quizzed
Tested with questions
Quizzed is the past tense of quiz, meaning to have asked someone questions, typically to test their knowledge or to extract information.
A teacher quizzes students to assess what they've learned; a reporter quizzes a politician to get answers the public wants.
The detective quizzed the witness about what she saw that night.
The word carries a sense of pointed or persistent questioning, more probing than a casual inquiry.
Asked for information
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- probedInvestigated in depth
- cross-examinedQuestioned opposing witness formally
- interviewedFormally questioned for information
investigated · scrutinized · pressured · examined · debriefed · drilled · peppered · challenged
Seeking answers through inquiry
- curiosityDesire to learn
- inquisitiveEager to learn more
- queryRequest for information
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
enquiry · asked · prompted · queried · checked · verified · spot-checked · challenged
Evaluative examination
- testedExamined for quality
- multiple-choiceFormat offering preset options
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
Utterly unable to understand
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- confusedUnable to understand
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
- stumpedUnable to solve
flummoxed · nonplussed · mystified · dumbfounded · befuddled · raised eyebrow · head-scratching
questioned
Asked for information
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- probedInvestigated in depth
- cross-examinedQuestioned opposing witness formally
interviewed · investigated · scrutinized · pressured · examined · debriefed · drilled · peppered · challenged · confronted
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- curiosityDesire to learn
- inquisitiveEager to learn more
- queryRequest for information
clarification · enquiry · asked · prompted · queried · checked · verified · spot-checked · challenged
test
Evaluative examination
- testedExamined for quality
- multiple-choiceFormat offering preset options
- essayShort argumentative prose work
finals · midterms · SAT · ACT · GRE · MCAT · LSAT · study · revision · proctor
baffled
Utterly unable to understand
- perplexedThoroughly confused, uncertain
- confusedUnable to understand
- bewilderedThoroughly puzzled and confused
stumped · flummoxed · nonplussed · mystified · dumbfounded · befuddled · raised eyebrow · head-scratching
- pop quizzesUnannounced academic assessments
- trivia quizzesGames testing obscure facts
- pub quizzesTavern knowledge competitions
- online quizzesInternet-based question sets
- vocabulary quizzesAssessments of lexical knowledge
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