The short answer
Choose a small set of words you taught, write new situations that require their meanings, mix recognition with recall, add explanations, and test the student link. You can draft and edit the quiz in Quizzz. This independent guide does not reproduce or provide exercises from the books and is not affiliated with Compass Publishing.
Step-by-step workflow
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Choose the outcome before choosing words
Decide what students should do after the lesson: recognize a meaning, select a word in context, or produce a sentence. Choose six to ten already-taught words that serve that outcome. Check the edition and unit in your own copy if alignment matters to your class; do not assume a public list matches it.
Practical tip: Keep a private planning list with the meaning you taught and one likely confusion for each word.
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Write new situations and prompts
For each target, invent a fresh classroom or everyday situation. Ask what word fits, what a speaker means, or which sentence uses it naturally. Do not paste the book's story, example sentences, definitions, illustrations, or exercise text into a public quiz.
Practical tip: For a context question, the sentence should make the intended meaning clear without giving away the answer by grammar alone.
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Mix recognition and retrieval
Try four context-based multiple-choice items, two fill-in-the-blank items, and one short response. Multiple choice shows whether students can distinguish options; a blank or short response asks them to retrieve a form. Use realistic alternative answers that reflect common confusion.
Practical tip: A seven-question check is easier to review and reteach from than a long copied word list.
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Add explanations and check every answer
Explain why the correct choice fits the new situation and why a tempting alternative does not. Answer the quiz yourself in student view. Check spelling variants, sentence ambiguity, option length, and the difficulty of surrounding language.
Practical tip: If two answers work in ordinary English, revise the sentence or accept both where the question type permits it.
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Share, review, and reteach
Share the final Magic Link with students, then examine missed questions. Revisit the same meaning after a delay with a new prompt instead of simply repeating the first item. Keep the teacher copy editable so you can adapt it to your class and edition.
Practical tip: A good follow-up tests use in a different context, not memory of the previous answer order.
An original three-question mini quiz
These sample prompts are written for this guide. They illustrate question design and are not from the book or tied to a particular unit.
Context choice
Choose a meaning from a new situation
Prompt: 'The class planted seeds in April. By June, tiny green leaves began to appear.' What does 'appear' mean here? Answer: become visible. Feedback: the leaves could now be seen; they did not disappear.
Productive recall
Retrieve a word from context
Prompt: 'Mina kept practicing the speech, even after two mistakes. She did not ___.' Answer: give up. Feedback: the sentence shows that Mina continued instead of stopping.
Transfer
Use the idea in a new sentence
Prompt: 'Write one sentence about something that gradually changed this month.' Review whether the student's sentence shows a change over time, not a single instant.
Before sharing with students
- The title names the class goal and your own unit reference if needed.
- Every example and explanation is newly written or properly licensed.
- The mix includes at least one productive-recall question.
- Each scored item has an unambiguous answer and helpful feedback.
- The student link works and the teacher copy remains editable.
Common problems to avoid
Copying an exercise into a public template
A publicly reachable quiz should use original prompts and examples. Having access to a teaching copy does not by itself grant republication rights.
Testing only word-definition recognition
A learner may choose the right definition yet be unable to use the word. Add a new context or short production item.
Assuming all editions have the same sequence
Ask the teacher to verify the actual edition and unit in their copy before labeling a classroom quiz. This guide is intentionally edition-independent.
Frequently asked questions
Is this an official Compass Publishing quiz?
No. Quizzz is independent of Compass Publishing. The examples here are original and do not replace the book or its licensed materials.
Can I use a different English vocabulary book?
Yes. The same workflow works with any vocabulary course: choose the goal, create new contexts, check answers, and review missed concepts later.
Can students take the quiz without accounts?
Yes. Teachers can share a Quizzz Magic Link; students can answer without registering individual accounts.
Put the workflow into practice
Make an English vocabulary quiz
Create and edit context questions from your own teaching goal.
Try the original A2 sample quiz
Answer eight original garden questions in student view before choosing a template.
Use the original A2 starter quiz
Open a suggested English template, then copy and adapt it for your class.
Plan the lesson
Use short checks before, during, and after a vocabulary lesson.
Create your first quiz
Start with a topic or your own lesson material, review the draft, and share one link with students.
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