forced-choice question
nounUK /fɔːst tʃɔɪs ˈkwɛstʃən/
US /fɔːrst tʃɔɪs ˈkwɛstʃən/
A question where you must pick one answer from the choices given.
The teacher asked a forced-choice question: do you want to read or draw?
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A research method where people must choose between two or more set options.
The survey used a forced-choice question to see which snack kids liked best.
3. A test item that gives only a few answers to pick from.
On the quiz, the forced-choice question let us choose A, B, or C.
4. A way to ask that does not allow a free or open answer.
Instead of asking what she wanted, he used a forced-choice question: pizza or pasta?