multiple-choice
Americanadjective
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consisting of several possible answers from which the correct one must be selected.
a multiple-choice question.
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made up of multiple-choice questions.
a multiple-choice exam.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of multiple-choice
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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It’s removed some elements—such as SAT essays—that many find more revealing than multiple-choice questions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
In the first part of the test, candidates have about an hour to answer 50 multiple-choice questions on the rules of the road.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
The America-First exam consists of 34 multiple-choice questions that ask about the U.S.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025
The state’s highest court also ordered the State Bar to abandon its new system of multiple-choice questions and revert to the traditional Multistate Bar Examination for multiple-choice questions for its July bar exam.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025
“I will read a multiple-choice question. Use the touch-screen computers in your reading desks to select your answer.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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