A system comprising: a microelectromechanical systems, MEMS, sensor having a first movable element and a second movable element suspended from a substrate; a first sense contact configured to provide a first output signal corresponding to physical displacement of said first movable element; a second sense contact configured to provide a second output signal corresponding to said physical displacement of said second movable element; a switch system in communication with said first and second sense contacts (184-194, 198-210), said switch system being configured to enable a sense mode (278, 336) and a test mode (280-282, 338-348) of said MEMS sensor, wherein said first and second sense contacts (184-194, 198-210) are electrically coupled with one another to produce a sense signal as a combination of said first and second output signals (212-222, 224-234), when said switch system enables said sense mode (278, 336), and said first and second sense contacts (184-194, 198-210) are electrically decoupled from one another to disassociate said first output signal from said second output signal, when said switch system enables said test mode (280-282, 338-348); a control circuit electrically coupled to said MEMS sensor, wherein: when said switch system enables said test mode (280-282, 338-348), said control circuit is configured to provide a first stimulus signal to said first sense contact, said first stimulus signal being configured to cause said physical displacement of said first movable element; and when said switch system enables said test mode (280-282, 338-348), said control circuit is further configured to provide a second stimulus signal to said second sense contact, said second stimulus signal being configured to cause said physical displacement of said second movable element, characterized in that said first stimulus signal is provided to said first movable element during a first interval, said first output signal responsive to said physical displacement of said first movable element is detected during a second interval, said second stimulus signal is provided to said second movable element during a third interval, and said second output signal responsive to said physical displacement of said second movable element is detected during a fourth interval. a microelectromechanical systems, MEMS, sensor having a first movable element and a second movable element suspended from a substrate; a first sense contact configured to provide a first output signal corresponding to physical displacement of said first movable element; a second sense contact configured to provide a second output signal corresponding to said physical displacement of said second movable element; a switch system in communication with said first and second sense contacts (184-194, 198-210), said switch system being configured to enable a sense mode (278, 336) and a test mode (280-282, 338-348) of said MEMS sensor, wherein said first and second sense contacts (184-194, 198-210) are electrically coupled with one another to produce a sense signal as a combination of said first and second output signals (212-222, 224-234), when said switch system enables said sense mode (278, 336), and said first and second sense contacts (184-194, 198-210) are electrically decoupled from one another to disassociate said first output signal from said second output signal, when said switch system enables said test mode (280-282, 338-348); a control circuit electrically coupled to said MEMS sensor, wherein: when said switch system enables said test mode (280-282, 338-348), said control circuit is configured to provide a first stimulus signal to said first sense contact, said first stimulus signal being configured to cause said physical displacement of said first movable element; and when said switch system enables said test mode (280-282, 338-348), said control circuit is further configured to provide a second stimulus signal to said second sense contact, said second stimulus signal being configured to cause said physical displacement of said second movable element, characterized in that said first stimulus signal is provided to said first movable element during a first interval, said first output signal responsive to said physical displacement of said first movable element is detected during a second interval, said second stimulus signal is provided to said second movable element during a third interval, and said second output signal responsive to said physical displacement of said second movable element is detected during a fourth interval. when said switch system enables said test mode (280-282, 338-348), said control circuit is configured to provide a first stimulus signal to said first sense contact, said first stimulus signal being configured to cause said physical displacement of said first movable element; and when said switch system enables said test mode (280-282, 338-348), said control circuit is further configured to provide a second stimulus signal to said second sense contact, said second stimulus signal being configured to cause said physical displacement of said second movable element, said first stimulus signal is provided to said first movable element during a first interval, said first output signal responsive to said physical displacement of said first movable element is detected during a second interval, said second stimulus signal is provided to said second movable element during a third interval, and said second output signal responsive to said physical displacement of said second movable element is detected during a fourth interval.