multiple-choice

[muhl-tuh-puhl-chois]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

consisting of several possible answers from which the correct one must be selected.
a multiple-choice question.
made up of multiple-choice questions.
a multiple-choice exam.

multiple-choice

adjective

having a number of possible given answers out of which the correct one must be chosen

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Word History and Origins

Origin of multiple-choice¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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The hearing explored problems with the exam’s multiple-choice questions.

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The state’s highest court also ordered the State Bar to abandon its new system of multiple-choice questions and revert to the traditional Multistate Bar Examination for multiple-choice questions for its July bar exam.

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Last week, further controversy erupted when it became clear that the State Bar had not been transparent about the use of artificial intelligence to develop multiple-choice questions.

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An influential California legislator is pressuring the State Bar of California to ditch its new multiple-choice questions after a February bar exam debacle and revert to the traditional test format in July.

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The California Supreme Court urged the State Bar of California Thursday to explain how and why it utilized artificial intelligence to develop multiple-choice questions for its botched February bar exams.

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