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# quiz

noun (quiz, quizzes); verb (quiz, quizzes, quizzed, quizzing)

«quiz» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A quiz is a short test with questions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiz/#m1)
2. A quiz is also a game where people or teams answer questions to win points. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiz/#m2)
3. To quiz someone is to ask them many questions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiz/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiz/#x1)
- Each right answer gets 5 points. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiz/#x2)
- She got 3 wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiz/#x3)
- What was her score? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiz/#x4)
- We had a quiz on times tables today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiz/#x5)
- Our team won the school quiz night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiz/#x6)
- Mum quizzed me about my day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiz/#x7)
- The teacher gave us a pop quiz. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiz/#x8)
- To think that you could not understand that you were being quizzed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiz/#x9)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quiz/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«quiz» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quiz.html) on Mova free.