quiz
noun
an informal test or examination of a student or class.
quizzed
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past participleof quiz.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof quiz.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
quiznounan informal test or examination of a student or class.
Example Sentences
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Early applicants were quizzed on their views on topics including capitalism and pronatalism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
But what would he say to someone if they quizzed him on his decision to move next to a golf course, where stray balls were always a possibility?
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Standing with Heidi on a beach in Hawaii, Pratt quizzed Jones about whether his remarks had been unfairly edited.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
On the front line, young soldiers asked Kovalskiy for selfies, his children’s friends quizzed them about their father and chart-topping U.S. rapper Yeat posted his picture on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Then the priest quizzed us on some lessons we had already been through.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
