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quiz; short test; pop quiz
A short test given in class, usually covering a small unit of material such as a recent lesson or vocabulary set. Smaller and lower-stakes than a regular exam.
毎週小テストがある。
There's a quiz every week.
今日は漢字の小テストだ。
Today we have a kanji quiz.
先生が授業の最初に小テストを配り始めた。
The teacher started handing out a quiz at the beginning of class.
Compound of 小 (small) + テスト (test). The prefix 小- attaches to many nouns to mean "small" or "minor" (e.g., 小規模, 小食).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 小テストを受ける: to take a quiz
- 小テストを行う: to give a quiz
- 小テストの結果: quiz results
- 漢字の小テスト: kanji quiz
- 単語の小テスト: vocabulary quiz
SIMILAR WORDS:
- テスト: test (general term)
- 試験: exam (more formal, typically longer)
- 中間テスト: midterm exam
- 期末テスト: final exam
- クイズ: quiz — typically refers to TV-show or trivia-style questions, not classroom tests