quiz
quiz — noun
1. an activity in which people compete by answering questions on various topics, tr
an activity in which people compete by answering questions on various topics, trying to give more correct answers than the other participants.
The pub on Elm Street holds a general knowledge quiz every Tuesday evening.
collocation: general knowledge quiz / pub quiz
Tunde won the school quiz by answering all ten questions correctly.
Our team came second in the quiz after a tiebreaker round.
Charlotte loves watching quiz shows on television, especially the ones about history.
The charity event had a quiz where guests gave money for each correct answer.
2. a brief classroom test that a teacher gives to check whether students have under
a brief classroom test that a teacher gives to check whether students have understood material covered in recent lessons.
The teacher gave the class a surprise quiz on the week's vocabulary words.
collocation: surprise quiz / quiz on [topic]
Daichi stayed up late to study for the math quiz on Monday morning.
If you review your notes daily, the Friday quizzes will not seem difficult.
Harper scored full points on the science quiz about plant growth.
The quick quiz at the end of each lesson helps students remember key facts.
用法筆記
In the United States, this is the most common meaning of 'quiz' in school settings. In the United Kingdom, teachers more often use 'test' for short classroom assessments.
quiz — verb
1. to ask someone a series of questions in order to find out what they know about a
to ask someone a series of questions in order to find out what they know about a subject or to learn more details about something they have experienced.
The police quizzed the witness for an hour about what she had seen that night.
pattern: quiz + person + about + topic
Mom quizzed Amihan on her spelling words before the test the next day.
The journalist quizzed the mayor about the plans for the new school building.
Léa's older brother quizzed her on geography facts for fun during the car ride.
The science teacher quizzed the class on the periodic table of elements every Friday.
文法句型
quiz + person + on/about/over + topic
用法筆記
Often used in the pattern 'quiz someone on/over/about something.' The focus is usually on testing existing knowledge rather than investigating a mystery (for investigations, 'question' or 'interrogate' are more common).