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quiz

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
kwɪz

Definitions

  1. An odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing.
  2. One who questions or interrogates; a prying person.
  3. A competition in the answering of questions.
  4. A school examination of less importance, or of greater brevity, than others given in the same course.

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Examples

I've always heard he was a quiz, says another, or a quoz, or some such word ; but I did not know he was such a book-worm.”
“I tell you I am going to the music shop. I trust to your honour. Lord Rawson, I know, will call me a fool for trusting to the honour of a quiz.”
Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch.”
““I’m afraid you’re a sad quiz,” said Mrs. Bungay. ¶ “Quiz! never made a joke in my—hullo! who’s here? How d’ye do, Pendennis?”
“We came second in the pub quiz.”
Once all six friends are clear that the topic of Janet's story is a pub quiz, we launch into talk around this topic, combining factual information about quizzes we have participated in with fantasies about becoming a team ourselves.”
For many it is hard to envision a scenario where a student completes an online quiz (or test) without using their smartphone, tablet, or other device to look up the answers, or ‘sharethose answers with other students.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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