quiz
quiz — 名詞
1. an activity in which people compete by answering questions on various topics, tr
問答遊戲
透過回答問題來競賽的活動
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.
Elm Street 的那間酒館每週二晚上都會舉辦常識問答遊戲。
collocation: general knowledge quiz / pub quiz
Tunde won the school quiz by answering all ten questions correctly.
Tunde 在學校的問答比賽中答對全部十題，贏得了比賽。
Our team came second in the quiz after a tiebreaker round.
我們那隊在問答比賽中經過延長賽後獲得了第二名。
Charlotte loves watching quiz shows on television, especially the ones about history.
Charlotte 很喜歡看電視上的問答節目，尤其是歷史相關的。
The charity event had a quiz where guests gave money for each correct answer.
那場慈善活動辦了問答遊戲，來賓每答對一題就捐款。
2. a brief classroom test that a teacher gives to check whether students have under
小考
給學生的簡短非正式測驗
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.
老師給全班來了一次突擊小考，考的是這週的單字。
collocation: surprise quiz / quiz on [topic]
Daichi stayed up late to study for the math quiz on Monday morning.
Daichi 熬夜唸書，準備星期一上午的數學小考。
If you review your notes daily, the Friday quizzes will not seem difficult.
如果你每天複習筆記，週五的小考就不會覺得難。
Harper scored full points on the science quiz about plant growth.
Harper 在關於植物生長的科學小考中得了滿分。
The quick quiz at the end of each lesson helps students remember key facts.
每堂課結束前的快速小測驗幫助學生記住重點。
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 — 動詞
1. to ask someone a series of questions in order to find out what they know about a
考問
為測試知識或獲取資訊而提問
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.
警方考問了目擊者一個小時，問她那天晚上看到了什麼。
pattern: quiz + person + about + topic
Mom quizzed Amihan on her spelling words before the test the next day.
媽媽在隔天考試前考問了 Amihan 的拼字單字。
The journalist quizzed the mayor about the plans for the new school building.
記者就新校舍的規劃詢問了市長。
Léa's older brother quizzed her on geography facts for fun during the car ride.
Léa 的哥哥在開車途中為了好玩考問她地理知識。
The science teacher quizzed the class on the periodic table of elements every Friday.
自然老師每週五都會考問全班同學元素週期表。
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).