multiple-choice

US: (mul′tə pəl chois′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ˈmul•ti•ple-ˈchoice,  adj. 

1. providing several possible answers from which the correct one must be selected:
   a multiple-choice question.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

mul•ti•ple-choice  (mul′tə pəl chois′), adj. 

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

• 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

multiple-choice adjective

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