quizzing
Testing someone's knowledge
Quizzing is the act of asking someone questions, often to test knowledge or extract information.
A teacher quizzes students on vocabulary; a reporter quizzes a politician about policy.
The word can suggest informal interrogation: She kept quizzing me about where I'd been.
In British English, quizzing sometimes carries a sense of looking at someone curiously or skeptically.
Game show host
- factoidsQuestionable brief assertions
- arcanaEsoteric specialized knowledge
- esotericaObscure specialized knowledge
- anecdotesBrief amusing accounts
trivialities · scorekeeper · guesswork · questions · answers · participants · teams · rounds
Seeking answers through inquiry
- grillingCooking on metal grates
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- probeThorough examination or tool
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
investigation · interview · debriefing · pressing · third-degree · prying · vetting · querying
Formal knowledge assessment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- gradingAssigning marks to work
score · results · midterms · finals · SAT · ACT · GRE · MCAT
Electric signaling device
- contestantCompetition participant
- hostOne receiving guests
- scoreboardGame progress display
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
rounds · podium · jeopardy · tiebreaker · elimination · finals · prize · tournament
Paper memorization tools
- reviewCritical written assessment
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- recallMemory retrieval act
- retentionContinued holding or possession
study · practice · repetition · comprehension · drilling · cramming · rote · revision
quizmaster
Game show host
- factoidsQuestionable brief assertions
- arcanaEsoteric specialized knowledge
- esotericaObscure specialized knowledge
anecdotes · trivialities · scorekeeper · guesswork · questions · answers · participants · teams · rounds · categories
questioning
Seeking answers through inquiry
- grillingCooking on metal grates
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- probeThorough examination or tool
scrutiny · investigation · interview · debriefing · pressing · third-degree · prying · vetting · querying · sifting
exam
Formal knowledge assessment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
grading · score · results · midterms · finals · SAT · ACT · GRE · MCAT · LSAT
buzzer
Electric signaling device
- contestantCompetition participant
- hostOne receiving guests
- scoreboardGame progress display
timer · rounds · podium · jeopardy · tiebreaker · elimination · finals · prize · tournament · champion
flashcards
Paper memorization tools
- reviewCritical written assessment
- memorizationCommitting information to recall
- recallMemory retrieval act
retention · study · practice · repetition · comprehension · drilling · cramming · rote · revision · preparation
- educationeducation, school, schools, teachers, students
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- questionsquestion, inquiry, questions, query, interrogatives
- intellectual hobbiesreading, writing, chess, puzzles, languages
- memorizationrote learning, cramming, mnemonics, rehearsal, by heart
- studyingstudying, study notes, learning, study plan, study session
quizzinglecturing
Giving an instructive talk
answering · explaining · informing · telling · responding
quizzingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
accepting · trusting · disregarding · overlooking · letting be