quiz
noun (quiz, quizzes); verb (quiz, quizzes, quizzed, quizzing)
Everyday
- A quiz is a short test with questions. tree →
- A quiz is also a game where people or teams answer questions to win points. tree →
- To quiz someone is to ask them many questions. tree →
In the lessons
In school maths: questions and points — right answers, points per question, scores; points = right answers × points each, sometimes minus points for wrong answers. In everyday life: a spelling quiz, a pub quiz or school quiz night, quiz shows on TV. Phrases: «a quiz on», «pop quiz» (a surprise test), «quiz night», «quiz show».
Examples
- The quiz has 20 questions. tree →
- Each right answer gets 5 points. tree →
- She got 3 wrong. tree →
- What was her score? tree →
- We had a quiz on times tables today. tree →
- Our team won the school quiz night. tree →
- Mum quizzed me about my day. tree →
- The teacher gave us a pop quiz. tree →
- To think that you could not understand that you were being quizzed. tree →
Note
Plural «quizzes» (double z). Maths: points = right answers × points each; right answers = questions − wrong; a minus may come for wrong answers. Trap: «3 wrong» out of 20 means 17 right.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «quiz» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «quiz» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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