closed-choice format

noun
UK /kləʊzd tʃɔɪs ˈfɔːmæt/
US /kloʊzd tʃɔɪs ˈfɔːrmæt/

A closed-choice format is a way of asking questions where you pick your answer from a list of choices.

The quiz used a closed-choice format, so we circled one answer for each question.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A survey design in which people must choose from set answers instead of writing their own.

The teacher made a closed-choice format survey about favorite books.

3. A form or test where every question has ready-made answers to pick from.

Please fill in the closed-choice format on the last page.

4. A way of collecting data that limits answers to a fixed set of options.

The researchers used a closed-choice format to count how many kids walk to school.