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
Poland was quizzed about the conditions of the taxi licence handed out by Sefton Council - which states that drivers are in a "good position to help to keep children and young people safe".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 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
As he said just the other day when quizzed about the soldier who was indicted for betting on the prediction market, “The whole world is a casino, it is what it is.”
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
When I quizzed him a bit, it became obvious all kinds of people—people who hadn’t been there that lunch-time—had been coming up to him to repeat Christopher H.’s warning.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
