multiple-choice

Pick one answer

Multiple-choice describes a format where you select from a set of predetermined options rather than providing your own answer.

Most common in tests and surveys: a multiple-choice exam, multiple-choice questions.

The format typically presents three to five options, one correct or best answer among them.

format

quiz

Brief informal test

  • examFormal knowledge assessment
  • testEvaluative examination
  • assessmentFormal evaluation of worth

questionnaire · survey · true-false · matching · fill-in-the-blank · stem · distractor · item · standardized

selection

option

Available course of action

A · B · C · D · E · bubble · pick · select · guess · elimination

assessment

grading

Assigning marks to work

performance · score · percentile · rank · evaluation · criteria · rubric · points · penalty · difficulty

Categories
Opposites
response format

multiple-choiceopen-ended

Lacking fixed boundaries

essay · short-answer · fill-in-the-blank · free-form · essay question

answer constraint

multiple-choiceopen-ended

Lacking fixed boundaries

unrestricted · unstructured · free-form · freeform · blank slate

Family

choice, question, multiply, questions, multiple, multiplication, chooser

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G