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KWIZ/kwɪz/

A quiz is a short test, often in class or for fun: have a quiz, a vocabulary quiz. A test is more formal and can be longer. An exam is a big official test, later. Quiz is countable: a quiz, two quizzes — do the quiz, take a quiz.

Meaning

A short test with questions.

Examples

• “We have a quiz in class today.”
• “The teacher gave us a short quiz.”
• “I got eight out of ten in the quiz.”

Good to know

a quiz / have a quiz. Contrast: test (more formal), exam (bigger). Plural: quizzes.

Near in meaning

test

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