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multiple-choice question

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A question where several answers are presented and the respondent must choose the correct one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education

Examples

  • Holonyms: exam, examination, test, testbank

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History

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 選擇題 /选择题 (xuǎnzétí) — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Chinese Mandarin: 多項選擇題 /多项选择题 (duōxiàng xuǎnzétí) — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Dutch: meerkeuzevraag — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Finnish: monivalintakysymys — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • French: question à choix multiple — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Georgian: მრავალარჩევანიანი კითხვა (mravalarčevaniani ḳitxva) — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • German: Mehrfachauswahlfrage — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • German: Multiple-Choice-Frage — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Hungarian: feleletválasztós/feleletválasztásos kérdés — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Indonesian: soal pilihan ganda — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Japanese: 多肢選択法 (tasisentakuhō) — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Malay: soalan pelbagai pilihan — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Polish: pytanie wielokrotnego wyboru — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Romanian: întrebare cu mai multe răspunsuri — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Russian: вопро́с с вариа́нтами отве́та (voprós s variántami otvéta) — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Russian: вопро́с с многовариа́нтным отве́том (voprós s mnogovariántnym otvétom) — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Serbo-Croatian: pitanje s višestrukim izborom — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Spanish: pregunta de opción múltiple — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Spanish: pregunta multiopción — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Spanish: pregunta tipo test — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Spanish: pregunta de múltiple opción — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Swedish: flervalsfråga — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Swedish: flervalsuppgift — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers
  • Turkish: çoktan seçmeli soru — a question where the answerer has the choice between multiple answers