multiple-choice

[ muhl-tuh-puhl-chois ]

adjective

1. consisting of several possible answers from which the correct one must be selected:

   a multiple-choice question.

2. made up of multiple-choice questions:

   a multiple-choice exam.

multiple-choice

adjective

1. having a number of possible given answers out of which the correct one must be chosen

Word History and Origins

Origin of multiple-choice¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

In this version, multiple-choice tests matter less than market tests.

From The Daily Beast

They take multiple choice tests in schools accredited by teams of traveling bureaucrats with clipboards.

From The Daily Beast

Character cannot be judged like a perfect score on a multiple-choice test.

From The Daily Beast

Well, you mean—give me a multiple choice and I will tell you.

From Project Gutenberg

Practical experiences of self-constitution are not multiple-choice examinations.

From Project Gutenberg

You may also be asked to take some written psychological tests, most being of the multiple-choice variety.

From Project Gutenberg

The real filter of reading is the multiple choice grid, not the satisfaction of immersion in a world brought to life by words.

From Project Gutenberg

Literacy norms this relation, shaping it into a multiple-choice quiz.

From Project Gutenberg