小(しょう)テスト

しょうてすと
noun
quiz; short test
education
1. 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(まいしゅう)小(しょう)テストがある。
There's a quiz every week.
今日(きょう)は漢字(かんじ)の小(しょう)テストだ。
Today we have a kanji quiz.
The teacher started handing out a quiz at the beginning of class.

Compound of 小(しょう) (small) + テスト (test). The prefix 小(しょう)- attaches to many nouns to mean "small" or "minor" (e.g., 小規模(しょうきぼ), 小食(しょうしょく)).

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