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multiple-choice

American

[muhl-tuh-puhl-chois] / ˈmʌl tə pəlˈtʃɔɪs /

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.

multiple-choice British

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of multiple-choice

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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Pinker has given a similar final exam since 2003, and now sees students score 10 percentage points lower on the multiple-choice portion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 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

Many experienced screen lags and error messages, struggled to finish and save essays and complained of multiple-choice questions that were worded improperly and included typos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

His assignment: to visit Chicago’s poorest black neighborhoods with a clipboard and a seventy-question, multiple-choice survey.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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