Definition of Pop quiz

1. Noun. A quiz given without prior warning.

Generic synonyms: Quiz

Definition of Pop quiz

1. Noun. (American English) A quiz or test given without warning or prior announcement. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pop Quiz

pop feminism
pop fly
pop group
pop groups
pop gun
pop guns
pop in
pop music
pop musician
pop musicians
pop off
pop one's clogs
pop out
pop psych
pop punk
pop quiz
pop quizzes
pop rivet
pop rivets
pop rock
pop shield
pop shields
pop shop
pop shot
pop shove-it
pop sock
pop socks
pop someone's cherry
pop sox
pop star

Literary usage of Pop quiz

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Growing Readers: Units Of Study In The Primary Classroom by Kathy Collins (2004)
"I read as if I were preparing for a pop quiz. I kept track of the details ... Everyone else had noticed it, and I felt as if I had just failed the pop quiz. ..."

2. Kickstart Initiative: Connecting America's Communities to the Information by Delano E. Lewis (1997)
"... the 1994-1995 school year, each week WILX-TV, Lansing, Michigan, e- mailed to 400 teachers and students a pop quiz. The quiz included 10 questions about ..."

3. Teaching The Best Practice Way: Methods That Matter, K-12 by Harvey Daniels, Marilyn Bizar (2005)
"Good teachers don't simply assign ever more challenging texts, say, "Read this for Friday," and follow it up with a pop quiz. Now they work with the ..."

4. Word Savvy: Integrated Vocabulary, Spelling & Word Study, Grades 3-6 by Max Brand (2004)
"... high-frequency words, and content words when putting together a pop quiz. The high-frequency words represent words that students use often and misspell. ..."

5. A Briefer History of Time: From the Big Bang to the Big Mac by Eric Schulman (1999)
"... and welcome back to Civilization 101.1 hope that you studied your textbook well over break because we're having an oral pop quiz today on. . . let's see ..."

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