two-part answer format
noun phraseUK /tuː pɑːt ˈɑːnsə ˈfɔːmæt/
US /tu pɑrt ˈænsər ˈfɔrmæt/
A way of answering that has two separate parts.
The teacher asked us to use a two-part answer format: first the fact, then the reason.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A test rule where you must give two pieces of information for full marks.
In the quiz, the two-part answer format meant we had to name the animal and its habitat.
3. A way of writing where the first part states the answer and the second part explains it.
Her homework used a two-part answer format, so every answer had a fact and an explanation.
4. A speaking pattern in which someone replies with two connected sentences.
During show-and-tell, he followed a two-part answer format and told us what he made and how he made it.