Quiz (Verb)
Meaning
Examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The professor will quiz us on the entire chapter for the next class.
- She got quizzed by her parents on her homework when she got home from school.
- The team's coach quizzed the players on their opponents' strengths and weaknesses.
- The students were quizzed on their knowledge of historical dates and events.
- The children's abilities were quizzed to determine which gifted program was best for them.