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noun | verb quizquiz1 /kwɪz/ ●●● S3 noun (plural quizzes) [countable] THESAURUSknowledge/ability► test a set of questions, exercises, or practical activities to measure someone’s skill, ability, or knowledge: I have a test tomorrow. Why didn’t you take the test? ► exam (also examination formal) an important test, especially one that you take at the end of a semester in school or college: I have an exam on Monday that I need to study for. ► quiz a short test, especially one that you take without much time to prepare: The teacher gave us a quiz on last night’s reading assignment. ► final (exam) an important test that students take at the end of a semester in high school or college: The final covers everything we’ve studied this semester. ► midterm a test that students take in the middle of a semester, in college or school: Students in the class have to write two papers and take a midterm and final exam. 1a short test that a teacher gives to a class: a biology quiz► see thesaurus at test12a competition in which you have to answer questions3a set of questions in a magazine, that ask you questions about yourself so that you can find out something about your character → see also pop quiz noun | verb quizquiz2 verb (, quizzed, quizzing) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYquiz2Origin: 1800-1900 quiz to look at closely (18-19 centuries), probably influenced by inquisitive VERB TABLEquiz |
Present | I, you, we, they | quiz | | he, she, it | quizs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | quizzed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have quizzed | | he, she, it | has quizzed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had quizzed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will quiz | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have quizzed |
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Present | I | am quizzing | | he, she, it | is quizzing | | you, we, they | are quizzing | Past | I, he, she, it | was quizzing | | you, we, they | were quizzing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been quizzing | | he, she, it | has been quizzing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been quizzing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be quizzing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been quizzing |
1to ask someone a lot of questions: Journalists quizzed the governor during the half-hour program.2to give a student a short test: Students are quizzed on their reading. → see also pop quiz |