quiz

prueba, cuestionario

Serie corta de preguntas para comprobar lo que alguien sabe.

En inglés sencillo: A short set of questions used to check what someone knows.

• We have a quiz today.
• I passed the spelling quiz with no mistakes.
• Did the teacher give you a quiz on yesterday’s lesson?

Sinónimos: test

Expresiones frecuentes: short quiz, spelling quiz, take a quiz

concurso de preguntas

Juego o concurso en el que se intenta responder correctamente a preguntas.

En inglés sencillo: A game or competition in which people try to answer questions correctly.

• Our team won the quiz.
• We go to a pub quiz every Friday.
• Who will host the next quiz night?

Sinónimos: trivia game

Expresiones frecuentes: pub quiz, quiz night, quiz show

examinar, evaluar

Hacer preguntas a alguien para comprobar cuánto sabe de un tema.

En inglés sencillo: To ask someone questions to check what they know about a subject.

• Please quiz me before the test.
• Our teacher quizzed us on the first chapter.
• She quizzes her son on spelling each evening.

Cómo se usa: quiz someone on something (Dad quizzed me on my French vocabulary.)

Sinónimos: test

Expresiones frecuentes: quiz someone, quiz someone on something

preguntar, interrogar

Hacer muchas preguntas a alguien, normalmente para averiguar más sobre algo.

En inglés sencillo: To ask someone many questions, often to find out more about something.

• My mother quizzed me about my day.
• Reporters quizzed the actor about his latest film.
• Why are you quizzing me about my weekend plans?

Cómo se usa: quiz someone about something (My friends quizzed me about my trip.)

Sinónimos: question

Expresiones frecuentes: quiz someone about something, quiz someone on something, quiz a suspect