択一式(たくいつしき)

たくいつしき
noun
multiple-choice format
1. multiple-choice format; selective-answer format
A test or question format in which the examinee selects one correct answer from several options. Standard terminology in education and certification examinations in Japan.
この試験(しけん)は択一式(たくいつしき)です。
This exam is multiple-choice.
択一式(たくいつしき)の問題(もんだい)は全部(ぜんぶ)で50問(もん)あります。
There are 50 multiple-choice questions in total.
一次(いちじ)試験(しけん)は択一式(たくいつしき)で、二次(にじ)試験(しけん)は論文式(ろんぶんしき)という構成(こうせい)になっている。
The first exam is multiple-choice, and the second exam is essay-format.

Compound of 択一(たくいつ) ('choosing one') and 式(しき) ('format; style'). The standard Japanese term for multiple-choice format, used widely in education from school tests to national certification exams such as the bar exam and medical licensing.

USAGE:
Often appears on exam instructions and in test preparation materials. The full phrase 五(ご)肢(し)択一式(たくいつしき) specifies 'five-option multiple choice,' and 四(よん)肢(し)択一式(たくいつしき) specifies four options. When the number of choices is not specified, four or five options is assumed.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 択一式(たくいつしき)の問題(もんだい): multiple-choice question
  • 択一式(たくいつしき)試験(しけん): multiple-choice exam
  • 四(よん)肢(し)択一式(たくいつしき): four-option multiple choice
  • 五(ご)肢(し)択一式(たくいつしき): five-option multiple choice

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 記述式(きじゅつしき): written-answer format — requires writing out answers rather than selecting
  • 論文式(ろんぶんしき): essay format — long-form written responses, used in advanced exams
  • マークシート: mark sheet; answer sheet — the physical bubble sheet used for multiple-choice exams, often used metonymically for the format itself
  • 選択問題(せんたくもんだい): selection question — a more casual way to say 'multiple-choice question'
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