multiple-choice
[muhl-tuh-puh l-chois]
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adjective
consisting of several possible answers from which the correct one must be selected: a multiple-choice question.
made up of multiple-choice questions: a multiple-choice exam.
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Origin of multiple-choice
First recorded in 1925–30
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Examples from the Web for multiple-choice
Contemporary Examples of multiple-choice
In this version, multiple-choice tests matter less than market tests.
Character cannot be judged like a perfect score on a multiple-choice test.
Historical Examples of multiple-choice
Literacy norms this relation, shaping it into a multiple-choice quiz.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
You may also be asked to take some written psychological tests, most being of the multiple-choice variety.
When You Don't Know Where to TurnSteven J. Bartlett
Practical experiences of self-constitution are not multiple-choice examinations.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
multiple-choice
adjective
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