(せんたくしき)

せんたくしき
noun, no-adjective
multiple-choice (format)
education
1. multiple-choice format; selection-based format
A question or test format where the answer is chosen from a set of options rather than written freely. Common in standardized testing.
この試験(しけん)選択式(せんたくしき)です。
This exam is multiple-choice.
選択式(せんたくしき)問題(もんだい)全部(ぜんぶ)五十問(ごじゅうもん)ある
There are fifty multiple-choice questions in total.
The first half is multiple-choice and the second half is written-answer format.

Composed of 選択(せんたく) (selection, choice) + (しき) (format, style). Used in educational and testing contexts. The suffix (しき) here indicates a format or method.

Common collocations

  • 選択式(せんたくしき)問題(もんだい): multiple-choice question
  • 選択式(せんたくしき)試験(しけん): multiple-choice exam
  • 四択(よんたく)選択式(せんたくしき): four-option multiple-choice

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