true-false
Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to a question format requiring identification of statements as correct or incorrect: Describes a type of test, quiz, or assessment item where the task is to determine whether a given statement is accurate ("true") or inaccurate ("false").
Usage
- The adjective "true-false" is used attributively, almost exclusively before a noun, to describe the nature of a question or test.
- It specifies a binary choice format between only two possible answers: true or false.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The exam consisted of fifty true-false questions.
- I prefer multiple-choice questions over true-false ones because they are less tricky.
- The first section of the assessment is a true-false test on basic facts.
Advanced Usage
- "true-false format": A specific way of structuring questions or items.
- The survey used a true-false format to quickly gauge public understanding of the issue.
- "true-false item": An individual statement to be judged in such a test.
- Each true-false item was carefully reviewed for clarity and accuracy.
Variants and Related Words
- True/False (noun phrase): The category or heading for such questions.
- Please answer the following True/False.
- Multiple-choice (adj.): Another common test question format offering several answer options.
Synonyms
- Dichotomous (adj.): Involving a division into two opposing parts or classifications (a more formal, general term).
- Binary-choice (adj.): Offering a selection between two options.
Related Phrases
- Mark true or false: The typical instruction for this task.
- For the following statements, mark true or false.
Adjective
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offering a series of statements each of which is to be judged as true or false
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a true-false test
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