocalize Needs Met Ratings Test Practice 2026
Guide
sult Block (SCRB) whether user would click on link to satisfy their needs
and Web Search -If most users would not click, rate the SCRB based on that block content alone
Result Block -If some of many users would slick, you consider the helpfulness of both the
landing page(s) in addition to the content in the black. In this case, both need
to be helpful to justify a high rating
Web Search Result Block-
A click is required, and you should evaluate the landing page to assign a rating
8. True or False False. If some or many users would slick, you can consider both the landing
page(s) and the content in the block to justify the users need rating.
You never need
to consider the
helpfulness of
the landing
pages(s) in addi-
tion to the con-
tent in the SCRB.
9. What kind of re- Special Content Result Block (SCRB)
sult block is this?
10. What type of re- Web Search Result Block
sult block is this?
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11. What type of re- Special Content Result Block
sult block is this?
12. What type of re- Special Content Result Block
sult block is this?
13. ratings Block Content Needs Met ratings
should be based
exclusively on the
content inside
the result block.
This applies to
both SCRBS and
Web Search Re-
sult Blocks.
14. True or False False
It's ok to click When rating BCNM, landing page content should not factor into the BCNM
on the landing ratings.
pages when rat-
