選択式(せんたくしき)

せんたくしき
noun
multiple-choice (format)
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)は選択式(せんたくしき)です。
This exam is multiple-choice.
選択式(せんたくしき)の問題(もんだい)は全部(ぜんぶ)で五十問(ごじゅうもん)ある。
There are fifty multiple-choice questions in total.
前半(ぜんはん)が選択式(せんたくしき)で、後半(こうはん)が記述式(きじゅつしき)という構成(こうせい)になっている。
The first half is multiple-choice and the second half is written-answer format.

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

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 選択式(せんたくしき)の問題(もんだい): multiple-choice question
  • 選択式(せんたくしき)の試験(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

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 択一式(たくいつしき): multiple-choice — essentially the same meaning, slightly more formal
  • 記述式(きじゅつしき): written-answer format — the opposite, where answers are written out
  • 記入式(きにゅうしき): fill-in format — answers are written in blanks
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