multiple choice
Pick one answer
Multiple choice describes a format where one answer is selected from several options, typically on tests or surveys: The exam was all multiple choice.
The options are usually labeled with letters or numbers.
As a noun, it refers to this format itself: I prefer multiple choice to essay questions.
Highest academic mark
- BAlphabet runner-up
- CThird alphabet letter
- DFourth alphabetic symbol, capitalized
- EFifth alphabetic character
true or false · fill-in-the-blank · bubble · pick one · distractors · correct answer · incorrect · alternatives
Evaluative examination
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- quizBrief informal test
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- bubble sheetMachine-readable test form
standardized · SAT · ACT · GRE · MCAT · LSAT · answer key · scoring
Chosen item or items
- optionAvailable course of action
- alternativeAnother available choice
- pickPointed breaking tool
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
determination · judgment · deliberation · indecisiveness · hesitation · dilemma · conundrum · resolution
Act of removing entirely
- guessingEstimating without certainty
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- process of eliminationSolving by removing impossibilities
- educated guessReasoned speculation from facts
narrowing down · deduction · best answer · first instinct · time management · skipping · flagging · reviewing
A
Highest academic mark
E · true or false · fill-in-the-blank · bubble · pick one · distractors · correct answer · incorrect · alternatives · options
test
Evaluative examination
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- quizBrief informal test
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
bubble sheet · standardized · SAT · ACT · GRE · MCAT · LSAT · answer key · scoring · percentile
selection
Chosen item or items
- optionAvailable course of action
- alternativeAnother available choice
- pickPointed breaking tool
preference · determination · judgment · deliberation · indecisiveness · hesitation · dilemma · conundrum · resolution · commitment
elimination
Act of removing entirely
- guessingEstimating without certainty
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- process of eliminationSolving by removing impossibilities
educated guess · narrowing down · deduction · best answer · first instinct · time management · skipping · flagging · reviewing
- Academic Testingmath test, English test, language test, writing test, reading test
- examination questionsessay question, true or false, fill in the blank, short answer, matching
- examsexam, test, quiz, final exam, midterm
- History Testsessay questions, timeline, matching, fill in the blank, short answer
- surveyspoll, polls, survey, surveys, questionnaire
- test partsanswer sheet, questions, instructions, directions, essay question
multiple choiceopen-ended
Lacking fixed boundaries
free response · short answer · essay · free-form · essay question
multiple choiceopen-ended
Lacking fixed boundaries
unrestricted · unstructured · free-form · subjective · interpretive
choice, multiply, multiple, multiplying, multiplied, multinational, multiplicity, multimedia, multipurpose