take a quiz

Meaning

To complete a short test or assessment, either in a school setting or online for fun. It is the action performed by the student or user.

Examples

• We have to take a quiz at the end of every chapter in our online course.

  We have to take a quiz at the end of every chapter in our online course.

• I need to take a quick quiz on vocabulary before we can leave the class.

  I need to take a quick quiz on vocabulary before we can leave the class.

• She was nervous to take a quiz because she missed the previous lecture.

  She was nervous to take a quiz because she missed the previous lecture.

• You can take a quiz online to find out which career path suits you best.

  You can take a quiz online to find out which career path suits you best.

• The students will take a quiz on Friday to check their reading comprehension.

  The students will take a quiz on Friday to check their reading comprehension.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to make a quiz tomorrow to pass the class.

  ✓ I need to take a quiz tomorrow to pass the class.

  Students 'take' or 'do' quizzes, while teachers 'make', 'create', or 'give' quizzes.

• ✗ The teacher told us to write a quiz.

  ✓ The teacher told us to take a quiz.

  In some languages, 'write a quiz/test' is used, but in standard English, students 'take' a quiz. 'Write a quiz' means to author or create the questions.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Log into the student portal and click the link to ___ on chapter three.

  💡 To complete a short online test.

  Show answer

  take a quiz

• Our teacher makes us ___ every Monday to review the vocabulary words.

  💡 To do a short assessment.

  Show answer

  take a quiz