設問(せつもん)

せつもん
noun
question (on a test or survey); query; problem (set for answering)
education
1. question (on a test or survey); query; problem (set for answering)
A question that has been deliberately composed and presented for someone to answer, typically on an examination, questionnaire, or survey. More formal than 質問 and implies intentional design.
設問(せつもん)に答(こた)えなさい。
Answer the question.
アンケートの設問(せつもん)は全部(ぜんぶ)で十問(じゅうもん)ある。
There are ten questions in total on the survey.
設問(せつもん)の意図(いと)を正(ただ)しく読(よ)み取(と)ることが、試験(しけん)で良(よ)い点(てん)を取(と)る鍵(かぎ)だ。
Correctly understanding the intent of the question is the key to getting good marks on an exam.

A formal word for a question that has been deliberately set or posed, typically on an exam, questionnaire, or survey. Composed of 設(せつ) (to set up, establish) and 問(もん) (question). More formal than 質問(しつもん) and implies the question was purposefully designed.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 質問(しつもん) — question (general, can be asked verbally)
  • 問題(もんだい) — problem; question (broader, includes exam questions and issues)
  • 出題(しゅつだい) — setting questions; question composition (the act of creating questions)
  • 問(とい) — question; inquiry (more literary or used in test instructions)

Related Words

Compare: 質問(しつもん) (question)
Compare: 問題(もんだい) (problem)
Compare: 出題(しゅつだい) (setting questions)
Compare: 試験問題(しけんもんだい) (exam question)
Related: 全問(ぜんもん) (all (test) questions)
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