"multiple-choice question" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: multiple-choice questions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} multiple-choice question (plural multiple-choice questions)
  1. (education) A question where several answers are presented and the respondent must choose the correct one. Wikipedia link: multiple-choice question Categories (topical): Education Translations (a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers): 選擇題 (Chinese Mandarin), 选择题 (xuǎnzétí) (Chinese Mandarin), 多項選擇題 (Chinese Mandarin), 多项选择题 (duōxiàng xuǎnzétí) (Chinese Mandarin), meerkeuzevraag [feminine] (Dutch), monivalintakysymys (Finnish), question à choix multiple [feminine] (French), მრავალარჩევანიანი კითხვა (mravalarčevaniani ḳitxva) (Georgian), Mehrfachauswahlfrage [feminine] (German), Multiple-Choice-Frage [feminine] (German), feleletválasztós/feleletválasztásos kérdés (Hungarian), soal pilihan ganda (Indonesian), 多肢選択法 (tasisentakuhō) (alt: たしせんたくほう) (Japanese), soalan pelbagai pilihan (Malay), pytanie wielokrotnego wyboru [neuter] (Polish), întrebare cu mai multe răspunsuri [feminine] (Romanian), вопро́с с вариа́нтами отве́та (voprós s variántami otvéta) [masculine] (Russian), вопро́с с многовариа́нтным отве́том (voprós s mnogovariántnym otvétom) [masculine] (Russian), pitanje s višestrukim izborom [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), examen de opción múltiple [masculine] (Spanish), examen tipo test [Spain, masculine] (Spanish), test [masculine] (Spanish), flervalsfråga [common-gender] (Swedish), flervalsuppgift [common-gender] (Swedish), çoktan seçmeli soru (Turkish)

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          "word": "選擇題"
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          "code": "de",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
          "word": "soal pilihan ganda"
        },
        {
          "alt": "たしせんたくほう",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tasisentakuhō",
          "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
          "word": "多肢選択法"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
          "word": "soalan pelbagai pilihan"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
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          "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
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          "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "pitanje s višestrukim izborom"
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          "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "word": "選擇題"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xuǎnzétí",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "word": "选择题"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "word": "多項選擇題"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "word": "多项选择题"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
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    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "question à choix multiple"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mravalarčevaniani ḳitxva",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "word": "მრავალარჩევანიანი კითხვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Mehrfachauswahlfrage"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Multiple-Choice-Frage"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "word": "feleletválasztós/feleletválasztásos kérdés"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "word": "soal pilihan ganda"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たしせんたくほう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tasisentakuhō",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "word": "多肢選択法"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "word": "soalan pelbagai pilihan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pytanie wielokrotnego wyboru"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "întrebare cu mai multe răspunsuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "voprós s variántami otvéta",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вопро́с с вариа́нтами отве́та"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "voprós s mnogovariántnym otvétom",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вопро́с с многовариа́нтным отве́том"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pitanje s višestrukim izborom"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "examen de opción múltiple"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "tags": [
        "Spain",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "examen tipo test"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "test"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "flervalsfråga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "flervalsuppgift"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers",
      "word": "çoktan seçmeli soru"
    }
  ],
  "word": "multiple-choice question"
}

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